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Disability Power 100 recognises trailblazing ICAEW member
- 21 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Accolade acknowledges disability changemaker Natalie Hiller’s decade of devotion to tackling workplace stigma and raising the profile of experiences of disabled people. But more needs to be done, she says.
How successful finance business partners work at local authorities
- 21 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Finance business partners play a vital bridging role between the finance team and the wider organisation.
CIPFA urges action to tackle council finance staff shortages
- 14 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
As a new poll shows English councils are struggling with vacancies in accountancy, internal audit and business partnering roles, a CIPFA and LGA report sets out four-point action plan.
Free CPD: soft skills for leaders
- 13 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
If you’re in a leadership role, an aspiring CFO, or even a CFO looking to become CEO, having strong people skills is essential for success. ICAEW has a range of resources to boost your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours while raising your EQ.
Free CPD: essential skills for people managers
- 13 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
People skills, such as the communication, empathy, flexibility and active listening, are essential for line managers wishing to lead happy, productive teams. Brush up on your soft skills with these free Continuous Professional Development (CPD) resources.
Free CPD: communication and influencing skills
- 13 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
A recent survey revealed that nine out of 10 global executives believe soft skills to be more important than ever, with communication topping the list of sought-after skills for 2024. Use your Continued Professional Development (CPD) hours to build your communication confidence.
Trustees’ Week: why volunteering your time is a two-way street
- 04 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
As part of Trustees’ Week 2024 (4-8 November) Sophie Hamlet, an audit manager at Grant Thornton, explains why her motivation for being a charity trustee isn’t just about giving something back.
Financial stewardship lessons from Naomi Campbell’s charity collapse
- 28 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
With a primary purpose to ease hardships among people in disaster areas, anti-poverty charity Fashion for Relief launched with great promise – but fell prey to financial mismanagement.
The headhunter’s view: the downside to remote working
- 22 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Want to get ahead? Get into the office, says Mark Freebairn.
How to be a family-friendly employer
- 11 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Making it easy for your staff to juggle family commitment alongside their jobs will reap rewards. In this National Work Life Week, we offer tips on meaningful family-friendly strategies that should be on your radar.
Prioritising mental health at work
- 10 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
On today’s World Mental Health Day, caba – the occupational charity for ICAEW members and their families – offers tips to help improve your well-being in the workplace.
Why small accounting firms are prime targets for cybercriminals
- 08 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Cyber Security Awareness Month: SMEs and small accounting firms are not taking cyber security seriously enough, according to Daniel Teacher.
Now cybercriminals can buy the tools to fool you
- 07 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Cyber Security Awareness Month: With phishing attacks becoming increasingly commercialised, businesses need to do everything they can to help employees spot the danger, writes cybercrime journalist Chris Price.
I deepfaked myself. It was terrifyingly easy
- 07 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Cyber Security Awareness Month: Deepfakes are becoming an increasingly prevalent part of the cyber-security lexicon. So how easy is it for criminals to create a clone of someone? ICAEW’s Head of Data Analytics and Tech, Ian Pay, decided to experiment with the technology.
ICAEW student numbers buck sector-wide lull
- 04 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Comprehensive sector analysis shows that the ACA qualification continues to be a popular choice for those starting their careers.
Accountants vital to future of sustainable business decisions
- 03 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The finance profession needs to help transform how organisations make decisions that ensure natural, human and social capital are properly considered. ICAEW Chief Executive Alan Vallance urges members to shape new guidance.
Cyber security tops business risks, but AI on the rise
- 02 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Poll of chief internal auditors reveals AI, cyber and digital threats will dominate the risk landscape for 2025 and beyond.
ICAEW reaffirms commitment to gender balance
- 01 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The number of women in senior roles at ICAEW continues to increase, as the institute delivers on its pledge for a gender balance across financial services.
Employers face new legal obligations on sexual harassment
- 27 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
From next month, employers will face a new legal obligation to protect workers from sexual harassment. We explain what the changes mean.
Disproportionate regulatory burden felt by smaller charities
- 24 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW members in the charity sector bemoan the disproportionate impact of regulation on smaller charities, as they face tight funding and soaring demand for their services. We look at major areas of concern.
Breaking down social barriers together
- 23 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
As we celebrate National Inclusion Week (23-29 September), opportunities for ICAEW members to help remove social barriers to success are plentiful, working together as a profession to have a greater impact.
Caba signals rise in mental health support queries
- 17 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
New data from the occupational charity for ICAEW members suggests growing awareness of the need to look after our mental health.
Thinking of retiring? ICAEW can support you
- 05 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
If you are considering retiring there’s a lot to think about, but did you know that you may be eligible for reduced fees and retain your ICAEW member benefits and rewards?
SMEs must grasp nuances of minimum wage compliance
- 05 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
As HMRC gets tough on SMEs that are not aligned with National Minimum Wage rules, compliance is far more complex than generally thought.
Member profile: Michael Hadjipantela MEP
- 04 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
A former Minister of Health for the Republic of Cyprus during the pandemic, the newly elected MEP and ICAEW member tells us how his accountancy background inspired his career in politics and his views on the future of the profession.
How volunteering for ICAEW can count towards CPD
- 02 Sep 2024
Joining one of ICAEW’s Technical Committees and Advisory Groups offers a chance to shape accountancy practice, while potentially contributing towards your continuing professional development (CPD) requirements.
Economic update: is the UK economy flattering to deceive?
- 02 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The UK economy enjoyed a strong first half of the year, but falling productivity suggests that significant structural challenges remain. ICAEW Economies Director Suren Thiru discusses the implications.
A helping hand: 5 reasons to make use of caba
- 30 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Insights
caba is the charity exclusively for ACA students and ICAEW members, offering advice and support for your mental and physical wellbeing, financial health and more. Find out how it can help you now, and as you progress in your career.
ICAEW celebrates inclusion success
- 27 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion rewards ICAEW’s progress in D&I over the past year.
Misconduct under the spotlight
- 15 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Motor finance and GAP insurance are the latest financial products under investigation for potential widespread misconduct. We look at how such issues arise and the impact of more stringent regulation on the financial services sector.
ICAEW accountant stars in Team GB Olympic rugby
- 14 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Heather Cowell, Team GB rugby sevens forward and ICAEW Chartered Accountant, explains how playing hard and working smart paved the way for her success both on and off the field.
Why mentoring matters
- 07 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The core value of any firm is the quality of its professionals. Fostering a mentoring culture ensures the soft skills needed for the job are passed to the next generation of new management, says Andy Lopata.
Five steps accountants must take when adopting AI
- 02 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Insights
According to attendees of a recent ICAEW round table, there are five points accountants need to be aware of to ensure that they can use AI reliably.
ICAEW boosts platform for Black talent
- 26 Jul 2024
- ICAEW Insights
As the latest cohort of the 10,000 Black Interns Programme complete their placements at ICAEW, they explain why providing a platform for underrepresented groups makes good business sense.
Small practice marketing in a GenAI world
- 12 Jul 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Clients and prospective employers may soon be learning about you through GenAI tools. Here’s how to ensure that your content will be read well by both machines and humans.
Free CPD: ISA 315
- 11 Jul 2024
- ICAEW Insights
What changed in the revised ISA 315 professional standard and how have auditors found applying the revised standard in practice? This article provides free continuing professional development (CPD) verifiable reading and webinars on the topic.
Is the opportunity for remote working becoming more…remote?
- 28 Jun 2024
- ICAEW Insights
New data shows there are fewer opportunities for fully remote roles. But what does this mean for a return to the office in the accountancy profession?
Supporting charity trustees with CPD
- 27 Jun 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Accountants sharing their expertise as charity trustees need to understand the latest developments in charity accounting and governance. Find out more about ICAEW’s range of freely accessible CPD resources, including articles, webinars and online training.
Is AI really taking your job?
- 13 Jun 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Fresh analysis suggests AI skills could help to bridge the UK productivity gap with other nations.
Incoming ICAEW President Malcolm Bacchus sets out his stall
- 06 Jun 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Sustainability, AI and trust are issues high on the priority list – and accountants acting as trusted gatekeepers across a whole host of new areas represents a huge opportunity for the profession.
Government extends deadline for AI skills grants
- 04 Jun 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Accountancy firms now have until 18 August to apply for grants under the pilot of the government’s new AI Upskilling Fund, after the government extended the deadline by 11 weeks.
Volunteers’ Week 2024: getting in on the action
- 03 Jun 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Volunteering for worthwhile causes is all about attitude. We meet volunteer Beverley Turner, Almoner and Chair of the Trustees at the Chartered Accountants’ Livery Company, and find out how others can take part.
Can you trust your instincts when making professional judgements?
- 31 May 2024
- ICAEW Insights
To what extent should accountants listen to their gut feelings when forming professional judgements? A panel of leading decision makers shared their thoughts at a recent ICAEW event.
Balancing the books and breaking records
- 21 May 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Discover the journey of Eugene Amo-Dadzie, the world’s fastest accountant, and be inspired by his determination to succeed on and off the track.
UK Export Academy has sustainability in its sights
- 15 May 2024
- ICAEW Insights
A programme of free sustainability-related training during May offers help on dealing with the growing complexity of international trade, particularly for smaller UK-based businesses.
Easing the mental health pressure on accountants
- 15 May 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Stress can happen in any job – and finance professionals are no strangers to the pressures of work. But firms are increasingly turning the spotlight on staff well-being.
Get moving to boost your mental health
- 13 May 2024
- ICAEW Insights
For Mental Health Awareness Week, Paul Guess explains why exercise improves our mental health and how we can add more movement into our daily routines.
Meet your ICAEW Student Council (ISC) Chair and Vice Chair, 2024-2025
- 02 May 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Jas Rayat and Kim Kreutle are this year’s ISC Chair and Vice Chair. They tell us about themselves, what they get out of volunteering, and what they hope to achieve in their new roles.
ISSB to assess nature and human capital risks and opportunities
- 01 May 2024
- ICAEW Insights
International Sustainability Standards Board launches two projects to research disclosure on risks and opportunities associated with nature and human capital, amid calls for improvements from investors.
Why you need great influencing skills
- 30 Apr 2024
- ICAEW Insights
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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