Carillion was a form of Ponzi scheme
In this, my second interview with Kam Sandhu of Real Media, I was asked about the collapse of the construction […]
Deloitte
Breakthrough in RBS trial as judge orders bank to produce Fred’s emails
The Royal Bank of Scotland has been rapped over the knuckles by a High Court judge over its failure to
The Business Herald 2013 Review – Professional Services
Two of the biggest developments in Scottish professional services in the past year came when global firms set up large
The “financial terrorism” of Royal Bank of Scotland
Another of the banking scandals I’ve been covering for more than three years is gaining a wider audience, following the
Loss of trust
Scottish banking was once renowned for prudential management. Today the association is rather different. Financial journalist Ian Fraser gives his
Deloitte and the demise of RBS
One of Fred Goodwin’s first acts on being appointed Royal Bank of Scotland’s chief executive on 6 March, 2000 was
Looks like Fred Goodwin may face criminal charges after all
The FSA spent an estimated £10m on its report into the failure of RBS, including £7.7m paid to ‘Big Four’
RBS: Inside the Bank that Ran Out of Money (full one-hour documentary)
RBS Inside The Bank That Ran Out of Money is a major television project on which I worked as both
Accountancy lost sight of its primary role to the detriment of us all
Accountancy has changed beyond recognition since the 1970s. At that time the accountancy professor Roy Sidebotham wrote: “There seems to be
Holyrood candidate Kit Fraser bares all (nearly) outside RBS AGM
Outside the Royal Bank of Scotland’s annual general meeting in Edinburgh, Kit Fraser stripped to his boxer shorts in protest
The horse has bolted, but at least the Lords have started to clean out accountancy’s Augean stables
Lord MacGregor, a former Conservative chief secretary of the Treasury, today unveiled the hard-hitting and long-awaited conclusions of the House
Francine McKenna: Ten things you need to know about ‘Big Four’ audit firms
I’ve long suspected that, where banking and finance sector clients are concerned, the Big Four audit firms see their role
Self-regulation puts the UK at greater risk
Toothless regulation of the accountancy profession, together with its increasing commercialisation in the UK, leaves Britain more at risk of