Who is PwC’s new global chair Mohamed Kande? October 30, 2023 Kande's appointment marks a break from PwC's pattern of choosing its US head to become global chair.
PwC opts for Mohamed Kande as global chair October 30, 2023 PwC is reported to have chosen Mohamed Kande, currently head of international advisory business, as its new global chair. According to reports by the Financial Times and Financial News, the Big Four firm today appointed Kande for the leadership role. The current chair is Bob Moritz who has held the position for nearly eight years [...]
EY’s Greater China business opts-out of global split September 11, 2022 EY’s Greater China practice, which covers mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Mongolia, has confirmed it will not be taking part in the Big Four firm’s global split. EY’s China segment said it is “unable to participate” in Big Four accounting firm’s ground-breaking plans to separate the firm’s audit business from its consulting arm. [...]
Superdry drafts in PwC to help with debt after profit warning and sales slump January 16, 2024 Superdry has drafted in advisors to help explore its debt-raising options, following a profit-warning posted last month by the firm.
EY builds £2bn war chest to fund M&A spree for newly-separated consulting arm January 8, 2023 EY is creating a $2.5bn war chest to finance acquisitions of consulting businesses as it pushes ahead with plans to spin off its advisory arm into an entirely separate firm. The Big Four accounting firm is setting aside a sum of $2.5bn (£2.07bn) to fund an M&A spree for its newly-separated consulting arm, with a [...]
PwC invests $1bn in AI tools – but insists jobs are safe April 27, 2023 PwC will invest $1bn to develop AI tools for its staff to use across its audit, tax and consulting services in its American business, but has insisted that it won’t lead to job losses. The Big Four accountant will work with the creator of ChatGPT, Microsoft-backed OpenAI, to develop generative tools, which it hopes will [...]
‘Nothing has changed’: Supermarkets back in the firing line for jacking up pump prices October 30, 2023 Supermarkets are still profiting at the pumps at the expense of British motorists, despite criticism from the UK's competition regulator.
PwC set to hand 25,000 junior staff a real-terms pay cut – despite FRC plea to give them more June 28, 2023 Big four firm PwC has reportedly told its junior auditors their pay is going to be frozen, amid concerns it will make the industry less attractive. According to reports in the FT, around 25,000 staff members are set to get lower pay rises, with the accountancy giant citing the challenging market conditions and pay rises’ [...]
Cost of love: Brits opt to dine in and scale back as flower prices soar this Valentine’s Day February 14, 2024 The price of a bouquet of roses has shot up around four per cent if you look at Wednesday’s inflation reading.
Nationwide, Santander, TSB and Virgin Money probed over ‘measly’ savings rates May 10, 2023 An influential parliamentary body has expanded its inquiry into the low savings rates paid by the UK’s retail banks, describing the current rates on offer as “measly”. Having investigated the UK’s four largest retail banks, MPs at the Treasury Committee have now sent letters to Nationwide, Santander, TSB and Virgin Money. These lenders account for [...]