Financial sector

China gives PwC record £47m fine and six-month ban over Evergrande

The China arm of the accountancy firm PwC has been banned for six months and fined a record 441m yuan (£47m) over its audit of the collapsed property developer...

China gives PwC £47m fine and six-month ban over Evergrande

The China arm of the accountancy firm PwC has been banned for six months and fined a total...

Revolut founder sells shares ‘worth up to $300m’ in fintech company

The founder of Revolut, one of the most valuable technology companies in Europe, has reportedly sold shares worth...

Mandelson-backed Bank of London reveals £42m in fresh funding days after winding-up order

The Bank of London, the fledgling clearing bank backed by the Labour grandee Lord Mandelson, has announced it...

‘I couldn’t sleep’: victims of UK fraud epidemic tell their story

“I couldn’t sleep. I was waking constantly thinking about it,” says Stephen of the trauma he felt after...

Why is the UK slashing the maximum banks must refund to fraud victims?

Consumer groups have attacked a regulator’s decision to slash the planned maximum amount that banks will have to refund to UK fraud victims from...

‘I was frustrated’: The woman who told Labour it didn’t need to spend £28bn on green investment

At the start of this year, among the snowy Swiss slopes of the Davos business get-together, Rhian-Mari Thomas was ready to make an elevator...

How a new, single form helps ease the trauma of debt for UK victims of economic abuse

Victims of economic abuse should find it easier to get help dealing with their creditors, as 25 banks and building societies have committed to...