Professional services | Financial Times

Friday, 14 February, 2020

Burford faces long wait over $1bn Argentina claim

Case linked to 2012 nationalisation of oil company proves tricky for litigation funder

Thursday, 13 February, 2020

The office is evolving, but are we more productive? We look at what motivates employees and how leaders get things done. Plus: canteens get a refresh, hiring by algorithm, future-proofed corporate culture, and gig work shakes up white-collar jobs

Thursday, 13 February, 2020

Comet Group Ltd

Hailey’s Comet: how Deloitte helped funds win a distressed bet

Elliott, OpCapita and Greybull made £100m on electrical retailer while UK taxpayers took a hit

Wednesday, 12 February, 2020

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Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

Marriage and divorce

Burford hit by Dubai ruling on £350m superyacht

Gulf court overturns litigation funder’s pursuit of vessel at heart of Russian oligarch’s marital split

Thursday, 6 February, 2020

Publicis Groupe SA

Publicis maintains targets despite fourth-quarter slowdown

Chief insists ad group is on ‘right track’ but warns Accenture is now ‘major competitor’

Wednesday, 5 February, 2020

Financial Reporting Council

Accounting scandals prompt shake-up at UK watchdog

FRC will expand its enforcement powers and speed up investigations

Wednesday, 5 February, 2020

Mergers & Acquisitions

Japan’s biggest law firm chases post-Brexit deal boom in EU

Nishimura & Asahi chooses Frankfurt over London for hub in anticipation of surge in M&A

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Tuesday, 4 February, 2020

Ernst & Young

EY hit with €95m claim over links to German bank in tax scandal

Liquidators for Maple Bank seek damages from lender’s accountant in Stuttgart court

Monday, 3 February, 2020

Natasha Landell-Mills

How to measure the climate impact of business

The effects must be written into rules that govern how companies calculate profit

Monday, 3 February, 2020

Burford Capital Ltd

Litigation funder Burford warns of hit to profit in a ‘quiet’ 2019

Group that was attacked over accounting practices projects up to $100m less in net gains

Friday, 31 January, 2020

Tax

Relief for trustees over relaxation of new regulation

Consultation addresses some concerns but new rules will still lead to increased transparency and red tape

Thursday, 30 January, 2020

Deloitte LLP

Deloitte handed record insolvency fine over Comet failures

Collapse in 2012 of lossmaking electricals retailer left taxpayers with £44m bill

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

Frasers Group

Sports Direct fights order to hand documents to watchdog

Retailer hopes to overturn 2018 ruling on information it provided to Grant Thornton and Deloitte

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

Special Report

UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020

The consultancies most recommended by clients and peers, rated by sector and specialism. Plus: millennial professionals’ search for meaning; weighing consultants’ worth; the conflict of interest debate; a call for courage on diversity; HS2 blurs consultancy lines; Brexit and fees

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020

Brexit drives 20% rise in government consultancy spending

Public and private clients ‘pushing back’ and demanding top advisers to justify high fees

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020

EY diversity head: UK still has ‘some way to go’

Arun Batra — and the country — have come a long way but battles remain at a ‘difficult time’

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020

Decision looms over consultancy and audit ‘conflict’

Does professional services firms’ consultancy work jeopardise accounting independence?

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020

Millennial consultants yearn for meaning at work

Can firms match young recruits’ desire for purpose and better work-life balance?

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020

HS2 shows how lines are blurring in consultancy

Generalist big firms are increasingly vying for work with specialists

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020

How consultancies weigh individuals’ worth

Assessing effectiveness is more complex than who wins repeat business

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020

UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020 ratings

Consultancies recommended by clients and peers, rated by sectors and services

Tuesday, 28 January, 2020

City lawyer rejects hacking allegations in wealth fund dispute

Neil Gerrard has become embroiled in court battle between UAE fund and US businessman

Monday, 27 January, 2020

FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly

Technical analysis, blockchain litigation edition

“Following the 2018 enforcement wave, blockchain litigation returned to its previous upward trajectory in 2019.”

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