16-03-2021
The long-awaited goal of standardised sustainability reporting is getting closer. The announcement of the IFRS Foundation’s strategic direction and the publication of further reports from EFRAG – as well as clear intent from the UK Government – is putting us all on notice.
11-03-2021
A strategy recently adopted by the European Commission paves the way towards a greener trade policy, accompanied by a push for reform of global trading rules. It makes clear the EU’s determination to take a tougher approach towards enforcing trade agreements and dealing with unfair trade practices.
05-03-2021
8 March 2021: The right to equal pay for work of equal value is a founding principle of the EU, but one seldom implemented or enforced in full. With the EU gender pay gap currently over 14%, new legislative proposals seek to remedy this through pay transparency and improved enforcement mechanisms.
01-03-2021
5 March 2021: A proposed relaxation of the company listing rules aimed squarely at increasing London’s attractiveness as a financial centre post-Brexit has been published.
02-03-2021
3 March 2021: At a Cyprus green finance conference co-organised by ICAEW, finance, sustainability and political leaders discussed what needs to happen to ensure that COVID-19 recovery delivers lasting improvement.
24-02-2021
25 February 2021: Fair and effective taxation in the single market continues to be hampered by insufficient sharing of tax information, according to a recent report issued by the European Court of Auditors.
04-02-2021
5 February 2021: The European Commission’s second audit market monitoring report highlights persistently high levels of market concentration and several ongoing issues with audit quality, writes Susanna Di Feliciantonio, ICAEW’s Head of European Affairs.
28-01-2021
29 January 2021: Myles Thompson, current President of Accountancy Europe, explains the factors the profession must address to ensure audit quality is consistent across the continent, as part of a series of articles on key themes from ICAEW’s Audit Manifesto.
27-01-2021
28 January 2021: There is a pressing need for the development of a global set of high-quality, authoritative sustainability reporting standards, says ICAEW
05-01-2021
6 January 2021: “We need to do more to invest in companies that are founded and led by women,” says Armance Bordes, General Counsel at Sofinnova Partners. “There are many studies that point to the gender gap that persists in fundraising, making it so much harder for women to raise capital.”