Technology plus consolidation adds up to a transformed profession
The epoch of the pernickety Scots-trained accountant – horn-rimmed glasses on the forehead – punching numbers into his pocket calculator to prepare the ‘ETB’, the extended trial balance, are long...
Higgins joins accountancy group eyeing £50m growth
Benny Higgins, the art-loving former boss of Tesco Bank, has joined Wbg, the independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, as its new chairman.Higgins, who is currently chairman of Glasgow-based investment firm...
How to navigate financial challenges in a time of economic uncertainty
Kris Aspin heads EY Parthenon’s Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy practice in Scotland, a team dedicated to helping organisations navigate complex and urgent challenges At its core, our work at EY...
Private equity drives diversification and consolidation
The year began with Jean Stephens, the global head of RSM, the world’s sixth-largest accounting firm, saying she is open to merger talks with rivals as the profession geared up...
Bruce Cartwright interview: It’s time for accountants to stand up and be counted
Speaking in the wake of the Financial Reporting Council having imposed a record fine of £21 million on KPMG for its audits of Carillion, the government contractor that collapsed in...