Forvis Mazars brings net zero target forward in ESG overhaul
Accounting Firms

Forvis Mazars brings net zero target forward in ESG overhaul

1w Accountancy Age

Forvis Mazars brings net zero target forward in ES...

Forvis Mazars has released its 2024 UK Sustainability Report, setting out a sharpened set of environmental and social goals, including a revised net z...

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EY axes 30 partners in biggest executive purge in decades
Big Four

EY axes 30 partners in biggest executive purge in decades

3w Accountancy Age

EY axes 30 partners in biggest executive purge in ...

Ernst & Young (EY) is set to implement one of its most substantial partner redundancy initiatives in decades, aiming to safeguard profitability am...

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Unlocking productivity: collaborative synergies for C-Suite leaders
Corporate Finance

Unlocking productivity: collaborative synergies for C-Suite leaders

1m Irena Teneva, AICPA & CIMA

Unlocking productivity: collaborative synergies fo...

Successful productivity initiatives require synergies and board-level collaborations that seamlessly integrate people, technology, and finance, but sy...

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Brussels retreats on ESG rules—80% of firms to skip mandatory reporting
Corporate Governance

Brussels retreats on ESG rules—80% of firms to skip mandatory reporting

1m Marina Mouka

Brussels retreats on ESG rules—80% of firms to ski...

The European Commission has unveiled sweeping changes to sustainability reporting requirements under its Omnibus Simplification Package, a move that w...

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AAT appoints Sir Stephen Hillier as Board Chair
Company News

AAT appoints Sir Stephen Hillier as Board Chair

1m Accountancy Age

AAT appoints Sir Stephen Hillier as Board Chair

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has named Sir Stephen Hillier as its inaugural Board Chair, a move that signals a sweeping overhaul of...

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UK companies fall short on late filing fines, raising enforcement concerns
Corporate Governance

UK companies fall short on late filing fines, raising enforcement concerns

1m Accountancy Age

UK companies fall short on late filing fines, rais...

UK firms are increasingly defaulting on fines imposed for the late filing of annual accounts, with recent data exposing significant gaps in major comp...

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Unlocking productivity: the evolving role of the CFO
Corporate Finance

Unlocking productivity: the evolving role of the CFO

2m Irena Teneva, AICPA & CIMA

Unlocking productivity: the evolving role of the C...

Understanding what drives productivity is crucial to economic growth, innovation, and living standards, making all of us stakeholders in the efforts t...

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FCA faces backlash over plan to expose firms under investigation
Business Regulation

FCA faces backlash over plan to expose firms under investigation

2m Marina Mouka

FCA faces backlash over plan to expose firms under...

The UK’s financial watchdog is facing fierce resistance over its proposal to publicly disclose company investigations before enforcement action is tak...

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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...

2y 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

2y 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

2y 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 chief to stand down amid “pivotal” time for audit reform
Audit

FRC chief to stand down amid “pivotal” time for audit reform

2y Sam Alberti

FRC chief to stand down amid “pivotal” time for au...

Sir Jon Thompson will begin leading the HS2 project with immediate effect Read More...

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UK government must ‘get on’ with audit reform, industry body says
Audit

UK government must ‘get on’ with audit reform, industry body says

2y Sam Alberti

UK government must ‘get on’ with audit reform, ind...

The urgency for reform is greater than ever due to the weakening economy, the Chartered IIA argued Read More...

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FRC confirms overhaul of UK corporate governance code
Corporate Governance

FRC confirms overhaul of UK corporate governance code

3y 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...

3y 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

3y 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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Overdue audit and corporate governance reforms on the horizon
Corporate Governance

Overdue audit and corporate governance reforms on the horizon

3y 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

3y 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...

3y 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

3y 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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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...

5y 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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SFO corporate cooperation guidance – How far should you go to cooperate?
Regulation

SFO corporate cooperation guidance – How far should you go to cooperate?

6y Johnny Shearman and Elliott Fellowes

SFO corporate cooperation guidance – How far shoul...

Would you know what to do if you uncovered wrongdoing? New guidance from the SFO sets out, for the first time, indicators of good practice which the S...

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FRC: new “rigorous requirements” for Stewardship Code
Corporate Governance

FRC: new “rigorous requirements” for Stewardship Code

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

FRC: new “rigorous requirements” for Stewardship C...

The Financial Reporting Council aims for the Stewardship Code to better complement “stronger corporate governance provisions” Read More...

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Is Corporate Structure Simplification (CSS) essential for UK businesses?
People In Business

Is Corporate Structure Simplification (CSS) essential for UK businesses?

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Is Corporate Structure Simplification (CSS) essent...

Duff & Phelps has revealed that Corporate Structure Simplification allows for transparency Read More...

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Have AIM Rule 26 changes been effective?
Governance

Have AIM Rule 26 changes been effective?

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Have AIM Rule 26 changes been effective?

UHY Hacker Young and Quoted Companies Alliance have said that more needs to be done in this area Read More...

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Changing the corporate governance framework
Corporate Governance

Changing the corporate governance framework

6y Nick Graves

Changing the corporate governance framework

Nick Graves, a corporate partner at Burges Salmon LLP, considers how corporate governance is having an effect on smaller listed companies Read More...

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Insolvency and corporate governance
Business Recovery

Insolvency and corporate governance

6y Chris Laughton

Insolvency and corporate governance

Observations on the government consultation response of 26 August 2018 by Chris Laughton, a corporate advisory partner at Mercer & Hole Read More...

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