Companies

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Business | Banks need to treat SMEs fairly, says FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told banks they must treat small business customers fairly when collecting and recovering debts

12 Jul 2022

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Business | Staff shortages put businesses under pressure

Permanent staff appointments and temporary billings expanded at the softest rates for 16 months in June, according to the latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey

12 Jul 2022

Business | Horizon accounting victims could see bankruptcy overturned

Postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal could see their bankruptcies overturned in the latest development in the accounting failure

11 Jul 2022

Restructuring & Insolvency

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Business | Majority of employers back office return

Over three quarters (76%) of UK businesses say employers have a learning and development responsibility to encourage office workers back to the office

11 Jul 2022

Careers

Leadership & Management

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Business | People in the news: BDO, Henderson Loggie, Albert Goodman, A&M Taxand

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, BDO, Albert Goodman, Henderson Loggie and Andersen

8 Jul 2022

Leadership & Management

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Finance | Record number of companies dissolved

The number of company dissolutions increased by a third in 2021-22, representing the highest number of dissolutions on record, according to Companies House

8 Jul 2022

Business | Growing focus on directors' duties in context of ESG

Tougher obligations on company directors mean they could be held to account for corporate ESG failures, explains James Whitaker, partner, Mayer Brown International LLP

7 Jul 2022

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Business | IPO activity down 45% in first half of 2022

The number of IPO transactions in the first half of 2022 on the UK main market and AIM saw a collective 45% decrease in deal numbers and a 94% drop in proceeds compared to H1 2021

7 Jul 2022

| FRC Stewardship Code raises governance standards

Asset owners are monitoring their investment managers more closely as a result of the Stewardship Code, but onerous reporting requirements are a challenge

6 Jul 2022

Corporate Governance

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Business | 179 directors banned for Covid-related fraud

Regulators are cracking down on individuals who have abused Covid-related support schemes with 179 company directors banned by the Insolvency Service, but only one jailed

4 Jul 2022

Called to Account

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Business | FTSE 100 women directors paid 74% less than men

Pay for FTSE 100 women directors is on average 74% less than their male counterparts, far worse than pay disparity across the wider workforce

4 Jul 2022

Careers

Leadership & Management

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Business | Businesses targeted by fraudsters to access payments

A total of £1.3bn was stolen through fraud and scams in 2021 with nearly half down to authorised push payment (APP) fraud at £583.2m, while instances of CEO fraud soared

30 Jun 2022

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Business | KPMG and University of Cambridge focus on mental wellbeing

KPMG UK and the University of Cambridge have signed a five-year partnership to work together on assessing mental wellbeing and the changing world of work

24 Jun 2022

Business | Squeeze on spending as retail sales fall by 0.5%

Retail sales were down 0.5% in May 2022 following a rise of 0.4% the previous month as consumer confidence fell and food purchases were put under pressure

24 Jun 2022