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Behind the Numbers Podcast

In this podcast series a panel of guests take a deep dive into a key accountancy, finance or business topic.
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ep 88
Can we unclog the local audit backlog?
  • 22 Nov 2024
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we discuss whether the filing of local authority audited accounts will ever get back on track.
Guarding against the AI cyber crimewave
Guarding against the AI cyber crimewave
  • 18 Oct 2024
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we discuss how the use of new technologies by criminals is putting businesses at risk.
ep 84 why do we tax tourists
Why are we taxing tourists?
  • 26 Sep 2024
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we discuss the introduction of tourism taxes in the UK.
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How to stop accountancy’s brain drain
  • 23 Aug 2024
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we discuss ways to improve recruitment and retention in accountancy.
ep 80 women start up funding
Why are female-led startups so underfunded?
  • 02 Aug 2024
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we discuss gender inequality in investment.
groupthink ep 78
Groupthink: the boardroom’s most pervasive problem?
  • 28 Jun 2024
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, we discuss strategies to prevent and tackle groupthink at board level.
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AI in audit: the good, the bad and the ugly
  • 30 May 2024
In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss the use of artificial intelligence in audit.
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Lessons in leadership from ICAEW's CEO
  • 02 May 2024
In this special episode of Insights In Focus, we meet new ICAEW CEO Alan Vallance to discuss the leadership lessons of his career.
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So you want to be a leader?
  • 17 Apr 2024
In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss how accountants can build the skills needed to take on leadership and executive roles during their careers.
ep 71
Does Britain have a farming problem?
  • 08 Mar 2024
In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss how changes to the funding of British farms could affect the UK’s broader economic resilience.
ep 70
Budget 2024: does it change anything?
  • 08 Mar 2024
In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss the contents of the 2024 Spring Budget and their likely impacts on the UK economy.
ep 69
Will accountants save the world? With ICAEW CEO Michael Izza
  • 29 Feb 2024
In this Insights In Focus episode, we catch up with ICAEW Chief Executive Michael Izza ahead of his stepping down from his role later this month.
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Where next for audit and governance reform?
  • 01 Feb 2024
In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss the future of audit and corporate governance reform.
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What can we expect from 2024?
  • 15 Dec 2023
In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss what 2024 is likely to bring for businesses and their accountants.
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COP28: making the business case for nature
  • 11 Dec 2023
In the second of two special episodes, live from COP28 in Dubai, our experts discuss capacity building within the finance profession and making the business case for a nature-positive transition.
podcast ep 64
COP28: what does transition planning mean for accountants?
  • 06 Dec 2023
In the first of two special Insights In Focus episodes, guest host Mark Rowland shares news and views from COP28 in Dubai. This episode focuses on the importance of transition plans in achieving net zero.
ep 63
What’s in the Economic Crime Act 2023?
  • 04 Dec 2023
In this Insights In Focus episode, we explore the contents and implications of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
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How to build a workforce of the future
  • 27 Oct 2023
In this Insights In Focus episode, we explore strategies to expand and upskill Britain’s workforce.
ICAEW's Director of Trust and Ethics, Laura Hough, discusses why good people do bad things with industry experts in this ICAEW Insights Podcast.
Why do good people do bad things?
  • 29 Sep 2023
In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss professional ethics and seek to answer the age-old question: why do good people do bad things?
ep 57
The PM’s pledges: where are we now?
  • 01 Sep 2023
In this Insights In Focus episode, we analyse the health of the UK economy through the lens of the Prime Minister’s pledges for 2023.
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