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The firm will redeploy some members of its advisory team to other departments, letting 40 staff go in the coming days, according to two sources familiar with the matter

KPMG, one of the world’s four largest accounting firms and professional services network, will make 40 jobs redundant at its advisory business in Hong Kong as it remodels its consultancy operation, according to two people familiar with the plans.
The staff affected, representing 2 per cent of the firm’s headcount in Hong Kong and 4 per cent of the positions in the advisory business, will be let go in the coming days, according to the sources, who declined to be named for speaking of a confidential matter.
Some employees will be reassigned to different departments, while 40 will be let go. Some staff members in specific posts will be given additional time to ensure a smooth transition, the sources said. KPMG’s spokeswoman did not immediately provide a comment.
KPMG, with its global headquarters in the Netherlands, wants to focus its advisory business on technology, transformation, value creation, innovation and financial services, which would necessitate letting go of the team that handled general analysis and traditional advisory, the sources said.
The move is to remodel KPMG to enable its advisory business to have a better focus to meet customers’ needs, particularly in the areas of innovation and technology upgrades, they said.
Hong Kong was the world’s largest destination for initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2019 for the seventh time in 11 years. That level of fundraising activity has created an ecosystem of financial and professional services comprising bankers, brokers, accounts, auditors and management consultants.
“There is strong demand for accounting services,” said Johnson Kong Chi-how, president of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), in an interview with South China Morning Post last week. “Besides the normal audit and due diligence services, many accounting firms are also in demand for debt restructuring and other advisory services for improving operational efficiencies amid an economy downturn.”

英国最大零售业者乐购(Tesco)(TSCO.L)已经将中国合资事业的20%股权卖给合资伙伴华润集团旗下公司，由此获得2.75亿英镑(3.57亿美元)资金，并完全退出中国。

乐购在2014年与华润集团合资设立Gain Land，从那时开始逐步退出中国。

乐购周二表示，卖出这部份股权将可使公司进一步简化业务，并专注于核心业务的运营。乐购称售股收入将用于一般公司用途。

截至2月21日，监管部门今年以来共计披露了174张2020年银行罚单（处罚对象包括银行从业者），合计罚没4817万元。

从罚单公示出来的信息来看，信贷业务违规、票据违规、违反审慎经营、违规销售依旧是银行业的痼疾。此外，还有一些过去较少披露出来的新问题在2020年也走到台前，这或许与今年银行资管转型力度加大等有一定的关系。

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