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Watchstone serves KPMG with £14m claim over Quindell audit failings

2021-11-30T17:28:09Z

4 min read

Accountancy Legal Services KPMG

Legal fight over past audit failures will head to the High Court

Goldman Sachs names new co-head of UK M&A amid deal boom

2021-11-30T15:26:47Z

1 min read

Investment Banking M&A Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs has promoted Owain Evans as co-head of UK M&A as part of a shake-up of their London teams

Starling’s Anne Boden: Bank bosses saying ‘get back to the office’ will be left behind

By Emily Nicolle

2021-11-30T13:10:32Z

8 min read

Remote Working The Fintech Files Fintech Starling Bank Cryptocurrency

Anne Boden said the challenger bank is gearing up for expansion, and she'll be staying on

A former UBS banker just became CFO of an insect protein firm

2021-11-30T12:55:47Z

1 min read

On the Move Investment Banking People

Isabelle Toledano-Koutsouris, who was most recently head of private capital markets for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at UBS, is now chief financial and support officer at Ÿnsect

FCA staff demand bosses reconsider pay overhaul as stress and attrition bite

By Justin Cash and Lucy McNulty

2021-11-30T11:47:08Z

6 min read

Pay and Bonuses FCA People Regulation

FCA boss Nikhil Rathi is facing pushback to his changes

Schroders keeping ‘open mind’ on Spacs as activity set for rise

By David Ricketts

2021-11-30T10:36:55Z

3 min read

Spacs Asset Management

Earlier this year, Schroders, which has invested in US-based Spacs on a selective basis, conducted its own research on the ‘pros, cons and incentives' behind the craze

SEC puts ‘spring-loaded’ executive payouts in crosshairs with new guidance

By

Mark Maurer

2021-11-30T09:48:09Z

4 min read

SEC Pay and Bonuses Politics Regulation

Former Goldman Sachs exec Schwartz to chair new clearing bank

2021-11-30T08:46:44Z

2 min read

Investment Banking Fintech Goldman Sachs

The former co-COO and president will help spearhead a huge recruitment drive

Goldman Sachs takes on banker burnout with new perks

By

Charley Grant

2021-11-30T07:40:04Z

3 min read

Pay and Bonuses Investment Banking Covid-19 People Goldman Sachs

Goldman has previously been bullish on getting staff back to the office

Inside London’s ESG hiring frenzy: ‘Oh, I’m an expert in this now’

By Bérengère Sim

2021-11-30T00:01:52Z

6 min read

ESG People Asset Management Regulation

City firms want ESG specialists, but they might not all be up to the job

KPMG-audited fund reported to FCA for years-long compliance failure in UK arm

By Lucy McNulty

2021-11-30T00:01:07Z

4 min read

FCA ESG Asset Management Regulation Pensions

The FCA now has to decide what action to take after an individual with a 'third party' relationship with Aquila raised concerns

Accenture to add 3,000 jobs in UK

2021-11-30T05:01:18Z

2 min read

Tech Jobs People Professional services

The new roles at Accenture are being driven by client demand for cloud engineering, cybersecurity and data advice, the firm said

Inclusion standard launched as City tries to back diversity up with numbers

By Bérengère Sim

2021-11-30T05:01:40Z

3 min read

Diversity People

Good data has been hard to come by for firms looking to judge diversity and inclusion