Cash-flow planning in a cost-of-living crisis

What are the main factors driving the current cash-flow crunch – and what exactly can businesses do to try and work around these challenges?

Career paths

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Since joining PEM’s corporate finance team in August 2021, Sam Reynolds has experienced a steep learning curve with non-stop deals

How can hospitality companies tough out inflation?

As research shows that two-thirds of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant businesses are losing money, we look at what hospitality companies can do to survive rising inflation.

The future of the insolvency profession

The insolvency profession is poised to benefit from the growing need for business turnaround and insolvency expertise. However, the profession is at a crossroads due to regulatory upheaval and recruitment and skills challenges.

Financial services How to manage in an inflationary environment

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Laura Miller looks at practical steps for financial services firms to manage changing inflationary headwinds.

Cash is reality when it comes to law firm success

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Managing cashflow in this new financial reality.

UK businesses brace for late payment surge

Late payments are expected to grow significantly in the coming months, following rising inflation and interest rates, with UK businesses less likely than their European peers to make growth a priority.

Making sure the price is right

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Rapid advances in technology are affecting all elements of corporate finance. What’s happening to valuations and to the experts’ roles in getting the right prices? Marc Mullen investigates.

The finance function post-COVID

The pandemic gave CFOs confidence in their ability to work in more geographically diverse and virtual ways, which will bring permanent and much-welcomed change to the finance function.

Profile on Azets and its corporate finance team leaders

It’s been five years since Azets was founded with the backing of Hg Capital, developing out of Cogital. Marc Mullen speaks to the leaders of its corporate finance team across the country about what’s next.

The evolving role of the CFO

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The work of the CFO is changing, here’s how

Credit scoring in the current environment: what businesses should know

The economic challenges associated with COVID-19 have many businesses looking nervously at their credit scores. With this in mind, ICAEW spoke to credit reference agencies about the impact of the pandemic on SME credit referencing.

The CFO’s strategic role has never been more important

As many businesses begin their recovery from the pandemic, Michael Izza emphasises the fundamental role CFOs will play in driving strategic renewal and reflects on our Business and Management Faculty’s latest research.

Small steps can boost your resilience

Personal development might not have been a top priority for many during the pandemic, but Caroline Stockmann, CEO of ACT, explains how stepping away from your day job offers a way to strengthen your ability to cope with stress and enhance your career.

Pandemic forces Rolls Royce business partner to change gear

ICAEW Insights speaks to Rolls Royce finance business partner George Acquah to discover some of the lessons he’s learned during the pandemic.

Why finance teams need to upskill now

COVID-19 has accelerated digital adoption across all business sectors. The finance function needs to embrace tech and develop new skills to keep up.

Subi Inayat BGF investor getting thrown in the deep end

Subi Inayat went straight into corporate finance from university. He speaks to Jo Russell about the important experience he gained from being thrown in at the deep end.

Uncertain budgets in uncertain times bring valuable lessons for devolved finances

Audit Scotland reports on the scale of the financial management challenges faced by the Scottish Government in responding to the pandemic. There are lessons for Wales, Northern Ireland and English regional and local authorities too.

Digital strategy in a post-COVID world: reimagining business and operational priorities for the future

9 February 2021: The pandemic has brought with it a huge increase in the rate of change of digital adoption and businesses must not lose this momentum, writes Becky Shields, Head of Digital Transformation at Moore Kingston Smith.

Impact of Covid-19 on valuations and the valuation profession

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As the world continues to grapple with the health and economic crises brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, professional valuers are playing a key role in helping to stabilise, and bring confidence to business and financial markets.

Managing Credit Through the Recovery Checklist

A checklist from the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) that identifies where focus should be as organisations navigate through the COVID-19 recovery phase.

A treasurer's perspective on the coronavirus

Advice from the Association of Corporate Treasurers on immediate and long term steps to tackle the impact of the coronavirus on business covering liquidity, operations and funding.

COVID-19: Managing cash flow during a period of crisis

Report from Deloitte outlining 15 steps that businesses can take to mitigate damage and respond to the immediate challenges to their cash flow.