All articles by Paul Hodgson
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ArticleICO: U.K. companies can expect large GDPR fines soon
Year 1 under the General Data Protection Regulation saw no fines handed out in the United Kingdom. Year 2 could be a much different story,
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ArticleU.K.’s Pensions Regulator getting serious about enforcement
Considered “feeble” no more, the United Kingdom’s Pensions Regulator is ramping up enforcement actions against individuals or organizations not in compliance with the law.
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FRC: Auditors must look for fraud
FRC CEO Stephen Haddrill confirmed that during the transition to the new statutory regulator, the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority, the FRC will remain committed to tackling “deficiencies in audit and reporting quality vigorously.”
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ArticleEuropean Union adopts law to protect gig workers
Gig workers in the European Union—those workers in nontraditional roles—have been granted new rights by the European Parliament.
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ArticleCMA recommends major overhaul of U.K. audit market
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended reform of the audit market aimed at increasing quality and competition and breaking the stranglehold of the Big Four accounting firms.
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ArticleBrextension, but only if deal approved
After two rejections, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has sent a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk to ask for an extension on Brexit.
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ArticleInterserve: Carillion Part II
In an almost carbon copy of the Carillion collapse, peer contracting firm Interserve went into administration on Friday due to a majority of its shareholders rebelling against a debt cancellation deal that would have seen their investment at even lower levels than the deal that was finally agreed to.
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U.K. government unveils reform plan for modern work practices
In response to a July 2017 review of modern working practices, the U.K. government has issued a long-awaited package of legislation, regulation, and reforms. The “Good Work Plan” sets out seven principles to address challenges facing the U.K. labour market.
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ArticleNew, tough regulator to oversee U.K. audit
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council will soon be replaced by a new regulator acting on recommendations from Sir John Kingman of the London Stock Exchange. The government hopes to ensure the United Kingdom going forward has “a world-class audit and accounting regulator.”
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ArticleU.K. gender pay gap reports rife with defects
A new report from U.K. organization paygaps.com says that compliance with gender pay regulations and guidance is still very weak.
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The U.K.’s coming auditor rotation nightmare
Noting that a number of U.S. headquartered banks are due to rotate their U.K. subsidiary auditor soon, the FRC said this would result in the group auditor in the U.S., which is not required to rotate, being different from the U.K. subsidiary auditor. What then?
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BlogLabour says no to no-deal Brexit, yes to second referendum
The U.K. Labour Party announced it would push forward an amendment to the government’s Brexit motion that would make its “credible alternative plan” the Brexit negotiating position.
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BlogE3 moves to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Iran
The E3 has set up a special trade channel designed to allow companies in the European Union to circumvent U.S. sanctions in an effort to continue humanitarian trade with Iran.
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Big Four: Please don’t break us up
An in-depth look at responses to the Competition and Markets Authority proposals to reform the U.K. audit market.
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Brexit vote unlikely to produce clarity, so government prepping businesses for the worst
While the current Brexit deal (set to be voted on Tuesday evening) remains the U.K. government’s top priority, it understands preparation for all scenarios is necessary.
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U.K. government further tightens AML net
A reform package introduced recently by the U.K. government aims to increase transparency and tackle corruption in limited partnerships.
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FRC issues corporate governance principles for private companies
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) issued its long-awaited corporate governance standards for private companies, providing a framework to help the companies meet legal requirements and improve and disclose their governance.
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Big Four split on solutions to industry’s problems
Deloitte and KPMG have gone further than EY and PwC in their comments to the current CMA review of the industry, but it seems unlikely the members of the Big Four won't get on the same page.
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ArticleBrexit deal: Take it or leave it?
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal has been controversial, but there appears to be very little room for negotiation if it is scrapped.
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U.K. money laundering task force launched; watch out McMafia!
A new U.K. initiative aims to enhance processes for catching fraudsters and financial service abusers while educating industry and government agencies on how to identify and prevent economic crime.