More Big Four blues as Deloitte plans to slash UK audit roles Big Four Big Four giant Deloitte is seeking to cut nearly 200 jobs across its audit business in the UK, the latest in a series of cuts at the accountancy giants. The firm is offering voluntary redundancy packages to a number of employees in response to low levels of staff attrition in its audit practice. A Deloitte [...]
From mild to wild: What impact will AI have on banking jobs? Banking Top banking bosses have issued their AI verdict after Standard Chartered stunned the sector with plans for sweeping job cuts last month. In this week’s column Samuel Norman looks at whether a reckoning could be on the horizon. The big-name banker must have known how the conversation would go when he arrived for lunch with [...]
Moneybox profit slides as wealth manager bets on ‘high levels of automation’ Fintech Moneybox saw its profit slide by nearly a quarter in the last year as the wealth manager invested “heavily” in new technology and bet on “high levels of automation”. The London-based fintech notched its third consecutive year of profitability but faced a 23 per cent drop in its pre-tax takings at £14.9m by the end [...]
‘It will reduce jobs’ – Jamie Dimon sounds off on AI’s impact on banks May 21, 2026 One of the world’s leading financial figures has warned AI will inevitably lead to a cut in jobs amid growing jitters around the impact the new tech will have on the banking sector. Jamie Dimon – the top boss of America’s largest bank, JP Morgan – said: “I think [AI] will reduce our jobs down [...]
AI will ‘destroy and create jobs,’ says HSBC boss May 20, 2026 The boss of Europe’s largest bank has warned that the growth of AI will both “destroy” and “create” new jobs as the banking industry continues to be reshaped in the face of new technology. Georges Elhedery, chief executive of HSBC, warned that the bank’s staff must avoid “fighting us” as it unveiled its latest AI [...]
Job cuts at Big Four firms fuel worker burnout May 20, 2026 Job cuts at professional services firms are resulting in overworked staff, but the pressures – combined with increased reliance on AI – risk damaging firms’ reputations through mistakes, writes Maria Ward-Brennan. The professional services industry, especially the Big Four giants, has faced its fair share of job cuts, with thousands of roles laid off in [...]
KPMG faces staff uproar as job cuts expose communication breakdown May 6, 2026 Big Four audit firm KPMG is facing something of an internal comms meltdown, City AM understands, amid complaints of a lack of communication during a ‘mismanaged’ redundancy round. In late March, it was reported that KPMG UK was set to axe more than 500 staff in the latest redundancy round at the Big Four giant. [...]
Coinbase to slash 14 per cent of workforce amid AI impact and market volatility May 5, 2026 Crypto exchange Coinbase is planning to cut 14 per cent of its workforce just two days head of its next earnings report, citing a need to manage costs amid ongoing market volatility and advances in AI. Chief executive Brian Armstrong said on Tuesday that AI was speeding up certain processes meaning fewer employees were required [...]
Bank of London: Peter Mandelson-backed fintech sees losses widen April 27, 2026 The Bank of London’s parent company had made another steep loss in fresh accounts that were delayed for the second consecutive year. The embattled clearing bank’s parent company, Oplyse Holdings, made a loss of £46.9m in 2024, bringing the firm’s cumulative deficit to £167.7m. Fresh accounts for Oplyse Holdings – which was formerly known as [...]
Big Four carnage as KPMG swings the jobs axe on both sides of the Pond April 24, 2026 On the back of KPMG taking the shears to its partners’ headcount in the UK, around 140 audit partners across the Atlantic are now set to lose their jobs. The Big Four firm is set to cut about 10 per cent of its 1,400 US audit partners to reduce its bloated headcount. The move comes [...]