Return to work: best practice and guidance

1 June 2020: a panel of experts joined ICAEW for a webinar to provide best practice and guidance for companies looking to bring their staff back to work

COVID reveals the benefits of cloud working

29 May: Businesses have been forced to adapt their ways of working almost overnight in light of the coronavirus lockdowns and those with cloud-based systems had a significant head start.

Remote working means changes for real estate

29 May: COVID-19 has forced the issue of working from home to the forefront of many organisations thinking, but it has simply turned up the dial on a shift in working behaviour that has already been gaining pace and that the real estate sector must respond to.

“COVID secure”: stepping safely out of lockdown

29 May: The “COVID secure” message is at the forefront of the government’s return to work strategy. But what does this really mean for organisations and individuals, and will it provide a stepping stone to a safe working life after lockdown?

ICAEW publishes Fiscal Insight on coronavirus and the public finances

28 May 2020: huge economic shock combined with unprecedented fiscal interventions are driving a global and UK fiscal crisis.

FRC chair to quit role after eight months

21 May 2020: Financial Reporting Council chair Simon Dingemans is to step down from the accounting watchdog at the end of May, just eight months after taking up the role.

Negative interest rates: five points to consider

As the Bank of England asks lenders if they are prepared for negative interest rates, we consider five key issues for financial services in a negative interest rate environment. By Financial Services Faculty commissioning editor Brian Cantwell.

COVID 19: Scotland extends refund period for second home purchase tax

21 May: Homeowners in Scotland temporarily have three years to sell their home after buying a replacement property and claim a refund of land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT).

Charity Finance Group: keeping up the good fight

22 May 2020: An interview with Roberta Fusco, the Director of Policy and Engagement at the Charity Finance Group (CFG). She anticipates that, in the short term, the charity sector is at risk of contraction.

A pivot between corporate partners and charity members

15 May 2020: In Kind Direct operates at the interface of the corporate world and the charity sector. It has seen first-hand what COVID-19 has meant for both, says its Chief Executive, Rosanne Gray.

Chart of the week: charities

15 May 2020: The topic for the #icaewchartoftheweek is on the charity sector

What government support is available to charities?

15 May 2020: Philippa Kelly, Director of ICAEW’s Technical Strategy Business Group, looks at the business support available for charities.

Charities and COVID-19: let's walk in beneficiaries' shoes

15 May 2020: Let’s try walking in the shoes of beneficiaries is the plea from Debra Allcock Tyler, chief executive of the Directory of Social Change (DSC), commenting on the fall-out from COVID-19 for charities.

CXK: funding must always meet funded project costs

15 May 2020: Pauline Smith is the chief executive officer of CXK, a charity that delivers a range of services that support individuals to improve life choices. Funding is central and, currently, that is tough but the response has underlined the value of third sector organisations.

Fraud: a case of ‘when’ not ‘if’

13 May 2020: the Fraud Advisory Panel is the voice of the counter-fraud profession, committed to tackling fraud and financial crime.