Just 12% of UK accounting firms started by women in 2022
Accounting Firms

Just 12% of UK accounting firms started by women in 2022

2y Sam Alberti

Just 12% of UK accounting firms started by women i...

This is a decline of 10 percentage points from the year prior Read More...

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Q&A: KPMG UK on its Stonewall-approved D&I strategy
Kpmg

Q&A: KPMG UK on its Stonewall-approved D&I strategy

2y Sam Alberti

Q&A: KPMG UK on its Stonewall-approved D&I strateg...

Jenny Baskerville, KPMG’s UK head of IDE, outlines the strategy that’s helped the firm beat the odds Read More...

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Accounting industry must take “proactive” approach towards gender equality
Accounting Firms

Accounting industry must take “proactive” approach towards gender equality

3y Maria Volpe

Accounting industry must take “proactive” approach...

Recent initiatives are proving effective in improving gender equality across the accountancy industry, according to practitioners Read More...

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“Still work to be done” on diversity in accountancy, industry leaders say
Accounting Firms

“Still work to be done” on diversity in accountancy, industry leaders say

3y Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

“Still work to be done” on diversity in accountanc...

Research shows that more work is needed from firms Read More...

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Sector Insights: Women in accountancy
Accounting Firms

Sector Insights: Women in accountancy

3y Sam Alberti

Sector Insights: Women in accountancy

Industry figures give their views on the state of play when it comes to gender equality in accountancy Read More...

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haysmacintyre’s head of operations and finance on the industry’s D&I issue
Accounting Firms

haysmacintyre’s head of operations and finance on the industry’s D&I issue

3y Accountancy Age

haysmacintyre’s head of operations and finance on ...

Anna Bennett, head of operations and finance at haysmacintyre discusses the firm’s work on D&I within recruitment and why it is important to have a wo...

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Nearly 20 percent of FTSE 100 companies lack board level diversity
Business

Nearly 20 percent of FTSE 100 companies lack board level diversity

4y Aoife Morgan

Nearly 20 percent of FTSE 100 companies lack board...

UK government-led review shows 81 FTSE 100 companies have at least one non-white member on their boards Read More...

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KPMG UK assembles most diverse board in its 150-year history
Big Four

KPMG UK assembles most diverse board in its 150-year history

4y Aoife Morgan

KPMG UK assembles most diverse board in its 150-ye...

The Big Four firm has assembled the most diverse board of directors in its 150-year history following the departure of its former chairman and senior ...

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One Finance: Accountancy Age launches diversity campaign
One Finance

One Finance: Accountancy Age launches diversity campaign

5y Accountancy Age

One Finance: Accountancy Age launches diversity ca...

One Finance will run across all three publications and explore the issue of diversity throughout the financial services sector. Read More...

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EY announces steady UK growth on the back of increased investment
Accounting Firms

EY announces steady UK growth on the back of increased investment

5y Chris Jewers

EY announces steady UK growth on the back of incre...

The Big Four firm has continued its investment in audit quality, talent, technology, environmental sustainability and its regional business. Read More...

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Top 50+50: is diversity in firms improving?
Accounting Firms

Top 50+50: is diversity in firms improving?

5y Leanna Reeves

Top 50+50: is diversity in firms improving?

What efforts are being made in tackling diversity within accountancy and what are the key diversity-related learnings and from this year’s 50+50 surve...

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Business leaders meet to boost diversity in the workplace
Business

Business leaders meet to boost diversity in the workplace

5y Leanna Reeves

Business leaders meet to boost diversity in the wo...

New government board intends to promote female entrepreneurship in the UK. Read More...

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Accountancy will 'always be considered an elite profession'
Accounting Firms

Accountancy will 'always be considered an elite profession'

5y Leanna Reeves

Accountancy will 'always be considered an elite pr...

Recent CABA findings reveal how individuals today perceive the profession. Read More...

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KPMG: We will not tolerate bad behaviour
Big Four

KPMG: We will not tolerate bad behaviour

6y Dave Beach

KPMG: We will not tolerate bad behaviour

After a KPMG partner stepped down amid bullying allegations, two senior female executives at KPMG weigh in on allegation processes, inclusive attitude...

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EY appoint two women to senior UK leadership roles
Big Four

EY appoint two women to senior UK leadership roles

6y Tom Lemmon

EY appoint two women to senior UK leadership roles

EY today announced the appointment of Justine Belton to its UK LLP Board and Tonia Lovell as a UK Independent Non-Executive (INE). The announcement me...

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Big Four scoop diversity honours while “alarming pay gaps” remain
Big Four

Big Four scoop diversity honours while “alarming pay gaps” remain

6y Dave Beach

Big Four scoop diversity honours while “alarming p...

“It’s horrific that we’re still seeing fewer opportunities for ethnic minority employees and people of colour, and alarming ethnicity pay gaps across ...

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Is beating unconscious bias the key to letting women flourish in finance?
Career

Is beating unconscious bias the key to letting women flourish in finance?

6y Rita Trehan , Business transformation expert

Is beating unconscious bias the key to letting wom...

Business transformation expert Rita Trehan outlines how tackling unconscious bias is the key to narrowing the gap for women in the accounting sector R...

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What's it like to do an accountancy apprenticeship?
Career

What's it like to do an accountancy apprenticeship?

6y Accountancy Age

What's it like to do an accountancy apprenticeship...

"Not only have I been able to earn a salary whilst working towards a degree, I have also been given the chance to experience working at a Big Four fir...

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Tech Talent Charter calls for gender equality
Technology

Tech Talent Charter calls for gender equality

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Tech Talent Charter calls for gender equality

AAT is the first professional accounting body to sign the Charter Read More...

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Lagarde says female leaders key to global prosperity
Business

Lagarde says female leaders key to global prosperity

6y Lawrie Holmes

Lagarde says female leaders key to global prosperi...

In an exclusive interview, the IMF’s managing director spells out the need for diversity in a fast-changing and complex environment Read More...

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KPMG celebrates two years as a Disability Confident Leader
Big Four

KPMG celebrates two years as a Disability Confident Leader

6y Beth McLoughlin

KPMG celebrates two years as a Disability Confiden...

KPMG assesses the benefits and what the company has learned in two years of its inclusion programme Read More...

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Who holds accountability for workplace discrimination?
Career

Who holds accountability for workplace discrimination?

6y Professor Binna Kandola OBE

Who holds accountability for workplace discriminat...

Discrimination takes many forms and, though firms are focusing more on diversity, UK accountancy still has a long way to go before ethnic minorities a...

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The employee pay gaps that companies should be reporting on
Career

The employee pay gaps that companies should be reporting on

6y Sarah Chilton

The employee pay gaps that companies should be rep...

A new paper on fair pay focused on gender pay gap reporting but also proposed data be collected on other characteristics Read More...

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National Inclusion Week: Origins of BDO’s BAME society
Career

National Inclusion Week: Origins of BDO’s BAME society

6y Accountancy Age

National Inclusion Week: Origins of BDO’s BAME soc...

Irene Temu, still only a trainee at BDO, set up the BAME society after noticing it was missing from their diversity efforts Read More...

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PwC annual report: the drive to keep improving
Big Four

PwC annual report: the drive to keep improving

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

PwC annual report: the drive to keep improving

It’s been another great year for PwC. But how many of their targets have been reached, and what will 2019 bring? Read More...

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Top 50+50: How diverse are top UK accountancy firms?
Practice

Top 50+50: How diverse are top UK accountancy firms?

6y Accountancy Age

Top 50+50: How diverse are top UK accountancy firm...

The Top 50+50 survey has found that there is still a long way to go for the top accountancy firms in pursuit of increasing diversity Read More...

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KPMG does charity abseil for NSPCC partnership
Big Four

KPMG does charity abseil for NSPCC partnership

6y Accountancy Age

KPMG does charity abseil for NSPCC partnership

James Stewart, head of Brexit and vice chair at KPMG, and Peter Wanless, CEO of the NSPCC, on why businesses need to partner with charities Read More...

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