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PwC must face $1 billion lawsuit over MF Global collapse
July 11th, 2014
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected PricewaterhouseCoopers’ request to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit accusing the auditor of providing bad accounting advice that contributed to the October 2011 collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd, a brokerage run by former ...
Big four accountants ‘quietly’ threatening mid-tier law firms
November 9th, 2015
The resurgence of mid-tier law firms is about to come under pressure from ‘intense competition’ from the big accountancy firms entering the legal market. A report published today by the Royal Bank of Scotland says mid-market law firms had ...
Initial Coin Offerings: A total of $13.7 billion USD raised the first five months of 2018; Report
July 5th, 2018
The Crypto Valley Association has teamed up again with Strategy&, the strategy and consulting division of CVA member PwC, to launch the June 2018 edition of their quarterly reports on the global Initial Coin Offering (ICO) market. The report, ...
Deloitte set to take on traditional law firms
January 11th, 2018
The Big Four accountancy giant is the latest to enter the legal playing field with major plans to develop its offerings to corporates and compete with law firms. Deloitte has announced plans to become a major legal player. The ...
Big Four accountancy firms gain ground on law firms
September 28th, 2017
The accountancy firms are gaining ground on law firms and could reshape the marketplace, new research from American Lawyer reveals. With over two in three law firm leaders regarding the legal arms of the Big Four as a major ...
Luxleaks whistleblower to contest appeal sentence
April 12th, 2017
The man who revealed the Luxleaks scandal, Antoine Deltour, has said he will contest the sentence handed to him last month at the Court of Appeal in Luxembourg. “I don’t think this decision is characteristic of a fair decision ...
Germany accused of strangling EU tax transparency
December 13th, 2016
A German-led group of EU states is trying to strangle plans for greater tax transparency, amid the restart of an iconic whistleblower case. Germany was accused of leading the behind-the-scenes attack on a European Commission proposal to raise transparency ...
Industry Experts take to stage for Fintech EUROPE London 2016
September 20th, 2016
Managers of Wealth (MoW) event FinTech EUROPE 2016 is to be held in central London on 27 October, 2016. The speakers represent many industry leading organisations and have extensive experience which contributes to their interesting, stimulating and insightful topics ...
Deloitte is being sued after failing to flag up more than $200 million of money laundering
August 25th, 2016
A Dubai-based investment group is suing the Middle Eastern arm of Deloitte and Touche after the accounting firm failed to flag up money laundering at a now-defunct Lebanese bank. Lebanese Canadian Bank paid over $100 million, or £76 million, ...
Fintech firms look to Ireland to establish HQs
August 16th, 2016
Financial technology companies are increasingly considering Irish headquarters ahead of the UK’s departure from Europe, but there are concerns the Irish regulatory system cannot reform itself fast enough to meet demand. Brexit has pushed the issue into sharp focus with ...
