Gerald Edelman appoints new UK audit partner
Accounting Firms

Gerald Edelman appoints new UK audit partner

1d Accountancy Age

Gerald Edelman appoints new UK audit partner

Gerald Edelman has appointed Tom Harris as its new audit partner, expanding the leadership team as the firm continues to grow and diversify its client...

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Grant Thornton trims UK support staff as firm looks to cut costs
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Grant Thornton trims UK support staff as firm looks to cut costs

1d Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton trims UK support staff as firm look...

Grant Thornton UK has cut a significant number of its secretarial staff, with many roles outsourced to its sister company in India. The move follows i...

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How to spot deepfakes in finance and accountancy
Accounting Firms

How to spot deepfakes in finance and accountancy

5d Marina Mouka

How to spot deepfakes in finance and accountancy

In recent years, deepfakes—hyper-realistic images, videos, and audio recordings generated using artificial intelligence (AI)—have emerged as one of th...

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How to make accountancy cool again
Accounting Firms

How to make accountancy cool again

6d Marina Mouka

How to make accountancy cool again

If you’ve ever watched the film The Accountant, starring Ben Affleck, you know that accountancy isn’t exactly the most glamorous job in the world. Yet...

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AI, automation, and the new accountant: Trends shaping 2026
Accounting Firms

AI, automation, and the new accountant: Trends shaping 2026

1w Accountancy Age

AI, automation, and the new accountant: Trends sha...

AI and automation are revolutionising the accounting profession in 2025 and beyond. With over 79% of accountants expecting growth in strategic advisor...

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Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ignore
AI in Accounting

Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ignore

1w Irena Teneva, AICPA and CIMA

Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ig...

AI is the brilliant intern of the digital age - efficient, tireless, flawed – but it’s our human insight that keeps it grounded, ethical, and actually...

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AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it can fill the talent gaps
AI in Accounting

AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it can fill the talent gaps

2w Sunil Padiyar, CTO at Trintech

AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it c...

With the accounting industry facing talent shortages, Sunil Padiyar, CTO at Trintech explores the role AI plays in the future to support finance and a...

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The accountancy shake-up: From talent tides to operational optimisation
Accounting Firms

The accountancy shake-up: From talent tides to operational optimisation

2w Dayshape

The accountancy shake-up: From talent tides to ope...

Old ways of planning, operating, and growing? They’re transforming. Explore the changes making waves. Read More...

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Bishop Fleming raises over £500,000 for charity in first year
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Bishop Fleming raises over £500,000 for charity in first year

3w Accountancy Age

Bishop Fleming raises over £500,000 for charity in...

Bishop 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...

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Revolut taps EY for 2026 audit after BDO revenue concerns
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Revolut taps EY for 2026 audit after BDO revenue concerns

3w Accountancy Age

Revolut taps EY for 2026 audit after BDO revenue c...

Revolut has appointed Ernst & Young (EY) as its new global auditor, following a competitive tender process for the financial year ending 31 Decemb...

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Big Four lag behind smaller firms in AI adoption, says ex-EY chair
AI in Accounting

Big Four lag behind smaller firms in AI adoption, says ex-EY chair

3w Accountancy Age

Big Four lag behind smaller firms in AI adoption, ...

Former EY UK chair Hywel Ball highlights the challenges the Big Four face in adopting AI, suggesting that smaller, more agile firms are leading the wa...

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

3w 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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Cooper Parry grows deals team with Fellwood Advisory
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Cooper Parry grows deals team with Fellwood Advisory

3w Accountancy Age

Cooper Parry grows deals team with Fellwood Adviso...

Cooper Parry has strengthened its deals advisory capabilities with the acquisition of Fellwood Advisory, a mid-market debt advisory firm, marking its ...

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HaysMac strengthens private client team with new director hire
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HaysMac strengthens private client team with new director hire

4w 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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Moore Kingston Smith expands with CBW Recovery acquisition
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Moore Kingston Smith expands with CBW Recovery acquisition

4w Accountancy Age

Moore Kingston Smith expands with CBW Recovery acq...

Moore Kingston Smith has expanded its restructuring and insolvency capabilities with the acquisition of CBW Recovery, a London-based insolvency partne...

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Baker Tilly adds UAE firm to expand Middle East footprint
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Baker Tilly adds UAE firm to expand Middle East footprint

4w Accountancy Age

Baker Tilly adds UAE firm to expand Middle East fo...

Baker Tilly International has added a new member firm in the United Arab Emirates, marking an expansion of its network in a market the group describes...

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FTSE AIM 100: PwC and BDO battle for value
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FTSE AIM 100: PwC and BDO battle for value

4w Accountancy Age

FTSE AIM 100: PwC and BDO battle for value

The latest Adviser Rankings Ltd figures for AIM auditors reveal a quarter of mixed fortunes for firms across the rankings. While PKF Littlejohn contin...

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

4w 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
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Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners

1m 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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MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices in three years
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MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices in three years

1m Accountancy Age

MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices i...

Financial controls tightened following high-profile expense and cheque fraud cases Read More...

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Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny
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Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny

1m Accountancy Age

Deloitte's Glencore audits under FRC scrutiny

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a formal investigation into Deloitte’s audits of Glencore plc and its UK subsidiary, Glencore Energ...

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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

1m 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

1m 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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Barclays fined £42m over serious failures in financial crime controls
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Barclays fined £42m over serious failures in financial crime controls

1m Accountancy Age

Barclays fined £42m over serious failures in finan...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays a combined £42 million for serious failings in its financial crime risk management, citing tw...

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UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with first global standard
Accounting Standards

UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with first global standard

1m Accountancy Age

UK moves to regulate AI audit ‘wild west’ with fir...

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a new international standard aimed at bringing structure, transparency, and trust to the rapidly...

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KPMG replaced by small firm as P&O Ferries auditor
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KPMG replaced by small firm as P&O Ferries auditor

1m Accountancy Age

KPMG replaced by small firm as P&O Ferries auditor

P&O Ferries has appointed a boutique Oxfordshire-based firm, Just Audit & Assurance (JAA), as its new auditor following the unexpected departu...

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AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle accounting skills gap
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AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle accounting skills gap

1m Accountancy Age

AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle...

The University of Exeter and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) have announced a new degree apprenticeship programme aimed at addressing ...

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