A summer to forget: KPMG reputation dealt another blow after admitting to compliance report misconduct September 19, 2018 Scandal-hit KPMG has admitted to misconduct over compliance reports made for a unit of the Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon Group in another fresh embarrassment for one of the Big Four accountancy firms. The UK’s accountancy watchdog said today that KPMG and one of its partners Richard Hinton accepted they had fallen short of standards [...]
A summer to forget: KPMG reputation dealt another blow after admitting to compliance report misconduct September 19, 2018 Scandal-hit KPMG has admitted to misconduct over compliance reports made for a unit of the Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon Group in another fresh embarrassment for one of the Big Four accountancy firms. The UK’s accountancy watchdog said today that KPMG and one of its partners Richard Hinton accepted they had fallen short of standards [...]
The Bank of England’s own data negates Carney’s overhyped house price warning September 19, 2018 No one can tell them quite like Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England. He appears to have briefed the cabinet last week that house prices could fall by 35 per cent in the event of a no-deal Brexit. To be fair, the Bank did try to qualify this figure by saying that [...]
The Bank of England’s own data negates Carney’s overhyped house price warning September 19, 2018 No one can tell them quite like Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England. He appears to have briefed the cabinet last week that house prices could fall by 35 per cent in the event of a no-deal Brexit. To be fair, the Bank did try to qualify this figure by saying that [...]
‘Wild West’ world of cryptocurrencies needs to be regulated, MPs warn Philip Hammond September 19, 2018 The "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies needs to be independently regulated to protect customers and prevent money-laundering, a powerful group of MPs today demanded. A report from the Treasury Select Committee warns the current system of self-regulation is not fit for purpose, and adverts promoting digital currencies are often misleading. Among the problems facing cryptocurrency [...]
‘Wild West’ world of cryptocurrencies needs to be regulated, MPs warn Philip Hammond September 19, 2018 The "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies needs to be independently regulated to protect customers and prevent money-laundering, a powerful group of MPs today demanded. A report from the Treasury Select Committee warns the current system of self-regulation is not fit for purpose, and adverts promoting digital currencies are often misleading. Among the problems facing cryptocurrency [...]
Noel Edmonds brands Archbishop of Canterbury a “reincarnation of evil” over Lloyds investment September 18, 2018 TV presenter Noel Edmonds branded the Archbishop of Canterbury a "reincarnation of evil" for investing in Lloyds Bank and failing to meet with HBOS fraud victims. The Deal or No Deal star, who is seeking £64m in damages from Lloyds, said Justin Welby was a hypocrite after the church leader last week mounted an attack on zero hours contracts [...]
Noel Edmonds brands Archbishop of Canterbury a “reincarnation of evil” over Lloyds investment September 18, 2018 TV presenter Noel Edmonds branded the Archbishop of Canterbury a "reincarnation of evil" for investing in Lloyds Bank and failing to meet with HBOS fraud victims. The Deal or No Deal star, who is seeking £64m in damages from Lloyds, said Justin Welby was a hypocrite after the church leader last week mounted an attack on zero hours contracts [...]
Royal Bank of Scotland testing new Natwest digital business banking platform September 18, 2018 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has started testing a new business banking platform alongside a separate digital retail bank. The platform, which is being run under the Natwest brand, is in very early-stage tests with a small number of small businesses. The business bank tests are running alongside a separate retail banking offering in development, [...]
Royal Bank of Scotland testing new Natwest digital business banking platform September 18, 2018 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has started testing a new business banking platform alongside a separate digital retail bank. The platform, which is being run under the Natwest brand, is in very early-stage tests with a small number of small businesses. The business bank tests are running alongside a separate retail banking offering in development, [...]