The Treasury select committee is calling for greater regulation of what it describes as the ‘Wild West’ crypto-asset market, to address problems including hacking vulnerabilities, minimal consumer protection, and anonymity in their trading and use, which MPs say aids money laundering

SeaWorld Entertainment and its former CEO have agreed to pay more than $5m (£3.8m) to settle fraud charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over claims of misleading investors about the impact of a documentary about its treatment of killer whales on the company’s reputation and business

Losses to business from mandate fraud have more than doubled in the last year to reach £77m, according to analysis by RSM

PwC UK has reported a 5% increase in revenues for the year ended 30 June 2018, at £3.764bn, up from £3.6bn, and has reversed the trend of the last two years which saw reductions to partners’ distributable profits

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has obtained an urgent High Court order appointing a provisional liquidator in respect of Total Debt Relief Ltd (TDR), to protect its customers’ money, and is also petitioning for the debt management company to be wound-up

The Charity Commission has found serious failings at an unregistered charity whose trustees failed to account for significant sums of charitable funds donated to it, and which has now ceased to operate

The way the UK’s largest companies report on boardroom diversity needs improvement, according to research conducted for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), which found that only 15% of FTSE 100 companies fully complied with the UK corporate governance code’s provision in this area

UK employees seem to take a more lenient approach than the average European employee to questionable workplace practices, according to a survey by the Institute of Business Ethics which found that 38% believe petty fiddling is inevitable in a modern organisation compared to 30% of their European counterparts

MPs have accused the Cabinet Office of failing to learn lessons from the collapse of Carillion, saying there remains a risk that those responsible for monitoring future government outsourcing contracts ‘could have the wool pulled over their eyes by an unscrupulous supplier’

In a bid to kickstart the debate on the future of FTSE audit, mid-tier firm Grant Thornton is calling for the creation of an independent quango to appoint auditors for listed company audits to improve competition beyond Big Four audit firms

EY has launched a financial wellness hub for its staff in the UK, with the aim of helping them to manage their personal finances and improve their financial wellbeing

The government has published documents setting out its position in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, including information relating to mergers and acquisitions, the future role of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and insolvency