EY pushes back graduate start dates as deals market slows October 13, 2024 Accounting giant EY has postponed the start dates for around 200 graduate hires as it grapples with a slowdown in business activity. New recruits set to begin their roles at the company’s strategy arm, EY-Parthenon, in the US next month or in January will now not be needed until mid-2024. To support affected recruits, EY [...]
British ISA plans thrown into doubt by Sunak’s election call May 24, 2024 A number of the government’s flagship City reform efforts including the roll-out of the British ISA and so-called Pisces private market have been thrown into doubt by Rishi Sunak’s gamble to hold an early election in July.
Gove seeks to ‘lift veil of secrecy’ over land ownership in fresh fraud crackdown December 28, 2023 The battle against fraud is at the centre of a fresh push by Michael Gove to root out a lack of transparency in property ownership.
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.
BCG to cough up £11m to US Dept of Justice over bribes in Angola August 29, 2024 BCG has been found to have paid bribes in exchange for business in Angola, despite that, the firm has avoided prosecution following a deal with the Department of Justice
Government paying test and trace consultants equivalent of £1.5m salary October 14, 2020 The UK government is paying some management consultants the equivalent of more than a million pounds a year to work on the coronavirus test and trace system that its own scientists have criticised. Some senior-ranking consultants at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) are being paid around £7,000 a day, Sky News reported. That would amount to [...]
For whom the crypto bell polls June 17, 2024 Elise Soucie‘s monthly column will cover policy and consultation updates from around the world, as well as the latest digital innovations in institutional markets. In just two weeks, the UK will have an election that is anticipated to shift the political balance of power, but will also likely have a wide-ranging impact on the nations [...]
Labour’s workers’ rights plans could face ‘significant’ changes, lawyers warn May 4, 2024 Labour’s promised reforms to workers rights could face “significant changes” before taking effect, employment lawyers have warned.
EY poised to cut jobs and rein in bonus pots – reports August 17, 2023 EY is poised to slash a number of jobs and has warned staff they will face more meagre pay rises and smaller bonus pots this year as it battles with rising costs, according to reports. The Big Four firm’s UK bosses have told staff it will cut more than five per cent of its near [...]
Major airlines could lose lucrative airport slots under post-Brexit shakeup December 4, 2023 Major airlines' monopoly over lucrative airport landing slots could be at risk as the government looks to ditch long-standing EU rules in this area.