Japanese car giant Nissan and its former chairman Carlos Ghosn and an adviser, representative director Greg Kelly, have been indicted for violating the Japan Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, by making false disclosures relating to the executive’s pay in annual securities reports

The value of fines handed down by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decreased by 88% in a year, but fines for individuals have almost trebled on average, according to research from global law firm Clyde & Co

UK workers are less enthusiastic about their work and less productive than their European counterparts, according to research from Deloitte which also found that almost half say their job has already been affected by automation

Fears are growing around the fate of Interserve, one of the biggest suppliers of services to the government, which is in financial crisis as it tries to renegotiate an estimated £600m of debt, with concerns it could collapse in a similar fashion to outsourcer Carillion

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published the final version of a new code for the corporate governance of large private companies, called the Wates principles, which can be used on an ‘apply or explain’ basis to meet new legal requirements and is intended to encourage greater transparency

The Charity Commission has found serious mismanagement on the part of the former board of trustees of the charity MA 1985 (formerly Muslim Aid), including financial irregularities, according to the findings of an inquiry set up five years ago

The impact of climate change on financial services will be a new focus for regulators over the next twelve months, with 2019 marking a ‘seminal’ year as environmental risks come to the fore in reporting, according to analysis from Deloitte

Accountants will need to become more opinionated and develop greater data and risk analysis skills if they want their careers to progress in future, while cultivating listening skills and being a team player are set to be less important, according to research from the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)

ACCA has signed a three-year agreement with global trust, fund administration and corporate services provider Vistra, to help the company to recruit and develop key talent and to partner on events

 A quarter of finance departments expect to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) by 2020 and half will also be using predictive analytics, according to a global survey of technology and finance by research and advisory company Gartner

As demand for legal services drives the Big Four to expand into the market, the mid-tier are slow to follow. Amy Austin, reporter at Accountancy Daily, investigates whether this shift from accountancy firms threatens the UK legal market

Four in five pension schemes believe they are likely to become cash flow negative within the next five years and are considering changing their investment strategy, according to research from PwC