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04 Apr 2022
Should accountants worry about cryptocurrencies?
Cryptocurrencies are on the rise – but are they friends or foes for accountants? We present complementary views from business and scholarly perspectives.
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01 Apr 2022
How must SME finance chiefs approach technology transformation?
Digital transformation can provide SME finance functions with a powerful edge – but how should firms execute this critical process? We spoke to ICAEW Southern President Ashley Milne to find out.
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29 Mar 2022
What do CEOs want from the finance function?
Chief executives want to see their Chief Financial Officers supporting their decision making, as business heads explain to ICAEW Insights.
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25 Mar 2022
Ukraine crisis: the supply chain impacts
The conflict in Ukraine has created a number of challenges for manufacturers, from rising prices and availability of raw materials to keeping abreast of the latest sanctions.
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25 Mar 2022
Digital skills for digital finance
Audit and management accountancy in the finance function require a constantly evolving set of skills to add value to their clients and to their employers.
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24 Mar 2022
Managing stress in times of change
Change can be both positive and negative but as we exit COVID-19 restrictions, the thought of more upheaval in the workplace can be unsettling for even the most stoic of employees.
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21 Mar 2022
Connecting a multinational finance team
By 2025 the amount of data available globally is expected to reach 175 zettabytes. For finance teams in multinational organisations it’s a blessing or a curse depending on where they are on their digital transformation journey.
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14 Mar 2022
How digitalisation can take the pain out of reporting
The labours of month and year-end reporting can be reduced with a few simple digital steps, leaving accountants free to take on more analytical tasks.
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11 Mar 2022
The possibilities and limitations of machine learning
Machine learning is gaining traction for routine tasks in finance, but requires oversight for more nuanced work.
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09 Mar 2022
Why business transformation projects fail
Even with the most experienced leaders at the helm, businesses without a clear strategy, robust processes and a core personnel that is willing to change will face pitfalls in their transformation.
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07 Mar 2022
The new technology reshaping the finance function
Technological innovations are driving the most profound change in finance functions in modern history, revolutionising every aspect of the traditional finance division.
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04 Mar 2022
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.
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28 Feb 2022
AML: how money launderers use virtual assets
In the seventh instalment of Anti-Money Laundering: The Basics, IFAC and ICAEW look at the risks associated with virtual assets.
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21 Feb 2022
Robotic process automation: a vision of the future
It’s a hot topic in finance right now. Rob Binns, CFO at Access Group, discusses why accountants should embrace, not fear, the acceleration of digital transformation.
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