Tag: PwC
Financial services firms battle to increase female applications
Only a third of financial services firms in the UK manage to increase applications from women, despite targeted recruitment campaigns.
Governance uncertainty prompted by Trump unlikely to end ESG demands
Report says shareholders are likely to maintain pressure over ESG issues, despite uncertainty hanging over US governance following Donald Trump’s presidential election.
Unions and business groups unite to call for strengthened governance
TUC and corporate governance bodies join together in plea for new regulators overseeing governance.
Caution urged over UK executive pay
PwC pay expert calls for an “escalation mechanism” rather than immediate use of binding votes for shareholders concerned about pay.
PwC pays £2.3m fine over Cattles audit
Big Four audit firm fined over work on the 2007 accounts of subprime lender.
Capita appoints Powell as chairman
Former senior partner at UK’s biggest professional services firm to lead the board at Capita.
Tax transparency is here to stay
Companies are volunteering more about their tax affairs. But it comes in the context of governments and regulators preparing to set higher demands on disclosures.
FTSE 100 continues pay restraint
A third of CEOs received no increase in their salary as pay becomes harder to earn.
Longevity of US auditors criticised
Sweden’s national pension fund takes a swipe at long-standing audit relationships in the US.