PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - Jan 19
- The KPMG auditor in charge of checking the accounts of listed UK outsourcer Regenersis has been fined 150,000 pounds ($203,850.00) by the accounting regulator and banned from the profession for three years after he admitted misleading its inspectors. - Crypto companies will face stricter advertising rules under plans set out by the UK Treasury to boost consumer protections in the fast-growing digital asset industry, as global regulators tighten the screws on how tokens are promoted.
The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines
- Microsoft to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard for $75 bln https://on.ft.com/3rrJOdO - Fourth Pfizer jab ineffective in blocking Omicron, Israeli study shows https://on.ft.com/3GGK0wb
- KPMG auditor fined and banned for misleading watchdog inspectors https://on.ft.com/3Kl9IZ7 - UK Treasury to crack down on 'misleading' crypto promotions https://on.ft.com/3GHJ2j8
Overview - Microsoft has agreed to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard for $75 billion in the biggest ever deal by the tech company.
- A fourth dose of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine is largely ineffective in stopping Omicron infections despite boosting antibodies, an Israeli hospital study showed. - The KPMG auditor in charge of checking the accounts of listed UK outsourcer Regenersis has been fined 150,000 pounds ($203,850.00) by the accounting regulator and banned from the profession for three years after he admitted misleading its inspectors.
- Crypto companies will face stricter advertising rules under plans set out by the UK Treasury to boost consumer protections in the fast-growing digital asset industry, as global regulators tighten the screws on how tokens are promoted. ($1 = 0.7358 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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