Month: April 2020
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Apr- 2020 -22 AprilAccounting Standards
Metro Bank issues £10.5m refund following CMA investigation
Metro Bank has committed to repay more than £10.5m to its customers after it breached a legal order, the Competition…
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22 AprilBusiness Bites
Will there be coronavirus help for small company directors who are paid by dividend?
The financial plight of limited company directors has been raised by the Tory chairman of the Treasury select committee. Mel…
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22 AprilPeople Moves
Team 17 appoints Mark Crawford as CFO
Global games entertainment label Team 17 has announced the appointment of Mark Crawford as its CFO and board director with…
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22 AprilCoronavirus
Accountancy firm issues ‘concerns’ for self-employed workers
An “alarming” number of self-employed workers won’t qualify for government support, according to a recent Shenward Chartered Accountants survey. The…
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21 AprilBig Four
Risk of economic disaster may transcend human one, says KPMG chairman
The chairman of ‘Big Four’ accountancy firm KPMG has warned that the potential risk of “economic disaster” may soon “transcend…
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21 AprilBusiness Bites
Oil prices plunge, Virgin Australia could crash land, Nasa robots controlled from the kitchen table
Oil producers in the United States will pay you to take their barrels as global demand has plummeted amid government…
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21 AprilCoronavirus
Companies House suspends strike-offs amid Covid-19 crisis
Companies House has announced it has temporarily paused its strike off process to prevent companies being dissolved amid the Covid-19…
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21 AprilAdministrations
Cath Kidston bought out of administration by owner
Global lifestyle brand Cath Kidston has been bought out of administration by its parent company Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA)…
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21 AprilAccounting Firms
Grant Thornton cuts staff pay and hours to mitigate Covid-19 impact
Grant Thornton has cut the pay and hours of what is reported to be around 300 members of staff whose…
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21 AprilPeople Moves
UHY Hacker Young appoints new managing partner
Accountancy group UHY Hacker Young has announced the appointment of Subarna Banerjee as managing partner of its London and Nottingham…
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