Three former senior executives of AssetCo, who were all members of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), have been given the longest ever bans from the profession by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for misconduct

The Insolvency Service has announced that the liquidation trading period for Carillion has now ended, and that it is moving forward in its investigation into the reasons for the collapsed outsourcer’s insolvency

Exeter-based independent regional airline operator Flybe has booked PwC as its new external auditor, replacing Deloitte which has reached the 10-year break point in its tenure of the role

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has overhauled the way data is stored and used, and payroll is just another area where data compliance is critical. Hannah Wright, payroll product marketing manager at Sage reviews the implications for payroll

News that Amazon’s UK tax bill almost halved last year to £1.7m, despite a near-trebling of profits at the online retail giant, has prompted renewed calls for changes to the tax regime for multinational digital companies

Law firm Mishcon de Reya has filed a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO), citing concerns over the use of the common reporting standard (CRS) and beneficial ownership registers

Embattled high street retailer House of Fraser looks set to go ahead with plans to close half its stores, putting around 6,000 jobs at risk, after the company announced it had settled challenges by a group of its landlords to its planned company voluntary arrangement (CVA)

Begbies Traynor partner Dean Watson, who is a specialist in credit unions, has been appointed as administrator of Polish Credit Union UK Ltd

The business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) committee wants to see gender pay gap reporting extended to include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and also says companies should be required to publish action plans and narrative reports on what they are doing to close the gap

 KPMG’s 2019 graduate recruitment programme for its audit, tax, pensions and legal services opens this week, with the firm looking to recruit those possessing curiosity and a keen eye for detail

Cloud accounting firm Xero has acquired HubDoc, which provides data capture and financial document collection solutions for accountants, bookkeepers, and small businesses

Barclays Bank has struck a deal with major UK invoice financing company in a move which it says will give its SME clients ‘seamless access’ to new ways to manage cash flow and generate growth