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Viewpoints April 2024

Opinions and news analysis, covering all that has happened in the worlds of business and accountancy during April 2024.

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Free CPD: soft skills for leaders
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  • 13 Nov 2024
If you’re in a leadership role, an aspiring CFO, or even a CFO looking to become CEO, having strong people skills is a top priority. ICAEW has a range of resources to boost your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours while raising your EQ.
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Why you need great influencing skills
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  • 30 Apr 2024
Accountants with the ability to influence others will be seen as trusted business partners and strategic aides – and may end up working on high-level tasks that don’t involve numbers.
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Cyber round-up: April 2024
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  • 30 Apr 2024
Our latest round-up of cyber news and insights features some of the key findings from recent government research on the UK’s cyber resilience, and the big stories from the past month.
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ICAEW technical round-up: April
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  • 30 Apr 2024
This month’s top stories include community amateur sports clubs asked to check their status; MTD ITSA private beta testing relaunched; and tax administration and maintenance day summary.
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How to have difficult conversations with clients
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  • 30 Apr 2024
Awkward or challenging discussions with clients are never moments that accountants look forward to – but there are ways to make these tricky chats proactive and productive.
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ICAEW Member Insights: April 2024
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  • 30 Apr 2024
Optimism is rising but members yearn for certainty and stability to help them make business decisions, with labour market issues, late payment and access to finance among the key concerns.
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Community boosts joint effort on fraud prevention
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  • 29 Apr 2024
Fraud Advisory Panel initiative facilitates cross-sector collaboration – helping organisations with risk mitigation and highlighting career opportunities in the counter fraud field.
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IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures: your questions answered
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  • 29 Apr 2024
Since publication of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standard, IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures in June 2023, thoughts have turned to what it means for organisations. We answer some common questions.
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Saqib Bhatti MP: digital identity verification on way
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  • 29 Apr 2024
Following ICAEW’s Manifesto call for the UK to develop the skills to lead on AI, Saqib Bhatti MP discussed the government’s technology priorities in a conversation with CEO Alan Vallance.
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Chart of the week: Global military spending
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  • 26 Apr 2024
While the UK commits to increasing its defence and security expenditure, our chart this week looks at military spending around the world, which has reached $2.4trn.
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