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How to make AI work for risk and compliance
- 20 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Accounting intelligence case study: risk-management company Cential has developed several use cases for AI in the governance, risk and compliance space, with controls to ensure privacy and accuracy.
How risk management should work in local government
- 19 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Finance teams in councils must embed risk management in decision-making processes and financial planning, as well as create a risk-aware culture across the organisation.
Cyber: accountants can mitigate supply chain concentration risk
- 10 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Cyber Security Awareness Month: does your business risk relying too heavily on a few key suppliers? Diversifying and strengthening your supply chain could be essential for long-term resilience.
Why cyber risk management?
- 09 Oct 2024
- Mitigo Cybersecurity
Managing cyber risk is a complex ever-evolving field, with numerous interconnected elements that must be considered to ensure comprehensive protection. To combat the advanced threat landscape, businesses need a proactive, well-coordinated strategy that leaves no pieces missing in their defences.
Accountancy bodies work together to accelerate action on nature
- 08 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
A new report outlines the efforts of ICAEW and its international partners to deliver on commitments to address the global nature crisis.
Cyber: is your insurance adequate in 2024?
- 08 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Cyber Security Awareness Month: with the dynamic threat of cyber attacks and evolving regulations, businesses must ensure their cyber insurance policies are comprehensive and adaptable. But where do you start when assessing if your cyber insurance is up to scratch?
AI risks in insurance – the spectre of the uninsurable
- 07 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Polly Tsang discusses some of the ethical issues of deploying AI in the insurance industry that emerged from a recent ICAEW round table around the ethical considerations of AI use cases in financial services.
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.
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.
Going concern lessons from Silicon Valley Bank
- 17 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Reuben Wales examines some of the key tenets of proposed guidance on accounting and reporting on going concern through the lens of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.
New Internal Audit Code to strengthen corporate governance
- 11 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Enhanced Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors Code of Practice aims to tackle emerging risks, bolster business resilience and support economic stability.
How can you foster a culture of innovation in your organisation?
- 30 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Sheryl Miller, chartered accountant and DEI consultant, is set to host a panel session at the ICAEW annual conference guiding participants on how to leverage the diversity of your workforce as a source of creativity and innovation.
Balancing regulation and innovation for market growth
- 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.
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.
European Union launches new AI Office
- 11 Jun 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The EU is set to open its AI Office following the application of its recent world-first comprehensive law on Artificial Intelligence.
How to reap the benefits of a shadow board
- 16 May 2024
- ICAEW Insights
A turbulent business environment is galvanising support for the concept of the shadow board. A new ICAEW guide explains how they work, how your organisation might benefit and the main considerations for setting one up.
How business should approach fraud risk
- 02 Apr 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Fraud volumes and values are rising annually. But new rules and governance regulations hope to help prevent business fraud before it happens and detect it when it does.
Updated internal audit code to boost corporate governance
- 26 Mar 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Revised Internal Audit Code of Practice aims to empower internal audit by acting as a practical guide to supporting board disclosure on risk management and internal control frameworks.
Code urges businesses to beef up cyber resilience
- 13 Feb 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Cyber threats should be prioritised as a key business risk just like financial and legal challenges, the government says, as it seeks feedback on draft guidelines to help business leaders boost cyber resilience.
Boards must seek assurance on supply chain security
- 10 Jan 2024
- ICAEW Insights
A new report paints a stark picture of the potential fallout for businesses and consumers from supply chain disruption, including empty shelves, damaged reputations and business losses.
OECD to revise corporate governance guidance for SOEs
- 18 Dec 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Proposed revisions to corporate governance of government-owned businesses mark a welcome step up in sustainability, economic security and resilience, ICAEW says.
Maximise opportunities, minimise risks and support the tax charities
- 13 Nov 2023
- ICAEW
Learn from three expert speakers on how to maximise opportunity for your clients and practice and minimise the risk of claims.
AI Copilot takes flight to save auditors time
- 26 Oct 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Fuelled with cutting-edge generative AI, new software aims to add dramatic efficiencies to lease accounting – enabling professionals to focus on higher-value decision making.
Exploring liquidity risk management in funds
- 20 Oct 2023
- ICAEW Insights
In the realm of finance, open-ended funds play a distinct role, shaped by their unique characteristics. Reuben Wales examines their operational aspects and the hurdles they face.
How do resilient companies manage adversity?
- 09 Oct 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Insights from a recent ICAEW round table offer a practical guide for businesses navigating the complexities of corporate governance, resilience and risk management in uncertain times.
Cyber risk management – a board level responsibility
- 22 Sep 2023
- Mitigo
Mitigo highlight why senior leaders must take responsibility for their cyber risk management to counter a growing threat.
Investors alarmed at UK net zero policy uncertainty
- 13 Sep 2023
- ICAEW Insights
The tone of recent policy announcements risks undermining progress of investment in green businesses and innovations, says the UK SIF open letter to Prime Minister.
Cryptoassets and the case for regulation
- 14 Jul 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Crypto regulation needs to focus on risk mitigation and developing trust in the market to encourage a virtuous cycle of adoption, investment and technological development that generates real value, argues Reuben Wales, Head of Financial Services at ICAEW.
The future of public service delivery
- 03 Mar 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Digitalisation has the potential to transform public services, but a recent survey found the British public disappointed. We learn what local government can do to fast-track digital innovation for citizens.
Real-time tax reporting: how soon and how safe?
- 03 Mar 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Technological innovation and digitalisation are revolutionising tax reporting. This could be of great benefit to business and the public but many genuine concerns remain; we take you through them.
Business planning in a time of uncertainty
- 24 Feb 2023
- ICAEW Insights
With financial and economic upheaval a regular fixture on the business landscape, and with uncertainty rife, how should businesses approach forward planning?
Businesses still face perfect storm of economic pressures
- 13 Feb 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Higher interest rates, a shortage of loans and a slow-down in the property market are knocking confidence – but careful planning and risk management may see businesses through a difficult year.
How rocky is the road ahead for businesses?
- 26 Jan 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Bulging borrowing costs, balance sheet fluctuations and ongoing uncertainty call for caution, common sense and acute risk awareness in the year ahead, says insolvency and restructuring doyen Nick Hood.
Exam guides: the inside track on… Corporate Reporting, Strategic Business Management and Case Study
- 07 Dec 2022
- ICAEW Insights
In the last of our series of guides, tutors share their insights on the Advanced Level Corporate Reporting, Strategic Business Management and Case Study exams.
Why businesses need to plan ahead on energy
- 30 Nov 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Government support schemes are currently offering some respite to the stress of rising energy bills for business. But now is the time to plan ahead for when they come to an end.
Exam guides: the inside track on… Business Strategy and Technology, Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Business Planning
- 07 Nov 2022
- ICAEW Insights
In the fourth of our series of guides, tutors share their insights on the Professional Level Business Strategy and Technology, Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Business Planning exams.
Businesses face perfect storm of risks
- 10 Oct 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Cybersecurity tops annual business risk survey, reflecting the rapidly weaponised cyber attack landscape, as geopolitical uncertainty rises.
How technology is reshaping the global economy
- 26 Sep 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The mood is shifting when it comes to technological innovation. What are the economic benefits and implications?
Business: energy plan “a sticking plaster on a bleeding wound”
- 21 Sep 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The energy discount for businesses has received a mixed response from members and companies, who welcome the support but question whether it’s too little, too late.
Government business energy plan revealed
- 21 Sep 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Businesses will automatically receive a reduction in energy costs from 1 October 2022.
The future of company restructuring tools
- 30 Aug 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Company Voluntary Arrangements and Restructuring Plans are important weapons in the insolvency practitioner’s armoury. Insolvency specialist Elaine Nolan explains how they look set to evolve following some seminal judgments.
Could insurance face an innovation crisis?
- 15 Aug 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The insurtech sector is facing a credibility crisis due to rising rates and mounting losses, and only the strongest and most adaptable will survive.
UK businesses keen to invest are held back by inflation
- 09 Aug 2022
- ICAEW Insights
About 66% of businesses plan to seek funding for business investment, according to research, while the same number have been negatively affected by rising inflation.
The impact of Companies House Reform on the insolvency profession
- 29 Jul 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Reform of Companies House through the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is critical to the insolvency and restructuring profession’s efforts in the fight against fraud.
Tax innovation during a crisis
- 16 Jun 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Will COVID-19 make lasting changes to tax and public spending policy?
ICAEW regulatory round-up: May 2022
- 30 May 2022
- ICAEW Insights
In this month’s update, the new CCAB guidance is highlighted and there’s information on the new AML telephone monitoring reviews as well as an invitation to the Restructuring & Insolvency conference. We ask how your firm is using our new training film, ‘All Too Familiar’, to help with anti-money laundering practices and hear the ICAEW Regulatory Board (IRB)’s new Chair outline objectives.
Innovation Investment Summit looks to put Liverpool on the map
- 19 May 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The event, organised in collaboration with ICAEW, brings together entrepreneurs, investors and advisers to look at what is needed to capitalise on the levelling-up opportunity.
Ukraine crisis highlights need for scenario planning
- 24 Mar 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Uncertainty in business is rife – no more so than at the moment. But having formalised risk management processes in place allow you to better respond to changing circumstances.
The new technology reshaping the finance function
- 07 Mar 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Technological innovations are driving the most profound change in finance functions in modern history, revolutionising every aspect of the traditional finance division.
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