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NY legislators rebuke EY over arbitration policy
A bipartisan group of 67 New York State Legislators, led by state senators Liz Krueger and Alessandra Biaggi, and assemblymembers Aravella Simotas.... read more
KPMG poaches back Serious Fraud Office chief operating officer
KPMG has announced the appointment of Mark Thompson, Serious Fraud Office (SFO) chief operating officer, to its forensic practice. He will join.... read more
Top 1% of UK income tax payers: white, male, middle-aged and mostly in London
Using data from income tax records, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows the extraordinary scale of the gulf between the merely.... read more
Deloitte drops Dewan Housing Finance Corp in India
As had been widely expected, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP (Deloitte India) has resigned as joint statutory auditor of Dewan Housing Finance.... read more
EY Americas appoints Jay Persaud vice chair – risk management
Ernst & Young LLP (EY) announced that Jay Persaud has been appointed Americas and US vice chair – risk management, effective 1 July 2019. Persaud.... read more
BDO appoints two new tax partners
Ian Bowden joins BDO in the UK as a tax technology expert, helping clients utilise existing and new IT systems and work with them to take advantage.... read more
Grant Thornton promotes new public services partner
Grant Thornton UK LLP has promoted Joanne Brown to partner to lead its public services offering in Scotland.. read more
UK charities report fraud losses of £8m
Reported fraud losses by charities in the UK reached almost £8m in 2018/19. The figures, obtained via by RSM via a freedom of information request.... read more
EY names first female region leader in Africa
Ernst & Young LLP (EY) has appointed Nancy Muhoya as EY Kenya managing partner and East Africa region leader. She will replace Gitahi Gachahi who.... read more
King becomes vice chair, assurance for EY Americas
EY US has named John L. King as EY Americas vice chair, assurance. King succeeds Frank Mahoney, who has become EY Americas vice chair, West Region.. read more
Just Eat disputes Danish tax bill, arranges Takeaway combo
Just Eat describes itself as a ‘global hybrid marketplace for online food delivery’. Inevitably, that means tax disputes arise and the firm’s H1.... read more
Payments late, confidence negative and economy weakening: little cheer from ICAEW
The latest ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows a rising proportion of British businesses reporting late payment as an increasing.... read more
Charity Commission steps in to Mountain of Fire
The Charity Commission has appointed Adam Stephens, partner, restructuring and recovery of Smith & Williamson to the role of interim manager to.... read more
Goals to delist as more evidence comes to light
Goals Soccer Centres has announced that it will delist from AIM with effect from 30 September 2019. The news came in an update by the company which.... read more
KPMG appointed administrators to Laterooms, Superbreak
Insolvency practitioners Tracey Lee Pye and David James Costley-Wood of KPMG have been appointed joint administrators of Malvern Group’s travel.... read more
US House of Representatives to consider PCAOB whistleblower legislation
The ‘PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act’ of 2019 was introduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D, Texas) on 5 July 2019.... read more
PCAOB fines PwC Mexico $100,000 over violation of auditor independence
The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has censured PwC, imposing a civil money penalty of $100,000 on the firm. PwC SC, the.... read more
Grant Thornton Singapore appoints three new partners
Grant Thornton Singapore has made a significant investment into its financial advisory business with the appointment of three new restructuring and.... read more
SEC charges Brixmor Property Group and former execs with accounting fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Brixmor Property Group Inc., a publicly-traded real estate investment trust, and four former.... read more
BDO’s Neil Ebdon named as director in Yorkshire audit team
BDO LLP in the UK has promoted Neil Ebdon to audit director in the Leeds audit team. With more than 12 years’ experience in the audit team at BDO,.... read more
