KPMG UK re-elects chief ahead of ‘some big changes’ BIG FOUR The UK arm of Big Four firm has re-elected Jon Holt to serve a second term as the firm’s chief executive.
UK consultancy market expected to flatline in 2024, after a dive in growth last year Consultancy The UK’s consulting market grew by 4.7 per cent across 2023 to revenues of £15.2bn, which was down on the 15.6 per cent growth recorded over 2022.
London Market insurers seeking to relocate an aviation case to war-torn Ukraine LEGAL The companies have had several aircraft damaged or destroyed in Dnipro International Airport and Boryspil International Airport following missile attacks as a result of the war.
Aviva sells stake in Singapore Life for more than expected as firm continues to simplify March 18, 2024 The sale continues Aviva's attempts to streamline its global operations to focus on its core markets of the UK, Ireland and Canada.
Lessons for brands after Rihanna’s Instagram posts hit bum note for Puma March 18, 2024 When celebrity collaborations go wrong.
PWC thought about EY-style split – and thought better of it March 17, 2024 Outgoing PWC UK chairman Kevin Ellis said his decision not to split the firm paid off during the pandemic
Silk gowns, big wigs and steel buckles shoes: Ceremony set to welcome 95 new King’s Counsel March 16, 2024 The KC title is one of the highest honours a lawyer can attain and has been in practice since 1597 after Queen Elizabeth I awarded the first batch of Queen Counsels.
High Court rules that self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator is not ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ March 14, 2024 Australian computer scientist Dr Craig Wright has long claimed to be behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, the name used by the person who authored the Bitcoin White Paper.
Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo: Criminal appeal to start for ex-UBS and Barclays traders convicted of rigging March 13, 2024 Both men were investigated and prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) along with others in the Eibor case.
EY’s incoming chief Janet Truncale names four global bosses in new leadership team March 13, 2024 Truncale has names four global managing partners, adding that the wider global executive team will be “the same size or smaller” in the future