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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.
CPD resources: supporting charity trustees
- 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.
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.
Have you fallen into the expense management trap?
- 21 Sep 2022
- Findity
Snap a photo of the receipt and voila, it's registered in your accounting system. Businesses think their expense process is smooth – but how automatic is it really? There are digital products that streamline the management of expenses and travel receipts without accountants and employees having to change their way of working.
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.
The cutting edge of accountancy knowledge
- 28 Jan 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Teaching sustainability accounting means keeping up with a rapidly-changing field, says Professor Delphine Gibassier of French business school Audencia.
Trade: taking a global lead in aerospace innovation
- 21 Jan 2022
- ICAEW Insights
UK aerospace has been hit hard by the pandemic, but it has the skills and capability to lead the world in innovation, space regulation and clean-air travel.
Sustainability to be at the heart of corporate reporting in the transition to net zero
- 20 Jan 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Themed on sustainability reporting, the Financial Reporting Faculty’s January edition of its highly acclaimed magazine 'By All Accounts' features a practical guide on implementing TCFD recommendations, accounting for climate under FRS 102 and risk reporting. Normally exclusive to faculty members, a digital version of this special edition is accessible to all ICAEW members and members of ICAEW’s Sustainability and Climate Change Community.
The innovation ecosystem: why collaboration is key
- 15 Dec 2021
- ICAEW Insights
Two heads are better than one, or so the saying goes. And a collaborative or ecosystem approach to innovation can open up new avenues for growth and fresh ways of working, and stands to make organisations more competitive.
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Effective scenario planning
- 13 Dec 2021
- Siobhan Soraghan
Preparing for future issues is crucial. However unlikely they may seem, scenario planning for multiple eventualities is key to succeeding where others fail, says Siobhan Soraghan
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Diverse boards lead to success
- 13 Dec 2021
- Yetunde Hofmann
The representation of Black women in our boardrooms is insufficient. It is a highly visible problem, but it is not talked about – at least not enough. Yetunde Hofmann, board-level executive leadership coach and mentor, asks why and shows how to resolve the issues
Net-zero innovations: making plastic out of peas
- 07 Dec 2021
- ICAEW Insights
Xampla is the result of 15 years of research at the University of Cambridge – a plant-based ‘plastic’ with wide-ranging implications.
Woolcool targets opportunities for better business
- 22 Nov 2021
- ICAEW Insights
The sustainable wool-based packaging firm and its female-led management is pushing the boundaries of what a future company should look like. Its managing director explains what role the business plans to play in wider society and how the Boardroom 2030 initiative could help.
Climate change must be part of your business plan
- 22 Nov 2021
- ICAEW Insights
Climate change risk must be embedded into business risk planning, backed by cohesive policy changes from government, says GARP Risk Institute president.
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The evolving role of the CFO
- 17 Nov 2021
- Christian Doherty
In a post-pandemic world, the role of the CFO will move away from being strictly financial as new challenges arise, says Christian Doherty
Redesigning the system: the biggest job in finance
- 05 Nov 2021
- ICAEW Insights
Restructuring the international financial system will help make money work toward preventing climate change, rather than accelerating it, a cohort of 40 businesses says.
Climate risk is an “inescapable” part of chartered accountants’ remit
- 01 Nov 2021
- ICAEW Insights
For those looking to future-proof their career, being able to embed climate change and wider sustainability issues into business strategy and planning, risk management, procurement and performance management is essential.
Six ways to embed climate change risk management
- 28 Oct 2021
- ICAEW Insights
Company directors need to treat climate change risk as a key risk to their business, and do so as a matter of urgency, a joint report from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors and British Standards Institution shows.
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