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Industrial Strategy shines spotlight on professional services
  • Article
  • 16 Oct 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
The government’s Industrial Strategy identifies the sector as having high growth potential, as Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds pledges to give business the confidence to plan for the long term.
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Government seeks firms’ views on high-growth global markets
  • Article
  • 09 Oct 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
The Department for Business and Trade wants input from businesses in the professional services sector on how to drive growth in international markets.
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How should the UK foster a climate for smarter regulation?
  • Article
  • 30 Sep 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
With global economic challenges mounting, ICAEW’s roundtable event brought together expert views on how the regulatory landscape should adapt to promote sustainable growth.
Counting the cost. How operational consolidation helps DB schemes achieve better outcomes.
  • Article
  • 03 Sep 2024
  • ISIO
Keeping control of pension scheme running costs can be challenging for trustees and employers. The amount a defined benefit (DB) scheme pays will vary depending on its design and complexity – with some costs more obvious than others – so understanding what you are paying is the first step in keeping costs down. Trustees and their advisers, working together, can enable the schemes in their care to achieve better outcomes at lower costs.
The CFO Agenda: Unlocking growth without compromise
  • Article
  • 14 Aug 2024
  • Payhawk
Finance professionals must strike a delicate balance between maintaining a competitive edge and implementing cost-saving measures that don't negatively impact customer satisfaction or service quality. So, how can they help their businesses tackle these complex demands? Read the recent report by Payhawk and Raconteur to learn more.
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What’s next for LEPs and growth hubs?
  • Article
  • 05 Aug 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Local enterprise partnerships’ functions were transferred to local authorities in April 2024. What role will they play now?
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FRC points to improved standards to drive UK growth
  • Article
  • 25 Jul 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
The FRC’s Annual Report focuses on continued progress in the improvement of the standards of audit, financial and corporate reporting as an enabler of corporate growth.
National Wealth Fund to unlock green and growth investment
  • Article
  • 15 Jul 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Fund will bring together UK Infrastructure Bank and the British Business Bank to unlock billions of pounds of investment in the UK’s green and growth industries, government says.
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Balancing regulation and innovation for market growth
  • Article
  • 04 Jul 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
SEC Commissioner Hester M Peirce addressed the complexities of regulation, emphasising the need for balance between oversight and innovation, during her visit to Chartered Accountants’ Hall.
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ICAEW: business confidence triples in Q1
  • Article
  • 24 Apr 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
The latest Business Confidence Monitor finds UK business confidence on the rise, signalling a rebound from pandemic lows
Government aims for Year of the SME in 2024
  • Article
  • 07 Mar 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
The UK government has relaunched the Help to Grow campaign, which offers resources to help SMEs get started, devise growth strategies and identify funding options.
Autumn Statement: the tax changes that didn’t make the headlines
  • Article
  • 29 Nov 2023
  • ICAEW
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty scans the Autumn Statement documents for other tax-related announcements. Various tax measures can be found in the Overview of tax legislation and rates, the Autumn Statement, and updated Tax information and impact notes.
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Chart of the week: Autumn Statement 2023
  • Article
  • 23 Nov 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
Our chart this week illustrates how Chancellor Jeremy Hunt used almost all of the available upside from inflation and fiscal drag to fund his tax measures and a series of business growth initiatives.
ICAEW calls for action to boost UK’s productivity and resilience
  • Article
  • 06 Nov 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
In a letter to the Chancellor, ICAEW recommends the introduction of incentives to support sustainable business growth and long-term funding streams for local councils, as well as tax simplification and action to improve HMRC service standards.
Spring Budget: is it pro business growth?
  • Article
  • 30 May 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
The Budget contained tax announcements designed to support business growth. We assess how these measures were received and their drawbacks.
Francesca Lagerberg: growth must be sustainable
  • Article
  • 17 Apr 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
Baker Tilly International’s CEO Francesca Lagerberg discusses how she is approaching the recruitment challenges facing firms around the world and why sustainable growth needs to be a priority for the accountancy profession.
Help to Grow website unveiled to support businesses
  • Article
  • 06 Mar 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) launches a new centralised website, Help to Grow.
Using your payments strategy to drive business growth
  • Article
  • 03 Mar 2023
  • GoCardless
This article discusses the importance of developing your payment strategy, as 67% of payers will stop a purchase if they don’t like the payment methods you offer them.
The popcorn business catering for an international appetite
  • Article
  • 21 Oct 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Never mind selling coals to Newcastle, Joe & Seph’s has found business growth in selling popcorn to the Americans – and others – as its export strategy pays dividends for the UK-based brand.
Financial Services Regulation: How far could a Big Bang 2.0 go?
  • Article
  • 14 Oct 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Dramatic reforms to financial services regulation are a cornerstone of the government’s strategy to meet its 2.5% growth target.
Mini-Budget: some big wins for business, but growth scepticism
  • Article
  • 23 Sep 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Businesses welcome the cancellation of the Corporation Tax increase and measures to increase investment, but have doubts about the overall impact on economic growth.
What does it mean to be a challenger audit firm?
  • Article
  • 07 Sep 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
A people-first ethos, an openness to collaboration and a strong growth strategy are helping Cooper Parry make a distinctive mark in audit.
Stronger-than-expected growth masks growing challenges
  • Article
  • 14 Jul 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Latest official GDP estimate confirms that the UK economy rebounded in May after shrinking in April, as GP appointments boost the headline figure.
Treasury invites views on reforming UK capital allowance regime
  • Article
  • 11 May 2022
  • ICAEW
Chancellor Rishi Sunak wants businesses “to have their say” in how investment taxes should be reformed to “drive and sustain growth in the UK.”
From fossil fuel to low-carbon future
  • Article
  • 06 Apr 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
The transition to net zero is a potential existential threat for businesses such as Hellenic Petroleum, but the company’s CEO is intent on turning the challenge into a growth opportunity.
Deloitte: UK CFOs going for growth
  • Article
  • 11 Jan 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Deloitte’s latest quarterly CFO Survey reveals investment in technology and skills as key priorities for growth, innovation and resilience.
Why SME funding is crucial to the levelling up agenda
  • Article
  • 26 Oct 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
Writing for ICAEW’s Financial Services Faculty, Dominic Lindley explores the challenges of levelling up SME funding and why it is crucial for sustainable growth.
UK government sets out 10-year plan to become AI ‘superpower’
  • Article
  • 29 Sep 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
The new National AI Strategy sets out a number of measures to encourage, growth, innovation and adoption of AI technologies across the UK.
Venture capitalists ready to support high-growth businesses
  • Article
  • 13 Aug 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
Dr Keith Arundale, Senior Visiting Fellow at the International Capital Market Association Centre and Non-Executive Director of Henley Business Angels, considers the prospects for venture capital firms
FCA examines UK listings rule change
  • Article
  • 07 Jul 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation into reforms designed to increase the attractiveness of London as a place for high-growth tech companies to raise equity capital via an Initial Public Offering.
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