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Business Complexity Index reveals a complicated world for business
The Global Business Complexity Index 2019 from TMF Group looks at the complexity of operating businesses in countries around the world. It ranks.... read more
BDO appoints two new advisory partners
UK firm BDO LLP has grown its advisory resource with the appointment of two new partners. Since the start of 2019, the firm has appointed 12 new.... read more
Former REIT manager, execs settle SEC charges for $60m
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged AR Capital LLC, founder Nicholas S. Schorsch, and its former CFO Brian Block with wrongfully.... read more
PwC wins Bupa audit tender
UK healthcare group Bupa has appointed PwC to become its global auditor from January 2021. PwC came out the winner of a 6-month long competitive.... read more
UK charity tax relief overhaul due says Charity Tax Commission
Tax reliefs offered to UK charities urgently need an overhaul, according to a new report from a group led by the former chairman of the Inland.... read more
Deloitte launches global special situations team in New York
Deloitte's restructuring services team has launched a new, New York-based special situations effort to complement similar capabilities offered in.... read more
Reform required for ‘slow killer’ of UK business
In a debate in Parliament on 11 July 2019, Baroness Neville-Rolfe called the complexity of the UK tax system ‘a slow killer’. In speaking to a.... read more
Middleton Katz joins SMP Group
Isle of Man-based corporate services provider Middleton Katz has announced a deal to join the SMP Group of Companies, a global professional and.... read more
UK unveils Economic Crime Plan 2019 to 2022
The new Economic Crime Plan, agreed between the Chancellor Philip Hammond, Home Secretary Sajid Javid, and heads of law enforcement, major.... read more
KPMG hires insurance veteran Graham Boffey
KPMG has hired Graham Boffey as insurance partner in its financial services consultancy team. Boffey will work closely with head of Insurance,.... read more
Deloitte, KPMG set to defend against ban threat in India
India’s National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has set a deadline of Friday, 19 July 2019, for Deloitte Haskins & Sells and BSR & Associates to.... read more
UK mid-market boards ignoring £30bn cyber risk
Research from Grant Thornton UK has identified cyber-attacks as a clear and present danger for mid-market businesses in the UK, but warns that.... read more
Nomura to pay bond customers $25m to settle SEC charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission has instituted two related enforcement actions against Nomura Securities International Inc., which has.... read more
OECD, Brazil update on alignment of transfer pricing rules
The OECD and Brazil's Receita Federal (RFB) have presented the outcomes of a joint 15-month work programme on transfer pricing. A one-day event.... read more
PwC Ireland reveals 5.7% gender pay gap
PwC Ireland has revealed a 5.7% gender pay gap and an 11.8% gender bonus gap. The figures compare to an overall gender pay gap in Eire of 13.9%,.... read more
SEC issues staff statement on the transition from LIBOR
Staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission have published a statement that encourages market participants to manage their transition away from.... read more
Draft code on internal audit aims to reduce risk of major UK corporate collapses
A draft code to strengthen corporate governance and help reduce the risk of major corporate collapses in the UK by boosting the status, standards,.... read more
Q2 UK profits warnings on the rise, warns EY
UK quoted companies issued 69 profit warnings in Q2 2019, the highest second quarter total since 2008, according to EY’s quarterly analysis of.... read more
Aprio names new chief growth officer and director of advisory services
Atlanta, Georgia-based Aprio, a Morison KSi member firm, has named Lee Fields as chief growth officer and hired Marc Rosenkoetter as director of.... read more
Richard Baldwin conviction for money laundering revealed
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed details of the conviction of businessman Richard Baldwin following the lifting of reporting.... read more
