CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS December 19, 2010 Navigant Consulting Howard Gendler (pictured) has been promoted to managing director of Navigant Consulting. He currently leads the business’ international development efforts, with a primary focus on disputes and investigations. Gendler has over 25 years’ experience directing sales and IT for European and US clients. He joined Navigant from Milnet, a litigation support firm, and [...]
Retailers look for Christmas sales lift December 6, 2010 CONSUMER spending showed another month of modest growth in November, according to data released today. Yet shop vacancies have risen compared with last year as the high street cuts back on costs. Prospects for Christmas sales remain “delicately poised” following the early winter freeze, said the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which conducted the survey with [...]
Cheltenham’s commercial supremo outlines ambitions for UK racing Plc March 14, 2011 TODAY marks the start of the Cheltenham Festival – the jewel in the crown of the jump racing calendar and one of the biggest days of the year for Simon Bazalgette, chief executive of the Jockey Club, which owns and runs the sporting event. Over the four days until the festival reaches its climax with [...]
Mouchel calls in Deloitte as austerity bites December 2, 2010 MOUCHEL yesterday confirmed Deloitte has been drafted in to examine how far the firm’s future income could drop, sparking fears it could follow Connaught and Rok into administration. The engineering consulting and design group has been rocked by swingeing cuts in government spending, resulting in the haemorrhaging of contract income. Deloitte was called in by [...]
HSBC in $9bn suit over Madoff fraud December 6, 2010 HSBC is being sued for at least $9bn (£5.7bn) for allegedly aiding Bernard Madoff’s $65bn Ponzi scheme. Irving Picard, the court-appointed trustee charged with liquidating Madoff’s investment firm and recovering funds for its victims, alleges 24 counts of financial fraud and misconduct against HSBC and its affiliates. The lawsuit filed on Sunday claims HSBC helped [...]
HSBC in $9bn suit over Madoff fraud December 6, 2010 HSBC is being sued for at least $9bn (£5.7bn) for allegedly aiding Bernard Madoff’s $65bn Ponzi scheme. Irving Picard, the court-appointed trustee charged with liquidating Madoff’s investment firm and recovering funds for its victims, alleges 24 counts of financial fraud and misconduct against HSBC and its affiliates. The lawsuit filed on Sunday claims HSBC helped [...]
Business leaders say public sector cuts are the way to reduce deficits September 30, 2010 THE Conservative party conference starts on Sunday and George Osborne may take some comfort from a new KPMG report that supports the case for austerity, though he may find it too radical in other ways. Meeting the Deficit Challenge is a comprehensive analysis of the historical evidence on deficit reduction. It concludes that decisive, front-loaded [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 30, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES KPMG HIRES NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FOR NEW OVERSIGHT BODY KPMG Europe has hired three non-executive directors to sit on a new oversight body in a move that highlights the differing ways big audit firms are complying with regulatory changes in the UK. The directors are: Sir Steve Robson, a retired senior civil servant at [...]
What the other papers say this morning January 23, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES AUDITORS SEEK TO EASE FEARS The four biggest auditors have denied that their dominance of the market for large companies had created a systemic risk akin to that posed by the leading banks. Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC have told the European Commission that they are willing to help draw up [...]
What the other papers say this morning January 16, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES RBS DIRECTOR TO STEP DOWN FROM BOARD One of the last Royal Bank of Scotland directors to remain on the bank’s board from the days of Sir Fred goodwin is poised to step down from his role. Colin Buchan, 56, a former UBS investment banker who until recently was chairman of RBS’s remuneration [...]