RSM is beefing up its creditor services business with a £100k plus investment, including substantial investment in products, people and premises, in anticipation of increasing activity as the UK economy comes under strain
Governments must work together to pressure business to take action on climate change because ‘the longer we wait, the more painful the transitional period will be’, are the findings of the latest World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report
Steve Varley, senior managing partner at EY, is stepping down as managing partner of the UK firm to take on a role as global vice chair for sustainability at the Big Four network
Business sentiment has surged to an all-time high in the wake of December’s election, recording the largest increase in confidence amongst the UK’s biggest companies for over a decade, according to research by Deloitte
The Financial Reporting Council is set for a complete overhaul this year and heavy criticism of the regulator has seen a purge of top management with fewer Big Four alumni in key positions
As part of a major regional expansion, PwC has started moving staff into a new Midlands headquarters at One Chamberlain Square in Birmingham’s Paradise development
Barclays has become the first European-listed bank to face a shareholder challenge on climate change, with a call for the bank to phase out the financing of fossil fuel companies and certain utility companies starting next year
The Charity Commission is investigating a women’s charity based in Nottingham over serious concerns that trustees are failing to operate the charity for the public benefit
Mid-tier firm audit firm RSM has been forced to overhaul its executive team following the discovery of errors in the way in which it accounted for professional liability claims provisions going back several years
As the Big Four audit firms come under continuing criticism over client conflict and lack of robust interrogation of client boards, the annual Accountancy Daily FTSE 100 Alumni Survey finds widespread representation by Big Four alumni at the highest levels of UK listed companies. Philip Smith reports
