Banks, insurers and investment managers play vitally important roles within society, to encourage economic development and allow individuals and businesses to save, invest, insure and make payments. We must have confidence in them. Responsible providers, responsible consumers, better regulation and better information underpin this confidence.
Our campaign has explored big issues including:
- Will big data mean the end of the traditional insurance business?
- Does bank audit meet the needs of society?
- How should investment management change to help avoid a devastating savings gap?
- Has financial services forgotten its social purpose?
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Climate hub
- Hub page
- Sep 2021
Climate change is a crucial issue for the accounting profession. Are you professionally ready to mitigate the risk and maximise the opportunity of climate change? Find inspiration, information and practical resources to support the goals set out in the Paris Agreement and in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Ethical use of big data in financial services
- Hub page
- Mar 2019
Ethical use of big data in financial services
Information overload: effective boards and committees in financial services
- Thought leadership report
- Feb 2019
ICAEW provides practical recommendations to reduce the size of board packs and make them more effective for boards. Our proposals will enable board chairs, management, executives and non-executives to improve their own papers, ensure that responsibilities are clearly defined and make sure that non-executives do not have to deal with information overload. The proposals we provide work in the context of three overarching principles.
Guidance for skilled persons reviews
- Technical release
- Oct 2018
2018 edition of ICAEW’s guidance for skilled persons conducting reviews (s166 and s166A reviews) for the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England.
Culture and purpose in financial services
- Thought leadership report
- Aug 2018
Following the 2008 global financial crisis, the financial services industry has come under intense scrutiny. Firms need to boost trust, create socially responsible products and prevent future financial crises. In its latest publication, Culture and purpose in financial services, the Financial Services Faculty recommends actions that the industry, boards and ICAEW Chartered Accountants should be taking.
IFRS 9: What it means for banks and financial stability
- Report
- Oct 2017
In July 2017, ICAEW's Financial Services Faculty brought together key stakeholders from the investor and analyst communities so that they might understand the respective challenges faced by banks in preparing IFRS 9 expected credit loss provisions.
Reporting on regulatory capital: choices for assurance
- Report
- Jul 2015
ICAEW’s discussion paper on choices for assurance on banks’ capital information and risk-weighted assets.
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