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October 25, 2018
Former Oil Company Executives Convicted of Fraud and Money Laundering
The former chief executive officer (CEO) and chief operating officer (COO) of company Afren have been found guilty of committing fraud and money laundering over a $300m oil deal.
At Southwark Crown Court, ...
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October 9, 2018
Majority of Young Finance Professionals Feel Threatened by Emerging Technologies
As per a study conducted by a financial analytics firm named Metapraxis, the opinion of new breed of finance professionals is mixed with regards to the impact of the developing technologies on the financial services ...
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July 9, 2018
FCA Planning to Launch a Financial Services Directory
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to publish a new directory to assist firms and consumers in checking the history and status of individuals working in the financial services sector, with the sole ...
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June 19, 2018
Cash Collection Company Coin Co bosses Banned from Being Directors After they Were Found to be at Fault of Holding onto £5.8m Owed to Company’s Clients
Four members of a family that ran a company which collected cash on behalf of its clients have been banned from conducting or being involved in business activities for a combined time period of 32 years, after they ...
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April 27, 2018
Businesswomen Sent Behind the Bars for Claiming VAT Refunds Through Forged Invoices
Clair Gould, a North East businesswomen, has been sentenced to jail for a period of 504 days with an order to repay the sum after she failed to repay the amount of £87,509 within the prescribed period by the ...
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April 26, 2018
Businessman Disqualified for Eight Years for Avoiding Paying Debts to Creditors
Paul Winskill, director at Premium Asphalt Ltd, has been disqualified from acting as director of any company for a period of eight years after he was found guilty of transferring more than £1m from one of his ...
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March 26, 2018
KPMG Launches an Initiative to help Black Employees
Big four firm KPMG recently has launched a program named KPMG Black Leaders’ Network (BLN) with the purpose to improve the prospect of more black employees representation in various business fields and that to at s ...
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March 22, 2018
‘Significant weaknesses in Internal Controls’ Led to £1m Scottish Council Fraud
An Investigation carried out by Scotland’s Accounts Commission revealed that a fraud of £1m carried out at the city council in Dundee resulted mainly due to failures in the council’s internal controls relating to its fina ...
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October 30, 2017
Fifth of the Accountants in the UK Still using Paper Based Methods
Xero, an accounting software firm, started a research that has found that 94% business owners expect that accountants in this era of technology should be equipped with latest technological software and relevant tools for ...
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June 12, 2017
Deloitte publishes the Fifth Edition of their Report on Gender diversity on Corporate Boards
Companies with females in leadership positions like chief executive officer (CEO) or board chair have almost double the amount of women on the corporate boards when compared with companies that are led by men, according ...
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