Solving America’s shortage of accountants FT News Briefing

Lloyds Banking Group joins HSBC and US group Citi in ordering employees back into the office, a shortage of accountants is causing problems in the US and Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is caught up in a scandal over expensive jewellery from his time in office. Plus, the FT’s Courtney Weaver on the FT’s latest podcast series, ‘The Russian Banker’, about a controversial Russian financier who fled to the US.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Shortage of young accountants leads BDO USA to double offshore workforce
Brazil’s jewellery scandal adds to Jair Bolsonaro’s legal woes
UK banks tighten up on work from home
The Russian Banker, Part 1: The raid
The FT News Briefing is produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon, Manuela Saragosa, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Monique Mulima, Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. 
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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