Colin: Curiosity killed the cat, but not the watchdog
Curiosity killed the cat, but doesn't appear to afflict accounting watchdog the FRC, muses Colin
Curiosity killed the cat, but doesn't appear to afflict accounting watchdog the FRC, muses Colin
The FRC made a “serious mistake” by failing to investigate the auditing of HBOS earlier, MPs have said in a report which criticises the way regulators handled the collapse of the bank.
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