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Grant Thornton fined $1.5 Million
January 4th, 2018
PCAOB Announces $1.5 Million Settlement with Grant Thornton for Quality Control Violations and Audit Failures. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today announced a $1.5 million civil penalty and censure against Grant Thornton LLP for violations of quality control ...
The Bank of England is Entertaining its Own Official Cryptocurrency
January 3rd, 2018
As originally reported by The Telegraph, the Bank of England may approve the creation of a state-sponsored cryptocurrency within the year. Just last year, the bank announced it had commissioned a theoretical currency, RS Coin, which could be used ...
Facebook has a giant, Europe-sized legal problem
December 28th, 2017
Europe continues to be a giant pain in Facebook’s app. Germany and France this week both hammered Facebook for its data practices, though in different ways. Germany’s competition regulator declared on Monday that Facebook is using its dominance in ...
Several current and former KPMG partners face court contempt
December 20th, 2017
Several current and former KPMG partners are facing contempt proceedings in a Hong Kong court, as liquidators for a failed U.S.-listed Chinese company step up their action against the auditor over its refusal to produce Chinese working papers. The ...
Three UK law firms announce global expansion plans
December 19th, 2017
UK law firms are continuing to open up offices globally and link with local firms with the latest three law firms announcing plans to expand abroad. Pinsent Masons has joined forces with Saudi Arabian law firm Alsabhan & Alajaji ...
Europe, Brexit and the credit cycle
December 18th, 2017
Europe’s financial and systemic troubles have retreated from the headlines. This is partly due to the financial media’s attention switching to President Trump and the US budget negotiations, partly due to Brexit and the preoccupation with Britain’s problems, ...
BDO’s Global Revenues Pass US$8 Billion
December 14th, 2017
BDO announced its global financial results for the year ended 30 September 2017, a total combined fee income* of US$ 8.1 billion / € 7.4 billion, representing a year on year growth of 8%, at constant exchange rates. BDO’s ...
Swiss banks crack down on suspected Saudi money laundering
December 6th, 2017
Banks in Switzerland have started reporting suspicious account activities among some of their Saudi clients to the Swiss Money Laundering Reporting Office, reports the Financial Times. The regulator is reportedly reviewing data on potentially suspicious transactions linked to Saudi ...
The German Supervisory Authority Released Guidelines On CFDs Trading
December 5th, 2017
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) published guidelines on trading in financial contracts for difference (CFDs). These guidelines are intended to serve as an aid for CFD issuers in adapting their conditions of contract so ...
Four Guilty In Relation To £1.4 Million Investment Scheme
December 4th, 2017
In a criminal prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Samrat Bhandari and Dr Muhammad Aleem Mirza have been found guilty for their roles in operating an investment scheme which led to more than 300 investors losing a ...
