All articles by Umesh Ellichipuram

Umesh Ellichipuram

Accountancy firm Larking Gowen elevates James Nichols to partner role

Nichols joined the firm’s corporate audit and advisory team in June 2020.

KPMG Canada appoints chief economist

Jaffery will lead the firm’s economic advisory services practice.

Deloitte divests accountech platform Auvenir to management team

As part of the transaction, Auvenir has been renamed Streamworks Tech.

TC Group completes merger with Thames Valley firm Stiles & Co

TC Group said the merger combines Stiles & Co’s regional footprint with TC Group’s national scale.

Accounting firm Withum launches unified client portal with Aiwyn

The portal covers the full engagement cycle, from initial requests and document sharing to final deliverables and payments.

Deloitte UK appoints Darren Graves as next chief executive

Graves joined Deloitte’s business tax practice as a graduate in 2001.

Xeinadin buys Campbell Crossley & Davis to bolster corporate recovery arm

Based in Blackpool, CC&D serves clients across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria.

Affinia buys Crawley accountancy firm Richard Place Dobson

RPD is active in the charity and not-for-profit sectors, where it has built a longstanding practice.

KPMG plans to shed hundreds of roles in audit division – report

The proposed cuts may impact assistant manager posts occupied by qualified accountants.

Xero partners Anthropic to add financial data and tools to Claude AI

Under the deal, Claude will be integrated into Xero, and Xero data will be available inside Claude.ai.