Hiring expected to rise as profitability improves Sentiment amongst financial services firms deteriorated further in the three months to December, but there are signs of...
Commenting on the Chancellor’s efforts to reduce paperwork when claiming R&D tax credits, Peter Maybrey, financial services tax partner at PwC said: “The Chancellor’s moves...
Commenting on the increase in the main rate of Class 4 NICs for the self-employed by 1% to 10%, with a further 1% increase in...
Commenting on today's Budget in relation to the financial services sector, Sarah Prior, financial services tax partner, said: "Today's Budget has thankfully been a quiet...
‘Challenger’ CEOs say distinctive offerings avoid the need to compete directly with the main high street players – many don’t see current account switching market...
Hiring expected to rise as profitability improves Sentiment amongst financial services firms deteriorated further in the three months to December, but there are signs of...
Commenting on the Bank of England's stress tests results today, James Hewer, UK stress tests leader and partner at PwC said: "Today's stress...
Earlier this week , the European Commission published its first proposals for revised rules to calibrate capital and liquidity requirements – in the form of...
Commenting on interest deductibility proposals for banks, Peter Maybrey, banking and capital markets partner, PwC said: "Supporting the competitiveness of the UK's banking sector is...
· £17.4 billion was paid by UK banks in year to 31 March 2016, and £16.8 billion by foreign banks The total tax contribution of...
Total unsecured debt in UK reached an all-time high in 2016, at almost £10,000 per household PwC’s Credit Confidence Survey shows confidence at its highest...
PwC said: "While the FRC has acknowledged that we had been deliberately misled by third parties, we recognise that certain aspects of this 2007 audit...
Anthony Kruizinga, PwC's European head of stress testing, said: “The European stress testing regime, which began in its current form with the Comprehensive Assessment in...
European banks must initiate an overhaul in order to fend off new and varied challengers as the spectre of Brexit looms over the sector. This...
Steve Davies, EMEA fintech leader at PwC, commented: "London is emerging as the fintech capital of the world. This is in part because of the...
Simon Hunt, UK head of banking and capital markets at PwC, commented: "The UK is one of the world’s leading financial centres. The banking sector...
PwC’s Emerging & Digital Technologies team has today announced an exciting project undertaken with the Bank of England which provided technical expertise and support to...
Growth in business volumes holds up Optimism among firms in the financial services sector fell for the second consecutive quarter in the three months to...
PwC has appointed Andrew Kail as leader of its UK Financial Services practice, succeeding Kevin Burrowes who joins PwC UK’s Executive Board from 1 July...
PwC Legal has appointed Laetitia Costa as head of its banking and finance Team. Laetitia joins from Milbank where she was a partner and has...
Commenting on today's publication of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) retail banking investigation provisional remedies, John Lyons, retail and commercial banking leader and partner...
A new global survey from PwC reveals the differing views between investors and chief executives on key issues such as performance incentives, the availability of...
New project aims to survey effectiveness of compliance rules implemented by financial institutions, and assess the associated costs and effectiveness in combatting money laundering and...
The International Accounting Standards Board’s amendments to the new revenue standard, IFRS 15 "Revenue from contracts with customers", have now been finalised. Responding to the...
Jon Williams, financial services and climate change partner, PwC, comments on the challenge of bringing climate-related risks into the financial mainstream: “Given the scale of...
Optimism among firms in the financial services sector has fallen at the fastest rate since 2011, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey. The...
As canny shoppers find more sophisticated ways to compare prices and find the best deals, 70% of UK consumers say they expect to buy goods...
PwC has hired Patrick Spens, the former regulator, hedge fund founder and city trader, to help consider the implications and possible applications for blockchain technology...
UK banking CEOs are preparing for cyber-attacks, predicting a decline in staff numbers and planning tax changes to reflect tougher stakeholder expectations over banking transparency....
Commenting on the announcement regarding the Bank of England’s launch of a New Bank Start-up Unit, Darren Meek, PwC's challenger banks leader, said: "This announcement...
Overseas level of business below normal, quarterly survey finds Growth in business volumes picked up more strongly than expected in the three months to December...
PwC is delighted to confirm the successful conclusion of the sale of substantially all of the remaining businesses and assets of Caparo Industries Group. This...
PwC expects to see more than €58 billion of proceeds raised in FY15, after Q4 delivered five mega IPOs raising more than €1.5billion each across...
Commenting on the Basel Committee issuing its second consultation on the Standardised Approach (SA) for calculating Risk Weighted Assets (RWAs) for credit risk, Richard Barfield,...
‘Banana Skins’ poll identifies top threats to banks UK bankers and market watchers now place fears about cyber crime at the top of a list...
PwC is pleased to announce the sale of the Caparo Tubular Solutions business to the Gupta family, whose interests include the SIMEC and Liberty House...
PwC is pleased to announce the sale of Caparo Wire in Wrexham to Rcapital. This deal safeguards the jobs of 79 employees. The business specialises...
PwC is pleased to announce the sale of Caparo Testing Technologies to Applus+, a company operating globally in the Testing, Inspection and Certification sector. This...
Payroll errors cost the average FTSE 100 company between £10m and £30m per year, a new study from PwC has found. This surprising statistic forms...
On Monday 19 October, Administrators from PwC, were appointed to 16 companies within the Caparo Industries Group. These companies were: (1) Caparo Industries Plc (2)...
On Monday 19 October, Administrators from PwC, were appointed to 16 companies within the Caparo Industries Group. Following their appointment the Administrators have worked closely...
As the steel industry finds itself under unprecedented pressure, PwC has announced a deal to help safeguard the jobs of close to 2,000 workers at...
H1 overall closures at five-year lows Lowest churn rate of openings + closures since 2011 Coffee shops, charity shops, take away food shops thriving Cheque...
PwC is proud to announce the winners of the AIM Awards 2015. In this, the AIM exchange's 20th year, the volume, range and quality of...
PwC is proud to announce the winners of the AIM Awards 2015. In this, the AIM exchange's 20th year, the volume, range and quality of...
Q3 2015 activity was subdued – with 53 IPOs (down 30% from Q3 2014) raising €4.6bn (down nearly a third on Q3 2014). 94% of...
In response to the Chancellor's Summer Budget, Matthew Barling, PwC banking tax partner said: "The reform and reduction in the bank levy will be welcomed...
Rothesay Life assumes pension liabilities for all defined benefit pension scheme members of the Lehman Brothers Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”), including pensioners in payment and...
Q1 2015 saw €16.4bn of IPO proceeds in Europe, the strongest start for 15 years Activity was driven by €1bn+ deals in Madrid, London, Switzerland...
Today marks ten years since Rob Hunt, Tony Lomas, and Ian Powell were appointed as administrators of MG Rover Group, the Midlands -based car production...