Conduct issues created by home working with a flatmate who works for a competitor firm has become such a worry for financial services firms that employees' living conditions could be scrutinised in the future,  according to KPMG’s vice chair for financial services Kay Swinburne.

Swinburne made the comments about conduct issues emerging as a result of homeworking during the coronavirus lockdown, at the City Week Covid-19 Operational resilience for financial institutions webinar series on 5 May.