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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Article
- 24 May 2011
- ICAEW
Advice on the CPD process for ICAEW members, including keeping a CPD record.
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Top 10 AI adoption questions for businesses and ICAEW members
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- 29 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) potential to transform how businesses operate has led to a growing number of organisations to consider the impact that AI can, and will, have upon them.
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IFRS 17: Observations from first year implementation
- Webinar
- 21 Jun 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The Financial Services Faculty delves into the intricacies of IFRS 17, explore its impact on the insurance industry, and unlock the strategies for seamless compliance.
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Introduction to PCAF – how to account for GHG emissions related to financial activities
- Webinar
- 30 Apr 2024
- Financial Services Faculty
An overview of the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF’s) Standard for measuring and disclosing on the GHG emissions associated with the financial activities of banks, (re)insurers, asset owners and managers.
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Assurance challenges in the context of CSRD
- Article
- 20 Mar 2024
- Polly Tsang
Polly Tsang, Senior Financial Services Regulatory Manager, considers some of the challenges of assurance over CSRD.
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Labour’s plans for financial services: evolution rather than revolution
- Article
- 14 Mar 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
As the UK gears up for a general election, the parties have been readying their manifesto positions, including for financial services.
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ECL Models under stress addressing emerging macroeconomic and geopolitical risks
- 29 Apr 2025
Join us for an expert-led discussion on refining ECL models to navigate uncertainty with confidence.
Insurance Focus
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The new 'Failure to Prevent Fraud' offence: A compliance and accounting perspective
- 14 Mar 2025
- Luke Firmin and James Fox, Forvis Mazars - Corporate Members of the Financial Services Faculty
Luke Firmin - UK Head of Financial Crime and James Fox - Forensics Associate Director at Forvis Mazars, explore the UK government guidance and provide insights into the implications for organisations and auditors.
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Issues with Building Society audits
- 13 Mar 2025
- Simon Gibbs
The BSA has called for the “vast majority of building societies to be removed from the scope of Public Interest Entities audits1” due to excessive audit costs. More may be needed.
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Crypto custody shake-up: How SEC & FASB are rewriting the rulebook for US banks
- 04 Mar 2025
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently updated its guidance on the accounting treatment of crypto-assets held by entities for their platform users. This update involves the rescission of Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 121 and the introduction of SAB No. 122.
Tax news in brief 5 march 2025
- 04 Mar 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Highlights from the broader tax news for the week ending 5 March 2025, including: Finance Bill 2024-25 developments; new figures from HMRC on the impacts of the off-payroll working reforms; and an update on Making Tax Digital (MTD) software.
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ICAEW’s response to the FCA’s Safeguarding Consultation
- 21 Jan 2025
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) recently provided their feedback to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regarding proposed changes to the safeguarding regime for payments and e-money firms. The consultation, which concluded on December 17, 2024, aimed to gather insights and opinions on the potential impacts of these regulatory adjustments.
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Sustainability Reporting in Financial Services: A Progress Report
- 17 Jan 2025
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
Sustainability reporting is rapidly evolving as a critical component of corporate accountability and transparency, particularly in the financial services sector.
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Insights from FSB report on climate related vulnerabilities
- 17 Jan 2025
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has released an important report titled Assessment of Climate-related Vulnerabilities: Analytical Framework and Toolkit,.
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Accounting for Dynamic Risk Management: challenges for insurers
- 07 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
It seems likely that the IASB’s current proposals for accounting for dynamic risk management (DRM) will not help insurers better present their risk management approaches. Standard setters and the industry will need to undertake further thinking to develop a suitable accounting framework for DRM within insurers.
Regulation
ICAEW REP 090/24 Financial Services - Growth and competitiveness strategy
- Representation
- 13 Dec 2024
- PDF (442kb)
A representation dated 12 December 2024 to a consultation published by HM Treasury on 14 November 2024.
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Accounting for Dynamic Risk Management: challenges for insurers
- Article
- 07 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
It seems likely that the IASB’s current proposals for accounting for dynamic risk management (DRM) will not help insurers better present their risk management approaches. Standard setters and the industry will need to undertake further thinking to develop a suitable accounting framework for DRM within insurers.
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CASS 5 audits 2024
- Webinar
- 17 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
This webinar from the Financial Services Faculty will provide helpful insights and hot topics specifically focused on CASS 5 insurance intermediary firms.
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Solvent exit planning for UK banks and insurers
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- 15 Jul 2024
- Michelle Adcock, Prudential Banking Sector Lead & Alisa Dolgova, Prudential Insurance Sector Lead, for KPMG
The UK already has a robust resolution regime for banking institutions, which was first implemented in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. Focus has historically been on the resolvability and exit strategies of the largest ‘too-big-to-fail' banks.
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Regulatory update April 2024
- Newsletter
- 13 May 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The following is a list of some regulatory publications or announcements from April 2024 affecting UK financial services.
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Regulatory update February 2024
- Newsletter
- 18 Mar 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The following is a list of some regulatory publications or announcements from February 2024 affecting UK financial services.
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Insurance supervisory priorities and risks
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- 23 Feb 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The PRA has published a letter setting out its 2024 supervisory priorities for insurers.
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CASS 5 audits – insights and hot topics
- Webinar
- 04 Oct 2023
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The Financial Services Faculty will provide helpful insights and hot topics specifically focused on CASS 5 insurance intermediary firms.
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Insurance industry
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Guide to researching the life and non-life insurance industry. Quick links to trends, forecasts, market research, statistics and useful organisations.
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Insurance journals and magazines
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A selection of print and electronic periodicals on the insurance sector, including a number of online titles which are available only to logged-in members and students.
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