Embedded finance is no longer an optional add-on—it’s a board-level priority and a critical growth strategy for UK corporates. With 38% of C-suite lea...
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View articleThe credibility of corporate sustainability rests on one foundation: reliable data. Without it, even the most ambitious environmental or social commit...
View articleSupplier Finance Arrangements (SFA), including reverse factoring and similar structures, have become an integral part of modern working capital manage...
View articleAs accountants face rising client demands, regulatory pressures, and a persistent skills shortage, technology is becoming the key enabler for growth. ...
View articleAs political trust fractures and global challenges mount, the finance sector faces a critical choice: maintain business as usual or become a genuine f...
View articleCompanies House is phasing in new measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act to tackle fraud, strengthen transparency and suppor...
View articleForvis Mazars has partnered with global software provider EcoOnline to improve ESG reporting and assurance for clients in Singapore, supporting compli...
View articleThe UK life sciences sector is at a crossroads. Despite world-class research, talent, and government support, disputes over NHS pricing and growing US...
View articleThe 2025 National Risk Assessment confirms accountancy services remain at high risk of money laundering, but highlights a more complex threat environm...
View articleWHSmith’s board is backing chief executive Carl Cowling as it investigates £30m accounting errors that cut profit forecasts and wiped £600m off its va...
View articleIn recent years, deepfakes—hyper-realistic images, videos, and audio recordings generated using artificial intelligence (AI)—have emerged as one of th...
View articleA global study has called for urgent action to create consistent accounting guidance for carbon-related instruments, highlighting the diversity in how...
View articleHMRC's revelation that it is using AI to monitor taxpayers’ social media posts in criminal investigations has sparked a heated debate on data privacy,...
View articleBishop Fleming has announced that it has met its goal of giving back 1% of its turnover to charity through its 1% for Communities initiative. The firm...
View articleNeil Woodford and Woodford Investment Management have been fined £46 million by the FCA for failures in managing the Woodford Equity Income Fund, whic...
View articleEY and ACCA have issued joint guidance urging business leaders and policymakers to adopt robust AI assessments to strengthen trust in artificial intel...
View articleThe Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a formal investigation into Deloitte’s audits of Glencore plc and its UK subsidiary, Glencore Energ...
View articleThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays a combined £42 million for serious failings in its financial crime risk management, citing tw...
View articleThe British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a new international standard aimed at bringing structure, transparency, and trust to the rapidly...
View articleThe FCA and PRA have launched a joint consultation proposing targeted reforms to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime, aiming to reduce regulato...
View articleACCA’s Regulatory Board has released its latest annual report, outlining how it maintained oversight of the association’s regulatory arrangements in 2...
View articleDecarbonisation rules will raise revenue, but the real goal is to create a sea change in industrial behaviour. Read More...
View articleThe accountancy profession stands at a crossroads in the evolution of corporate reporting, with technology offering transformative potential—if the se...
View articleIn a bid to future-proof the UK’s capital markets, ICAEW has outlined four principles to evolve the reporting accountant’s role, highlighting the bala...
View articleThe Dutch arms of Deloitte, PwC and EY have been fined a combined $8.5mn after US regulators uncovered widespread exam cheating involving “hundreds” o...
View articleTax avoidance and evasion among the UK’s wealthiest individuals is on the rise, with underpaid liabilities climbing from £1.9bn to £2.1bn in the last ...
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