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 was previously a litigation reporter at The Lawyer. Contact her via email at maria.ward-brennan@cityam.com or X (Twitter) @MariaW_B.

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UK property market surges but warnings of Budget’s impact linger

November 29, 2024

Transactions in the UK residential property hit over 100,000 in October but expects warn the full impact of the Budget has yet to be filtered in
TI Fluid Systems agrees to £1bn takeover as London exits accelerate

November 29, 2024

ABC Technologies has reached an agreement to buy London-listed British manufacturer TI Fluid Systems for £1bn, following previous rejected proposals
Udo Onwere: Former Fulham footballer turned partner at City firm

November 25, 2024

From the pitch to the legal field, former Fulham midfielder Udo Onwere has turned his knack for tackling challenges into a thriving career in law
New report warns DPAs should not be seen as ‘a cost of doing business’

November 21, 2024

The use of deferred prosecution agreements doesn’t stop corporate fraud, and may be actively encouraging it, says new paper by think tank, IEA
HMRC pays out nearly £1m in tax fraud tip-offs

November 20, 2024

The tax agency HMRC has nearly doubled the amount paid out to those making tip offs, the highest figure of at least the past seven years
‘FCA is not fit for purpose’: Motor finance lender bosses lash out

November 20, 2024

Motor finance lender executives criticised the FCA performance of this sector, telling members of the Lords that the regulator is "not fit for purpose"
Supreme Court: Firms linked to top Morgan Stanley banker and Wayne Rooney denied tax allowances

November 20, 2024

Investment firms have been denied using tax allowances from a marketed tax scheme by the Supreme Court after it dismissed its appeal against the HMRC
Deloitte to cut more UK advisory roles after slashing hundreds last month

November 19, 2024

Big Four firm Deloitte is set to cut even more job roles across its UK advisory divisions, less than a month after it axed 250 roles in the same department
MS Amlin: Lloyd’s syndicate reports triple-digit growth in insurance service

November 19, 2024

MS Amlin’s Lloyd’s syndicate reported an large jump in profits from underwriting from its insurance services, as partner group revises its full-year outlook
Tokio Marine hikes full-year outlook due to rate growth

November 19, 2024

Tokio Marine Holdings has revised its full-year forecast with an increase of £205m to £5.1bn, due to accelerated sales

Star stockpicker Terry Smith dumps entire Unilever holding after McCormick mega-merger

Exclusive: Ultimate Sevens franchise rugby project to announce Reebok deal

The Festival of Words: From Gyles Brandreth to Anthony Scaramucci – all you need to know about the Fleet Street Quarter festival

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