Ernst & Young

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) should keep interest rates at 0.5% until November, as any rise will cause "disastrous consequences" for the UK economy, a group of influential economists has warned.

The UK Chancellor's 2011 Budget speech was set against a backdrop of very tight finances, a spluttering recovery and rising inflation.

KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and Ernst & Young have offered to reform the way they operate ahead of what is expected to be a highly critical report on their role in the financial crisis and lack of competition in the sector.

Ernst & Young (E&Y) "sat by silently" as Lehman Brothers tried to hide its financial problems from investors in the months before its collapse, US prosecutors have alleged in a lawsuit.

Andy Watts, intermediary director at 1st - Exchange, looks at the part technology is playing for adviser firms wanting to differentiate their business in the run-up to RDR.

The heads of the "Big Four" accountancy firms must defend themselves to a House of Lords committee investigating their role in the recent financial crisis.

All 11 of the Arch cru fund cells have been suspended from the Channel Islands stock exchange (CISX) after auditors said they could not find enough evidence of yearly cash flows.

Ernst & Young is one of two audit giants facing fresh scrutiny from the accountancy watchdog over the segregation of client assets.

Ernst & Young (E&Y) has been forced to file a huge range of valuations with potential rescuers of Lifemark, because the fund's final worth is so unpredictable.

Advisers looking to sell out before 2012 will need to ensure their business is RDR-ready to stand a chance of attracting a buyer, says 1st Exchange.