PwC hit with RSM Tenon probe August 13, 2012 Professional services firm PwC faces an investigation from the accounting regulator over its handling of RSM Tenon Group’s 2010 and 2011 audits, the Financial Reporting Council announced yesterday. The Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board will probe the conduct of PwC and other members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) over their [...]
City Moves for 18 February 2013 | Who’s switching jobs February 17, 2013 Arle Capital Partners The private equity partnership has appointed Quentin Nason as head of client services, strategy and business development. He was most recently managing director in equity capital and structured equity capital at Deutsche Bank. FTI Consulting The business advisory firm has announced the appointment of two regulatory consultants to lead its governance, risk [...]
RBS and Lloyds results look set to show losses February 24, 2013 STATE-BACKED banks Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group are both expected to announce full-year results this week, with analysts forecasting both lenders will remain loss-making. Investec believes RBS, which will deliver its 2012 figures on Thursday, will announce an attributable loss of £2.2bn for the final quarter – or a £5.6bn loss for [...]
City Moves for 8 February 2013 | Who’s switching jobs February 7, 2013 RWC The investment management firm has appointed Dan Mannix as chief executive. Mannix joined in 2006, and has been a senior member of the management team. He previously spent five years as head of wholesale at JP Morgan. Fladgate The commercial law firm has announced the appointment of Charles Proctor as partner. He will advise [...]
Audit watchdog hikes business levy by 8.5pc January 22, 2013 THE UK’S audit watchdog has announced plans to hike levy rates by 8.5 per cent. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC)’s move was criticised by firms yesterday but the regulator said the increase was necessary as it attempts to clear a backlog of cases and deals with extra regulation. The FRC is upping its budget by 10 [...]
City Moves for 24 January 2013 | Who’s switching jobs January 23, 2013 Lloyds Commercial Banking Anthony Williams has been appointed head of consumer services and entrepreneurs at Lloyds. He joins from Westhouse Securities, the advisory firm. Williams has over 25 years’ experience in banking, and has also held roles at ABN Amro/RBS, most recently as head of consumer sector advisory. Altius Associates Joachim Suter has been appointed [...]
Ex-Collins Stewart chair to lead board of accountant RSM Tenon May 31, 2012 TIM INGRAM, the former chief executive of Collins Stewart Hawkpoint, was yesterday announced as the new chairman of accountant RSM Tenon. Ingram will replace outgoing Adrian Martin, who said last month he would step down after just three months in the role. The appointment follows a troubled few months for the firm, which in January ousted [...]
RSM Tenon loses new chairman April 30, 2012 TROUBLED accountant RSM Tenon lost its second chairman since the start of the year yesterday, after Adrian Martin told the board he would step down as soon as a successor was found. Martin’s deputy, Michael Findlay, will also leave the board at the end May to rejoin Bank of America Merrill Lynch. RSM Tenon’s previous [...]
RSM Tenon plans staff cuts February 29, 2012 Advisory and accountancy group RSM Tenon is planning staff cuts as its costs rise, as it confirmed it had made a loss in the first half of its financial year. In the six months to 31 December, the company saw revenues fall 9.3 per cent to £107.8m. Taking into account a goodwill payment of £60.7m, [...]
RSM Tenon plans staff cuts February 29, 2012 Advisory and accountancy group RSM Tenon is planning staff cuts as its costs rise, as it confirmed it had made a loss in the first half of its financial year. In the six months to 31 December, the company saw revenues fall 9.3 per cent to £107.8m. Taking into account a goodwill payment of £60.7m, [...]