- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By Jaclyn Jaeger2021-08-05T18:14:00
The Financial Reporting Council ordered KPMG to pay a £13 million (U.S. $18 million) fine for “breaches of the principles of integrity and objectivity” in its advisory role regarding the 2011 sale of mattress company Silentnight to U.S. private equity firm HIG Capital.
2022-03-08T18:59:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council announced a reduced fine of 875,000 pounds (U.S. $1.15 million) against KPMG for audit failings in its work at bar chain Revolution Bars Group for the fiscal years ended 2015 and 2016.
2022-02-10T13:13:00Z By Neil Hodge
Details to emerge from the disciplinary tribunal regarding KPMG’s conduct during its work at Carillion and Regenersis could have ramifications for the Big Four firm, the audit profession more widely, and potential future regulation and monitoring.
2021-10-13T16:33:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
KPMG and one of its former partners were found to be “untruthful” during an independent tribunal’s investigation into the audit firm’s advisory role regarding the sale of mattress company Silentnight to private equity firm HIG Capital.
2025-06-25T16:29:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
In May, three commissioners for the Consumer Product Safety Commission were abruptly fired by President Donald Trump and sued for their jobs shortly after. A federal judge has ruled that the commissioners should be reinstated, although it’s unclear whether that ruling may itself be reversed.
2025-06-19T19:28:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Fraud now accounts for around 40% of all crime in the U.K., posing a major problem for banks and consumers. Ted Datta, head of industry practice for financial crime compliance at Moody’s, warns that the risk is growing fast.
2025-06-16T18:04:00Z By Neil Hodge
Trying to put rules in place to oversee an industry that has grown largely outside of regulation is not without serious challenges. But the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) latest consultation aims to attract industry views about how some key aspects of crypto trading should be regulated ahead of planned ...
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