By: Maria Ward-Brennan

Professional Services Editor Maria Ward-Brennan is the Professional Services Editor at City AM, focused on law, Big Four, and other management and accounting consulting firms. She edits the Beyond The Billable newsletter and column. She was previously a litigation reporter at The Lawyer. Contact her via email at maria.ward-brennan@cityam.com or on X @MariaW_B.

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Workers’ rights bill is ‘most extensive reform to trade union rights since Thatcher’

October 11, 2024

There are 'extensive' reforms planned for Trade Unions in the new Employment Rights Bill, which includes giving unions 'greater freedom to organise'
Accounting firm RSM US in talks for merger with UK arm

October 11, 2024

RSM US is reported to be in talks to acquire its UK arm, if green light, would be the first major transatlantic combination in the accountancy sector
Listed insurer Saga in ‘exclusive negotiations’ with Ageas to sell underwriting business

October 11, 2024

Listed-British insurer Saga is in exclusive negotiations with Belgium-based insurer Ageas, which result in the sale of Saga's insurance underwriting business
Hurricane Milton: Global insurance industry bracing for colossal losses

October 10, 2024

As Hurricane Milton, a category three storm rips through the central west coast of Florida, the global insurance industry is bracing for losses of up to $100bn
Sanjeev Gupta: Steel tycoon faces criminal charges over missing accounts for 76 firms

October 10, 2024

Steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta faces multiple criminal charges over allegedly failing to file accounts in the UK for 76 companies
Labour pulls back from ‘day one’ protections as it unveils workers’ rights overhaul

October 10, 2024

Labour has pulled away from its pledge to give employees protection from unfair dismissal from the first day in a job, according to reports, as it unveils its long-awaited package of employment reforms today. The Employment Rights Bill, which Labour promised to introduce within its first 100 days, is set to be laid before Parliament [...]
New sanctions unit launched with ‘enhanced powers’ to fine businesses

October 10, 2024

The UK government has launched a new unit to crackdown on businesses that are in breach of UK sanctions, in an effort to strengthen Britain's sanctions regime
‘Overwhelming’ number of Brits back water firms being sued over pollution

October 10, 2024

An "overwhelming" amount of the public supports water companies being sued for financial damages, as the sewage pollution puts the limelight onto water businesses
Thames Water creditors in talks with Ofwat for debt rescue plan

October 9, 2024

A creditor group has held a meeting with water watchdog Ofwat this week, to pitch plans to keep the troubled Thames Water out of state ownership
Global trade at risk: Lloyd’s forecasts over $14 trillion economic fallout from conflicts

October 9, 2024

Lloyd's of London warns that a potential geopolitical conflict could devastate the global economy, triggering $14.5 tn in losses over the next five years and upending global trade

Cristiano Ronaldo can cash in from Saudi Pro League streaming initiative

Cristiano Ronaldo can cash in from Saudi Pro League streaming initiative

‘Bankers are people too’: Inside tongue-in-cheek bar The Pregnant Man

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