Ethics in accounting: Can firms restore public trust?
Accounting Firms

Ethics in accounting: Can firms restore public trust?

2y Accountancy Age

Ethics in accounting: Can firms restore public tru...

Over the past five years, accounting firms have faced penalties exceeding $100 million globally for lapses tied to ethical breaches, according to a re...

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How are digital assets changing the balance sheet?
Corporate Governance

How are digital assets changing the balance sheet?

2y Accountancy Age

How are digital assets changing the balance sheet?

Once the domain of tech enthusiasts and speculative investors, digital assets are now transforming the financial underpinnings of global business. Cry...

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Navigating a new era of corporate reporting
Corporate Governance

Navigating a new era of corporate reporting

2y David Hackett, AICPA & CIMA

Navigating a new era of corporate reporting

Corporate reporting is rapidly evolving, with numerous new standards and requirements being established to guide companies towards more responsible an...

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What accountants need to know about becoming an authorised corporate service provider
Accounting Firms

What accountants need to know about becoming an authorised corporate servic...

2y John Clarke, Companies House

What accountants need to know about becoming an au...

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) will have a significant impact on evolving accountancy practice. John Clarke, Chair of ...

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FRC opens consultation on draft Strategy 2025-28
Accounting Standards

FRC opens consultation on draft Strategy 2025-28

2y Accountancy Age

FRC opens consultation on draft Strategy 2025-28

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its draft three-year strategy for 2025-28, emphasising its commitment to safeguarding public trust...

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Jam today or jam tomorrow: managing the trade-offs between corporate growth and corporate sustainability
Corporate Governance

Jam today or jam tomorrow: managing the trade-offs between corporate growth...

2y Peter Spence

Jam today or jam tomorrow: managing the trade-offs...

Businesses are told that they must invest in a growing number of sustainability initiatives, which may impair short-term financial performance while i...

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UK regulators launch consultation on the future of digital financial reporting
Business Regulation

UK regulators launch consultation on the future of digital financial report...

2y Accountancy Age

UK regulators launch consultation on the future of...

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and other UK regulators have launched a wide-ranging consultation on the future of digital financial reporting i...

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Are you clued up on Basis Reform?
Corporate Governance

Are you clued up on Basis Reform?

2y Nicky Owen, Head of Professional Practices

Are you clued up on Basis Reform?

The next tax payment due for partners (and members of LLPs) is the 31 January 2025, with Basis Period Reform (BPR) this is expected to be higher than ...

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PwC's LCF audit failure should be a lesson to us all
Audit

PwC's LCF audit failure should be a lesson to us all

2y Accountancy Age

PwC's LCF audit failure should be a lesson to us a...

The recent £15 million fine imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) marks a significant milestone in the ...

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Auditors failed to raise alarm for 75% of companies that went bust
Audit

Auditors failed to raise alarm for 75% of companies that went bust

2y Accountancy Age

Auditors failed to raise alarm for 75% of companie...

New analysis shows that auditors failed to warn about 3 out of 4 of the UK’s largest publicly traded companies that collapsed between 2010 and 2022. R...

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FRC publishes final settlement decision to KPMG on Carillion
Audit

FRC publishes final settlement decision to KPMG on Carillion

2y Accountancy Age

FRC publishes final settlement decision to KPMG on...

Investigations revealed that KPMG failed to gather sufficient audit evidence and did not exhibit the necessary professional scepticism required for au...

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Industry Insight: Top fraud and bribery risks for pharmaceutical and life sciences
Business Regulation

Industry Insight: Top fraud and bribery risks for pharmaceutical and life s...

2y Nigel Layton

Industry Insight: Top fraud and bribery risks for ...

From battling underground invoice frauds in China to navigating bribery risks in the Middle East, Mazars' Nigel Layton shares essential insights on co...

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Battle lines drawn on internal controls as FRC closes consultation on new Corporate Governance Code
Corporate Governance

Battle lines drawn on internal controls as FRC closes consultation on new C...

3y David Callaghan

Battle lines drawn on internal controls as FRC clo...

According to the Chartered IIA, internal audit should be placed at the forefront of a new Code Read More...

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Let’s make accountants accountable for better business behaviour
Business

Let’s make accountants accountable for better business behaviour

3y Paul Druckman , Chairman, World Benchmarking Alliance

Let’s make accountants accountable for better busi...

By switching the focus from ‘profit made for investors’ to ‘value created for all’, accountants can find ways to quantify and evaluate the impact of a...

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FRC announces major overhaul of UK Corporate Governance Code
Audit

FRC announces major overhaul of UK Corporate Governance Code

3y Sam Alberti

FRC announces major overhaul of UK Corporate Gover...

The proposals form part of an ongoing overhaul of audit and corporate governance in the UK Read More...

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FRC confirms overhaul of UK corporate governance code
Corporate Governance

FRC confirms overhaul of UK corporate governance code

4y Sam Alberti

FRC confirms overhaul of UK corporate governance c...

The first update to the UK Corporate Governance Code in four years will see the creation of a stronger framework for reporting on internal controls an...

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Corporate governance reform vital to address organisational “culture crisis”
Corporate Governance

Corporate governance reform vital to address organisational “culture crisis...

4y Patricia Cullen

Corporate governance reform vital to address organ...

Businesses must adopt a healthy corporate culture or risk legal and business consequences Read More...

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Q&A: Mazars on dissecting the UK’s draft audit reform bill
Accounting Firms

Q&A: Mazars on dissecting the UK’s draft audit reform bill

4y Sam Alberti

Q&A: Mazars on dissecting the UK’s draft audit ref...

During a conversation with Accountancy Age, Mazars partner Bob Neate breaks down the draft audit reform bill, warning of a potential capacity issue fo...

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Blunted audit reforms risk “pick ’n’ mix approach” to reporting
Audit

Blunted audit reforms risk “pick ’n’ mix approach” to reporting

4y Sam Alberti

Blunted audit reforms risk “pick ’n’ mix approach”...

The FRC and major audit firms have criticised the UK government’s watered-down proposals Read More...

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Overdue audit and corporate governance reforms on the horizon
Corporate Governance

Overdue audit and corporate governance reforms on the horizon

4y Anca Thomson

Overdue audit and corporate governance reforms on ...

The UK government’s plans for audit and corporate governance reforms have appeared in this month’s Queen’s Speech, to the relief of many, says Anca Th...

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Anti-slavery efforts “unacceptable” among UK companies, FRC says
Corporate Governance

Anti-slavery efforts “unacceptable” among UK companies, FRC says

4y Sam Alberti

Anti-slavery efforts “unacceptable” among UK compa...

One in ten businesses are failing to submit compulsory modern slavery statements Read More...

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One year anniversary of BEIS audit reform whitepaper sparks industry frustration
Audit

One year anniversary of BEIS audit reform whitepaper sparks industry frustr...

5y Sam Alberti

One year anniversary of BEIS audit reform whitepap...

The need for reform is "now more urgent than ever" Read More...

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FRC must address “glacial” efforts to improve UK corporate culture
Corporate Governance

FRC must address “glacial” efforts to improve UK corporate culture

5y Sam Alberti

FRC must address “glacial” efforts to improve UK c...

Greater emphasis must be placed on monitoring and assessing the corporate culture of UK-based businesses to preserve their long-term sustainability, a...

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Immediate action required to meet new AML legislation
Accounting Standards

Immediate action required to meet new AML legislation

7y Chris Jewers

Immediate action required to meet new AML legislat...

Professional services firms need to take immediate action in order to meet requirements of amended AML regulation, that will come into force on the 10...

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Video: Integrated Reporting – A corporate reporting framework fit for the 21st Century
Corporate Governance

Video: Integrated Reporting – A corporate reporting framework fit for the 2...

7y Tom Lemmon

Video: Integrated Reporting – A corporate reportin...

Chief Strategy Officer of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), Jonathan Labrey, talks to Accountancy Age reporter, Tom Lemmon about ...

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Deloitte report shows companies putting 'success factors' ahead of profit
Audit

Deloitte report shows companies putting 'success factors' ahead of profit

7y Leanna Reeves

Deloitte report shows companies putting 'success f...

Based on reports from 100 UK companies, Deloitte's new report assesses the 'success factors' of businesses- revealing how financial drivers are no lon...

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The 5th Money Laundering Directive: mandating electronic verification
Corporate Governance

The 5th Money Laundering Directive: mandating electronic verification

7y Martin Cheek

The 5th Money Laundering Directive: mandating elec...

The UK is one of the most targeted nations in the world for money launderers. Martin Cheek, MD of SmartSearch, says electronic verification, mandated ...

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