Consulting Payday Loan Myths and Misconceptions

Payday Loan Myths and Misconceptions »

Various perceptions exist relating to organizations that provide clients with a payday loan facility. Some of these misconceptions seem to have been inspired by movies and dramatization. However, to give any potential borrowers peace of mind, providers of immediate payday…

January 26, 2012 / Read More »
‘Employee Ownership Is Key to Success but Not the Only Way to Unlock a Door’ – KPMG

‘Employee Ownership Is Key to Success but Not the Only Way to Unlock a Door’ – KPMG »

KPMG has welcomed suggestions that employers should offer ‘ownership’ as a way of incentivising staff, but suggests that altering business models is only one way to drive performance. Robert Bolton, People & Change Partner at KPMG, said: “Too often, what…

January 26, 2012 / Read More »
Audit

Ernst & Young Tops 2011 European M&a League Tables »

Ernst & Young Tops 2011 European M&a League Tables

This week the 2011 mergermarket European M&A league tables confirmed Ernst & Young as the number one provider of accountancy advice on M&A transactions across Europe during 2011. In a year that saw M&A activity fluctuate significantly, Ernst & Young advised on 297 M&A transactions across Europe, with an aggregated…

January 24, 2012 / Read More »

Deloitte Scores 100 Percent Rating on Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index »

Deloitte Scores 100 Percent Rating on Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index

For the sixth consecutive year, Deloitte has been named one of Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) “Best Places to Work,” earning a perfect 100 percent rating on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The CEI measures and analyzes inclusion initiatives, company benefits, and support made available for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…

January 23, 2012 / Read More »

PwC Named to FORTUNE’s ’100 Best Companies to Work for’ »

PwC Named to FORTUNE’s ’100 Best Companies to Work for’

For the eighth consecutive year, PwC US has been named one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For”. PwC ranks number 48 overall and 11 among large companies on this year’s list, the 15th annual installment. This represents a significant jump from 73 overall last year. “We are truly…

January 23, 2012 / Read More »

Weaknesses in Fraud Prevention Controls Exposed »

Weaknesses in Fraud Prevention Controls Exposed

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned that high detection accuracy of fraudulent transactions alone does not help in preventing cybercrime, following the discovery of Zeus variant, Gameover. According to security firm Trusteer, this attack can circumvent post transaction fraud prevention measures, citing the FBI’s findings saying that this campaign…

January 19, 2012 / Read More »

Big Four Coverage

Regulatory

Speedy FSCS Payout to Members of Hull East of the River Credit Union Limited »

Speedy FSCS Payout to Members of Hull East of the River Credit Union Limited

Savers with Hull East of the River Credit Union Limited have taken back their savings after the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) acted to hand out the compensation payments to members. The FSCS aims to pay most savers within seven days of a bank, building society or credit union being…

January 27, 2012 / Read More »

FASB Publishes Proposal for Impairment of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets »

FASB Publishes Proposal for Impairment of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued for public comment a proposed Accounting Standards Update on indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing that is intended to simplify impairment assessment and reduce the recurring costs to comply with existing guidance while improving the consistency of testing methods among long-lived asset categories…

January 27, 2012 / Read More »

COSO Releases Thought Paper on Risk Appetite »

COSO Releases Thought Paper on Risk Appetite

A new thought paper aimed at helping organizations better articulate, develop, and implement “risk appetite,” was released by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) – an organization providing thought leadership and guidance on enterprise risk management (ERM), internal controls and fraud deterrence. COSO is a joint…

January 27, 2012 / Read More »
Reports

Swiss M&a Activity Showed Strong Q4 and Full Year 2011 Performance »

Swiss M&a Activity Showed Strong Q4 and Full Year 2011 Performance

The Swiss M&A market showed a strong fourth quarter in 2011 in terms of number of transactions as well as disclosed deal volume, which grew…

January 26, 2012 / Read More »

Coffer Peach Business Tracker Big December Sales Boost for Pub, Restaurant Chains »

Coffer Peach Business Tracker Big December Sales Boost for Pub, Restaurant Chains

Britain’s leading pub and restaurant groups enjoyed a major sales boost over Christmas and New Year. Collective like-for-like sales for the month of December were…

January 26, 2012 / Read More »