Big Four lag behind smaller firms in AI adoption, says ex-EY chair
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Big Four lag behind smaller firms in AI adoption, says ex-EY chair

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Big Four lag behind smaller firms in AI adoption, ...

Former EY UK chair Hywel Ball highlights the challenges the Big Four face in adopting AI, suggesting that smaller, more agile firms are leading the wa...

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Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £110m national firm
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Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £110m national firm

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Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £11...

Menzies LLP and Beever and Struthers have merged to form a national accountancy and business advisory firm with combined fee income of £110 million an...

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Cooper Parry grows deals team with Fellwood Advisory
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Cooper Parry grows deals team with Fellwood Advisory

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Cooper Parry grows deals team with Fellwood Adviso...

Cooper Parry has strengthened its deals advisory capabilities with the acquisition of Fellwood Advisory, a mid-market debt advisory firm, marking its ...

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HaysMac strengthens private client team with new director hire
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HaysMac strengthens private client team with new director hire

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HaysMac strengthens private client team with new d...

HaysMac has appointed Tim Walford-Fitzgerald as Private Client Director, strengthening the firm’s tax advisory offering to high-net-worth individuals ...

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Moore Kingston Smith expands with CBW Recovery acquisition
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Moore Kingston Smith expands with CBW Recovery acquisition

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Moore Kingston Smith expands with CBW Recovery acq...

Moore Kingston Smith has expanded its restructuring and insolvency capabilities with the acquisition of CBW Recovery, a London-based insolvency partne...

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Baker Tilly adds UAE firm to expand Middle East footprint
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Baker Tilly adds UAE firm to expand Middle East footprint

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Baker Tilly adds UAE firm to expand Middle East fo...

Baker Tilly International has added a new member firm in the United Arab Emirates, marking an expansion of its network in a market the group describes...

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FTSE AIM 100: PwC and BDO battle for value
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FTSE AIM 100: PwC and BDO battle for value

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FTSE AIM 100: PwC and BDO battle for value

The latest Adviser Rankings Ltd figures for AIM auditors reveal a quarter of mixed fortunes for firms across the rankings. While PKF Littlejohn contin...

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How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a strategic advantage
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How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a strategic advantage

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How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a stra...

Technology CFOs are rethinking how their organisations handle indirect tax, moving beyond manual processes and siloed systems to convert compliance in...

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Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners
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Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners

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Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners

Accountancy and advisory firm Gerald Edelman has acquired Redhill-based Vista Partners, strengthening its presence across Surrey, Sussex, and the Sout...

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MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices in three years
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MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices in three years

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MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices i...

Financial controls tightened following high-profile expense and cheque fraud cases Read More...

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Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny
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Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny

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Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a formal investigation into Deloitte’s audits of Glencore plc and its UK subsidiary, Glencore Energ...

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Confidence among UK accountants still short of a full recovery
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Confidence among UK accountants still short of a full recovery

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Confidence among UK accountants still short of a f...

UK accountants report tentative signs of recovery following two consecutive quarters of improved sentiment, but business confidence remains well below...

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Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equity
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Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equity

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Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equit...

Nearly half of the UK’s leading accountancy firms are open to private equity investment, according to new research by law firm Kingsley Napley,  under...

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Barclays fined £42m over serious failures in financial crime controls
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Barclays fined £42m over serious failures in financial crime controls

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Barclays fined £42m over serious failures in finan...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays a combined £42 million for serious failings in its financial crime risk management, citing tw...

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UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with first global standard
Accounting Standards

UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with first global standard

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UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with fir...

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a new international standard aimed at bringing structure, transparency, and trust to the rapidly...

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KPMG replaced by small firm as P&O Ferries auditor
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KPMG replaced by small firm as P&O Ferries auditor

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KPMG replaced by small firm as P&O Ferries auditor

P&O Ferries has appointed a boutique Oxfordshire-based firm, Just Audit & Assurance (JAA), as its new auditor following the unexpected departu...

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AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle accounting skills gap
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AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle accounting skills gap

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AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle...

The University of Exeter and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) have announced a new degree apprenticeship programme aimed at addressing ...

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One year on: Reflections and advice from the 2024 35 under 35 winners
35 under 35

One year on: Reflections and advice from the 2024 35 under 35 winners

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One year on: Reflections and advice from the 2024 ...

What impact does making the 35 under 35 list really have? We spoke to a handful of 2024 winners to hear how the recognition shaped their careers, what...

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BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns
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BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns

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BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns

The Financial Reporting Council has sharply criticised BDO’s audit quality, calling its work “significantly short of expectations” and placing the fir...

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The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world
ACCA

The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world

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The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world

AI is transforming accountancy, but not replacing it. ACCA’s new report finds automation is eliminating repetition while expanding roles that demand j...

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What happens when small businesses ignore accountants
Accounting Firms

What happens when small businesses ignore accountants

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What happens when small businesses ignore accounta...

New report warns of widening support gap as SMBs face economic pressures alone Read More...

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Expert advice on building a resource management revenue engine
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Expert advice on building a resource management revenue engine

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Expert advice on building a resource management re...

Hear from industry experts and take action by joining our live workshop with Christine Robinson. Read More...

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Xeinadin promotes 10 new partners across UK and Ireland
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Xeinadin promotes 10 new partners across UK and Ireland

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Xeinadin promotes 10 new partners across UK and Ir...

Xeinadin has appointed 10 new partners across its UK and Ireland network, reinforcing its advisory capabilities and internal leadership pipeline. Read...

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Former PwC partner joins Cooper Parry as National Tax lead
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Former PwC partner joins Cooper Parry as National Tax lead

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Former PwC partner joins Cooper Parry as National ...

Adam Waller to lead strategic tax consulting as firm deepens national growth ambitions Read More...

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Private equity and ESG top the mid-tier agenda, ICAEW finds
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Private equity and ESG top the mid-tier agenda, ICAEW finds

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Private equity and ESG top the mid-tier agenda, IC...

A growing number of mid-tier accountancy firms are eyeing private equity investment and new ESG service lines, according to fresh research from the IC...

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When the apple doesn’t fall far from the audit firm
Audit

When the apple doesn’t fall far from the audit firm

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When the apple doesn’t fall far from the audit fir...

When right is nobody’s business, wrong sets the culture. The recent PCAOB fines totalling $8.5 million for cheating on ethics exams at Deloitte, PwC a...

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Can agentic AI really handle end-to-end tax and audit workflows?
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Can agentic AI really handle end-to-end tax and audit workflows?

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Can agentic AI really handle end-to-end tax and au...

Agentic AI is pushing beyond routine automation, offering tax teams autonomous workflows, compliance insights, and specialist AI “colleagues.” Here’s ...

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