The Big Four accounting firms feel the pinch as businesses take stock
Still, auditors have garnered more than their share of unwanted attention after a string of scandals, company collapses and fines...
Analysis
Questor: in a nation of hygiene addicts McBride should be cleaning up
It seems clear that the cleaning bug will benefit McBride going into its 2021 financial year, but there is little...
HSBC under pressure amid Hong Kong freedom row
For a glorious dictatorship, sensing and seizing the opportunity to push your luck is vital. The modern master of exploiting...
Rishi Sunak should scrap Bank of England inflation target to focus on GDP growth, says Jim O’Neill
“It wouldn’t guarantee a V-shaped recovery but it would certainly increase the probability of one. I do suspect there are...
Treasury urged to step in as furloughed staff face losing their jobs
The Treasury is under pressure to intervene as surging numbers of workers are put on notice of redundancy despite employers taking...
The Bank of England is propping up bloated financial markets but doing the economy no good
On-going QE warped the price of houses and other real assets, widening wealth inequality in the UK and beyond. But...
Lockdown generation called up to national youth corps
Accountancy student Shuab Gamote should be in Scotland working on the opportunity of a lifetime – a one-year work placement...
Sainsbury’s new boss needs perfect balance to keep tills ringing
While many, Coupe included, believe a shift to online grocery shopping will be permanent, Black says Sainsbury’s store estate stands...
Why does the Government’s ‘can-do’ attitude to solving this crisis stop at women?
The scale and speed of the financial support schemes that have been put in place to help Britons through this...
Giving British citizenship to 300,000 Hong Kongers will boost the economy
Around 300,000 people still hold BNO passports. With China threatening the quasi-independence of the territory, they might finally be offered...
