News about Peter Collins

Savers blast government over state pension top-ups chaos, as we discover MORE blunders

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 6, 2024
Chris Taylor, 72, pictured left, spent £740 nearly eight years ago on top-ups that turned out to be worthless, but did not receive a full refund until we intervened. Martin Ryves, 65, pictured right, paid £4,900 to boost his state pension in May last year, but his money vanished until we and his MP asked the Government to investigate. We have previously reported that untold sums of top-ups cash could be sitting in government coffers, instead of being processed to boost state pensions or repaid to people.

After a sacked priest's hand-manhandled and screamed at a 76-year-old pensioner during a bust-up over bringing a puppy to the Christmas Eve mass, Catholic church leaders defend their decision not to alert police.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 10, 2024
After arguing about whether a teenage child could carry a puppy to mass, father Michael Brookes, 62, (pictured right and left) was voted out from his post at St Thomas More chapel in Harleston, Norfolk, (pictured inset), he 'assaulted' the lady. Until Peter Collins, the Bishop of East Anglia, found that his position was untenable, church officials were investigated. But the woman, who does not want to be identified, said, "There was unbearable pressure on me not to talk about the assault afterwards,' implying that there isn't much help locally, and it has impacted my mental stability.'

In a controversy over a 76-year-old churchgoer's throwing a puppy to a Christmas Eve mass, a Roman Catholic priest was dismissed and services were suspended

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 8, 2024
After a 'physical' clash with a 76-year-old female parishioner over a child carrying a puppy to a service, a Catholic priest was dismissed. Father Michael Brookes (pictured inset), 62, was accused of grabbing the woman and throwing her into a room minutes before Christmas Eve mass. The woman, who has been a parishioner for many years, might have opted to the police if no action was taken, but she hasn't told anyone else that this had occurred. After Father Brookes was evicted from his position, she decided not to involve police.

The Florida State board of trustees accepts the ACC's resignation from the league, winning a $572 million fine for leaving the school, 19 days after being kicked out of the College Football Playoff

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 22, 2023
If your complaint is successful, Florida State University will try to leave the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in a move that could result in the college athletics league's demise. The school is contesting the estimated $572 million fine if they breached the television deal that gave over their 'grant of rights' (GoR) to ESPN. In Leon County Circuit Court (Florida), an emergency meeting of the FSU board of trustees resulted in a unanimous decision to file a lawsuit against the ACC, alleging that the conference's exit fee and right are legally enforced against the university.

PWC has sacked 330 workers after being caught up in a controversy over the use of classified government information

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 8, 2023
PwC, the 'Big Four' accounting company, is firing 330 workers in the aftermath of the scandal over leakage of classified government tax information with 141 workers to go around Adelaide and 200 nationally. Kevin Burrowes, PwC's CEO, said the layoffs were a "difficult decision," but it was one that the company had been 'forced' to make.' Graduates who were supposed to start in PwC's spun-off consultancy arm were advised not to commit to working for a year.

After the PWC's loss, there is a warning for tax consultants who can assist clients in avoiding Australian legislation: the regulator has promised a tough crackdown

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 6, 2023
Labor senator Deborah O'Neill (pictured left), said on Sunday that tax advisors who help their clients comply with Australian legislation could face fines of more than $780 million as part of the country's largest crackdown on misconduct. PwC partner Peter Collins' leak of a case involving confidential federal tax briefings drew a pall over government consultancy work at all levels. In the photo above, a PwC sign on a building is shown.

Following the PwC Australian leak case, eight partners were fired

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 3, 2023
The probe found that "misuse of confidential information" infringed on professional ethics. PwC also identified "a lack of leadership and governance" as the culprits, which PwC also noted in a tweet. In May, the Australian Treasury referred the matter to the police.

Gladys Berejiklian's lonely love life before Daryl Maguire ruined her life and she met boyfriend

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 30, 2023
The former premier of NSW - who was described as'seriously corrupt' by the ICAC's probe on Thursday - confessed in 2020 that she had never had a long-term relationship before. Well, it all changed in 2013 when Ms Bejiklian first met Liberal Wagga state legislator and father-of-two Daryl Maguire, whose affair blossomed in 2015. Her life up to that time had been devoted to building a successful political career until Maguire embroiled her in his own uncovered wrongdoing and caused her to crash.

PWC scandal: Australian consultancy firm announces new CEO and sells off government operations

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 25, 2023
PwC Australia's beleaguered consultancy behemoth has named its new CEO and revealed that it will sell its government services to a private equity company for just $1. The big four professional services company revealed on Sunday that it would bring a new CEO from its Singapore team to help solve the tax leaks scandal's repetiting of mistakes. Following the revelation that Peter Collins, the former tax consultant, leaked classified and confidential government details to prospective partners and customers, PwC has been in crisis mode.

Senator Deborah O'Neill explains why the PwC tax scandal is so concerning to all Australians

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 7, 2023
The affair, according to Deborah O'Neill of Daily Mail Australia, affects every single Australian, regardless of whether they have ever had any immediate ties to PwC. The company is one of the world's top four consulting companies, and it collaborates closely with the Australian federal government. PwC staff used sensitive, confidential data to attract employers and rewrite tax policies, which may have cost the Australian economy as much as $180 million in lost income from major foreign companies. Senator O'Neill is urging PwC to'name the names' and'allow Australians and the international financial markets to determine who has and hasn't behaved ethically'. According to Daily Mail Australia, the global head of reputation is currently coordinating with the local PwC team in response to the crisis.

Four high-flyers at the center of the controversy have been named, one of whom worked for ATO, according to a PWC tax leak, while two others have been with ATO for four years

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 6, 2023
The four guys, identified as Peter Collins (right), Paul McNab (centre), Michael Bersten (left), and Neil Fuller, all had more than 75 years experience in Australian taxation, and between them may have made more than $1 million per year while working with the company. PwC has confirmed that none of the men named are still employed. According to reports, one of the founders resigned in 2019, while another hasn't resigned from his role with a different company. Peter Collins has been barred from serving as a tax consultant and is under scrutiny by the Australian Federal Police.

PwC's chief was investigated after using classified government reports to boost sales

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 24, 2023
The Australian Federal Police has been referred to a PwC partner who shared classified government tax policy information in order to improve company. According to Treasury Secretary May, the consulting firm's former head of international tax Peter Collins inappropriately used personal commonwealth information.

In the new film "Ferrari," Adam Driver Is Returning to Italy to Play a Car Scion

www.popsugar.co.uk, October 10, 2022
Adam Driver is once more playing the scion at the helm of a very popular Italian family whose name has become synonymous with a luxury brand. No, it is not a "House of Gucci" sequel. In Michael Mann's forthcoming film "Ferrari," the driver is transformed into Enzo Ferrari. The crew is currently filming in Modena, Italy, and on October 7, they announced two, first-look photos of Driver on set. When Enzo, a former race-car racer, and his partner, Laura (Penélope Cruz), are at a point of vulnerability, "Ferrari" is set in 1957. Ferrari, the company's founder, is on the verge of bankruptcy, and their union is tense. Enzo, who began racing as purely a racing company before it began selling cars, has decided to take a big swing in the 1957 Mille Miglia race. The famous run is about a thousand miles long and includes a round trip between Rome and Brescia.

Patrick Dempsey reveals white hair while Jack O'Connell takes a drive as they film Ferrari in Italy

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 20, 2022
When shooting in Italy on Tuesday, Patrick Dempsey and Jack O'Connell revealed their characters' views on the forthcoming Michael Mann-directed film Ferrari. The 56-year-old Grey's Anatomy actor and the 32-year-old Skins actor were on set in Modena, where they were joined by actress Sarah Gadon, 35. Adam Driver appears in the film, which is the Heat director's first feature film in seven years, as Enzo Ferrari, the maker of the legendary sports cars that bear his name.