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Latest news

Chart of the week: Australia federal balance sheet
  • Article
  • 26 Jan 2023
Our chart heads down under this week to take a look at how the reported financial position of Australia’s federal government has changed over the last decade.
How rocky is the road ahead for businesses?
  • Article
  • 26 Jan 2023
Bulging borrowing costs, balance sheet fluctuations and ongoing uncertainty call for caution, common sense and acute risk awareness in the year ahead, says insolvency and restructuring doyen Nick Hood.
How to develop better governance around fraud prevention
  • Article
  • 26 Jan 2023
Fraud should concern everyone in a business, but the ultimate responsibility for fraud prevention lies with management. It’s why good governance matters.

Latest tax news

More to be done with tax policy to help achieve net zero
  • Article
  • 24 Jan 2023
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty reflects on the tax recommendations contained in the government’s net zero review chaired by Chris Skidmore MP, the former energy minister.
Agent Update 104: points of interest
  • Article
  • 24 Jan 2023
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty highlights key news and reminders for agents including: new option for identity verification; withdrawal of FBI2; crypto gains and losses; and voluntary class 2 national insurance contributions (NIC).
Mandatory disclosure rules replace DAC 6 in the UK
  • Article
  • 24 Jan 2023
Cross-border tax avoidance arrangement disclosure rules devised by the OECD (known as the mandatory disclosure rules, or MDR) will enter into force in the UK on 28 March 2023. Arrangements entered into on or after this date must be reported to HMRC under this regime.

Insights specials

A listing of one-off Insights specials that focus on a particular subject, interviewing the key people, identifying developing trends and examining the underlying issues.

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Audit and Fraud
  • 23 Jan 2023
A new book outlines the role that personal ethics, background and traditions can play in shaping professional ethics in finance and accountancy.
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Adopting non-financial reporting standards
  • 12 Dec 2022
As the scope widens for mandatory TCFD reporting, the world gets closer to coherent standards for non-financial reporting.
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Public sector financial and non-financial reporting
  • 15 Nov 2022
We highlight the vital role public sector reporting plays in strengthening financial controls, improving evidence-based decision making and bringing transparency to the public about how taxpayers’ money is spent.

Videos

The vital role our profession must play in reaching net zero
The vital role our profession must play in reaching net zero
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Andrew Griffith FCA, MP is the UK’s Net Zero Business Champion. He discusses the core role the profession has to play in helping all of us reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner.
Thinking differently: what are the benefits of neurodiversity in your organisation?
Thinking differently: what are the benefits of neurodiversity in your organisation?
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We explore how teams of all kinds benefit by including people who think differently, taking cricket as an example. We then examine how chartered accountants can encourage neurodiverse thinking and engage people with neurodivergent conditions in their own or their clients’ organisations, as part of wider efforts to support diversity and inclusion.
What The Dasgupta Review means for Business and Accountancy
What The Dasgupta Review means for Business and Accountancy
  • Video
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta sat down with ICAEW to talk about his review into the economics of biodiversity and his hopes for the future.
The financial controller who stole £20,000: 4 lessons to help you stop internal fraud
The financial controller who stole £20,000: 4 lessons to help you stop internal fraud
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The real case of a financial controller who attempted to steal £20,000 from her business, and the steps that chartered accountants can take to help prevent internal fraud from happening in their organisation. Chartered accountants need to be alert to potential signs of fraud and manipulation of accounting records. We examine a real case of a business that discovered it had been the victim of internal fraud.

The opinions expressed by external guest speakers in interviews or other publications included on this website are, by their nature, those of the speaker. They are not necessarily fully endorsed by the ICAEW or purport to reflect the official policies and views of the ICAEW or its members.

Podcast episodes

Digital data
How can accountants make sense of crypto?
  • Podcast
  • 25 Jan 2023
In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss the pros and cons of crypto and its impact on the work of finance professionals.
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What can we expect from 2023?
  • Podcast
  • 03 Jan 2023
On the latest ICAEW Insights podcast, we look ahead to what 2023 might hold for the UK economy and the work of finance professionals.
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Untangling the events and impacts of 2022
  • Podcast
  • 15 Dec 2022
In this Insights In Focus episode, we review the major events of 2022 and their contribution to ongoing economic uncertainty.

Charts of the week

Chart of the week: Australia federal balance sheet
  • Article
  • 26 Jan 2023
Our chart heads down under this week to take a look at how the reported financial position of Australia’s federal government has changed over the last decade.
Chart of the week: China population
  • Article
  • 19 Jan 2023
Our chart this week follows the news that China’s population has peaked at just over 1.4bn, illustrating the dramatic change that has taken place over the last 40 years.
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Chart of the week: UK public finances 2022/23
  • Article
  • 12 Jan 2023
Our chart this week compares the UK public finances for the current fiscal year with the overall size of the economy.

Insights by topic

CEO and President's insights
  • Listing
  • 03 Aug 2020
View an archive of blogs from ICAEW CEO, Michael Izza, and from past ICAEW presidents.
Diversity and Inclusion
  • Hub page
  • 30 Sep 2021
ICAEW is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. In this hub we bring together timely D&I resources on the protected characteristics of the Equality Act, along with our latest insights into diversity in the profession.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Analysis, insights, guides and resources on the coronavirus pandemic and its impact.
Student Insights Interviews, guides and features giving you fresh insights, innovative ideas and an inside look at the lives and careers of ICAEW students and members. No matter what stage you’re at in your journey with us, you’ll find content to suit you.
Regulatory News
  • Listing
  • 04 May 2020
A round-up of regulatory and conduct updates and communications from the ICAEW Professional Standards Department.
Insights index This page provides an entry point to the articles that have formed the daily, monthly and weekly member emails, arranged by section and month. It also contains an index of themed Insights specials and the Quarterly magazine.
Sponsored content
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  • 09 Apr 2020
Hear what our partners are saying on topical issues impacting the accountancy profession.

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