FCA fines Woodford and his company £46M
Corporate Finance

FCA fines Woodford and his company £46M

20h Accountancy Age

FCA fines Woodford and his company £46M

Neil Woodford and Woodford Investment Management have been fined £46 million by the FCA for failures in managing the Woodford Equity Income Fund, whic...

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Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £110m national firm
Accounting Firms

Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £110m national firm

3d Accountancy Age

Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £11...

Menzies LLP and Beever and Struthers have merged to form a national accountancy and business advisory firm with combined fee income of £110 million an...

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HaysMac strengthens private client team with new director hire
Accounting Firms

HaysMac strengthens private client team with new director hire

6d Accountancy Age

HaysMac strengthens private client team with new d...

HaysMac has appointed Tim Walford-Fitzgerald as Private Client Director, strengthening the firm’s tax advisory offering to high-net-worth individuals ...

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EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth later
Business

EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth later

1w Accountancy Age

EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth ...

The EY ITEM Club’s Summer Forecast has upgraded UK GDP growth for 2025 to 1%, up from 0.8% predicted in April. While the revision reflects a stronger-...

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Nearly 50,000 UK firms in critical distress
Business

Nearly 50,000 UK firms in critical distress

1w Accountancy Age

Nearly 50,000 UK firms in critical distress

Critical financial distress among UK businesses rose sharply in the second quarter of 2025, with nearly 50,000 companies now struggling to stay afloat...

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How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a strategic advantage
Accounting Firms

How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a strategic advantage

1w Accountancy Age

How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a stra...

Technology CFOs are rethinking how their organisations handle indirect tax, moving beyond manual processes and siloed systems to convert compliance in...

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Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners
Accounting Firms

Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners

2w Accountancy Age

Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners

Accountancy and advisory firm Gerald Edelman has acquired Redhill-based Vista Partners, strengthening its presence across Surrey, Sussex, and the Sout...

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What does resilience really look like in 2025?
Business

What does resilience really look like in 2025?

2w Accountancy Age

What does resilience really look like in 2025?

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has launched a Business Resilience Toolkit to help finance professionals and business leaders...

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Confidence among UK accountants still short of a full recovery
Accounting Firms

Confidence among UK accountants still short of a full recovery

2w Accountancy Age

Confidence among UK accountants still short of a f...

UK accountants report tentative signs of recovery following two consecutive quarters of improved sentiment, but business confidence remains well below...

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Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equity
Accounting Firms

Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equity

2w Accountancy Age

Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equit...

Nearly half of the UK’s leading accountancy firms are open to private equity investment, according to new research by law firm Kingsley Napley,  under...

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BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns
Accounting Firms

BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns

3w Accountancy Age

BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns

The Financial Reporting Council has sharply criticised BDO’s audit quality, calling its work “significantly short of expectations” and placing the fir...

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What happens when small businesses ignore accountants
Accounting Firms

What happens when small businesses ignore accountants

3w Accountancy Age

What happens when small businesses ignore accounta...

New report warns of widening support gap as SMBs face economic pressures alone Read More...

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Expert advice on building a resource management revenue engine
Management

Expert advice on building a resource management revenue engine

3w Dayshape

Expert advice on building a resource management re...

Hear from industry experts and take action by joining our live workshop with Christine Robinson. Read More...

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Rethinking capital: Climate risks and the financial system
Corporate Finance

Rethinking capital: Climate risks and the financial system

4w Peter Spence, AICPA and CIMA’s Associate Technical Director

Rethinking capital: Climate risks and the financia...

Financial capital thrives by consuming finite resources. But if we continue on the current path, we risk undermining the very systems that support our...

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UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impact
AI in Accounting

UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impact

4w Accountancy Age

UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impa...

New Qlik research reveals gaps between AI investment and measurable impact across UK businesses Read More...

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Xeinadin promotes 10 new partners across UK and Ireland
Accounting Firms

Xeinadin promotes 10 new partners across UK and Ireland

4w Accountancy Age

Xeinadin promotes 10 new partners across UK and Ir...

Xeinadin has appointed 10 new partners across its UK and Ireland network, reinforcing its advisory capabilities and internal leadership pipeline. Read...

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Former PwC partner joins Cooper Parry as National Tax lead
Accounting Firms

Former PwC partner joins Cooper Parry as National Tax lead

4w Accountancy Age

Former PwC partner joins Cooper Parry as National ...

Adam Waller to lead strategic tax consulting as firm deepens national growth ambitions Read More...

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Private equity and ESG top the mid-tier agenda, ICAEW finds
Economy

Private equity and ESG top the mid-tier agenda, ICAEW finds

4w Accountancy Age

Private equity and ESG top the mid-tier agenda, IC...

A growing number of mid-tier accountancy firms are eyeing private equity investment and new ESG service lines, according to fresh research from the IC...

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RCK’s CEO on what R&D tax got wrong (and what’s next)
Corporate Tax

RCK’s CEO on what R&D tax got wrong (and what’s next)

4w Marina Mouka

RCK’s CEO on what R&D tax got wrong (and what’s ne...

As the new CEO of RCK Partners, James Gibson isn’t chasing scale for its own sake. In a sector battling credibility issues, he’s betting on better jud...

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Why aren’t accountants asking for help
ICAEW

Why aren’t accountants asking for help

1m Accountancy Age

Why aren’t accountants asking for help

New research by caba finds thousands of ICAEW accountants facing burnout or financial pressure aren't reaching out for help, and stigma remains a crit...

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Decarbonisation policy shifts from incentives to penalties
Business Regulation

Decarbonisation policy shifts from incentives to penalties

1m Craig Stobo, Partner, VITA

Decarbonisation policy shifts from incentives to p...

Decarbonisation rules will raise revenue, but the real goal is to create a sea change in industrial behaviour. Read More...

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Deloitte named in Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality
Big Four

Deloitte named in Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality

1m Accountancy Age

Deloitte named in Times Top 50 Employers for Gende...

Deloitte UK has been named one of The Times’ Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality for the tenth consecutive year, marking a decade-long commitme...

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How to lose £9bn a year without even noticing
Business

How to lose £9bn a year without even noticing

1m Accountancy Age

How to lose £9bn a year without even noticing

UK SMEs are missing out on billions in savings interest, not because of economic volatility or poor decision-making, but because they’re parked with t...

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Ex-Sky, Barclays, KFC, and Deloitte execs unite to scale disruptive model
Business

Ex-Sky, Barclays, KFC, and Deloitte execs unite to scale disruptive model

2m Accountancy Age

Ex-Sky, Barclays, KFC, and Deloitte execs unite to...

New partner appointments signal Beyond the Blueprint’s push into post-merger integration, AI-led strategy and C-suite coaching Read More...

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CIMA elects first sitting NHS CFO as President
Career

CIMA elects first sitting NHS CFO as President

2m Accountancy Age

CIMA elects first sitting NHS CFO as President

Healthcare CFO to lead CIMA and serve as Co-Chair of global accounting alliance during pivotal year for profession Read More...

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ACCA calls on Small Business Commissioner to settle overdue debts
ACCA

ACCA calls on Small Business Commissioner to settle overdue debts

2m Accountancy Age

ACCA calls on Small Business Commissioner to settl...

The UK government has appointed Emma Jones as the new Small Business Commissioner (SBC), a move welcomed by the Association of Chartered Certified Acc...

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The systems thinking workforce – powering competitive, responsive, resilient businesses
ESG

The systems thinking workforce – powering competitive, responsive, resilien...

2m Peter Spence, AICPA & CIMA

The systems thinking workforce – powering competit...

While technology has streamlined processes and flattened organisational structures, business complexity is growing. Under-pressure managers are increa...

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