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New fraud techniques accountants must watch out for
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- 21 Mar 2025
ICAEW is sponsoring and hosting this year’s Fraud Advisory Panel Annual Conference, addressing the latest emerging fraud threats in AI, ESG and more.
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The new 'Failure to Prevent Fraud' offence: A compliance and accounting perspective
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- 14 Mar 2025
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.
How to manage risks around kleptocracies
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- 13 Mar 2025
Accountants invite significant risk by taking part in activities that support kleptocratic states or individuals, a new book warns.
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Ethical considerations around data hosting
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- 13 Mar 2025
All audit firms need to be aware of new provisions around ‘data hosting’ in the Revised Ethical Standard 2024. BDO’s Omid Tissier offers insights on key aspects and potential impacts.
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Advancing sustainability reporting and assurance
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- 13 Mar 2025
Explore how new global standards for both assurance and ethics are advancing trust and transparency in sustainability reporting and assurance.
ACSP registration date confirmed: 18 March 2025
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- 13 Mar 2025
Are you a third-party provider planning on carrying out identity verification checks for Companies House on behalf of your clients? Registration to be an authorised company service provider (ACSP) will now open on 18 March 2025 and firms will then be able to voluntarily verify the identity of clients from 8 April. The mandatory verification requirement will take effect in autumn 2025.
Sustainability assurance: understanding ISSA 5000
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- 10 Mar 2025
It is more important than ever to ensure that finance professionals are faithfully monitoring company sustainability assurance and reporting so that stakeholders and governments can judge businesses’ ability to reach their UN Sustainability Goals, Malcolm Bacchus, ICAEW President, told a gathering of accountants this week.
Timeline for Companies House ID changes
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- 10 Mar 2025
Changes to identity verification requirements for company directors, and individuals with significant control, come into effect from 8 April 2025 on a voluntary basis. Mandatory ID verification comes in for new appointments and incorporations from autumn 2025, which also marks the start of a 12-month transition period for existing directors to complete ID verification.
2024/25 reporting season: changes auditors must be aware of
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- 06 Mar 2025
What are the revised regulations and standards auditors need to get to grips with for the current reporting season?
The MLRO: an ever-evolving role
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- 04 Mar 2025
Money laundering reporting officers (MLROs) take on specific and personal responsibilities under the anti-money laundering (AML) regulatory regime. We catch up with some experienced MLROs, who offer an insight into how their roles are evolving and discuss the skills they need to meet their obligations.
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