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Hardman Lecture takes aim at UK’s biggest tax failings
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- 08 Dec 2023
Campaigner Dan Neidle rounds on key features of the tax system that are bad for productivity, inefficient – and inhumane.
Chart of the week: Incorporations and dissolutions
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- 07 Dec 2023
Our chart this week illustrates how company dissolutions continue to outpace incorporations as the economy remains in first gear.
Why fighting corruption is key to good governance
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- 07 Dec 2023
International Anti-Corruption Day falls on 9 December; this year’s events seek to highlight how anti-corruption efforts contribute to peace, security and development.
NAO warns on extreme weather risks to business
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- 07 Dec 2023
Government’s unpreparedness for extreme weather events limits its ability to demonstrate whether value for money is being achieved.
FCA proposals aim to support diversity and inclusion
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- 06 Dec 2023
Concerns that financial services organisations are paying lip service to D&I have prompted proposals that strengthen the regulator’s expectations around non-financial misconduct.
Mike Berners-Lee: rethinking sustainability in business
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- 06 Dec 2023
If sustainability is genuinely on your boardroom agenda, generating profit cannot be your primary goal, says renowned carbon measurement expert Mike Berners-Lee. Instead, conversations need to hinge on maximising value in its broadest sense.
Worsening local audit crisis reaches stalemate
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- 05 Dec 2023
As the backlog of incomplete local audits continues to grow, Public Sector Audit Appointments Chair calls for “extraordinary intervention” to get the system back on track.
Why AI regulation must be stepped up
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- 05 Dec 2023
Artificial Intelligence offers exciting potential benefits to the audit profession, but without regulation it risks creating as many problems as it does solutions, warn Andrew Moyser and Mark Lumsdon-Taylor.
Leading digital transformation in finance
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- 01 Dec 2023
At the ICAEW Annual Conference this year, there was an overarching focus on the opportunities and responsibilities that technology brings for finance professionals and their organisations, and how it is reshaping the world of finance and accounting.
Economic update December 2023: UK economy flatlines but avoids recession
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- 01 Dec 2023
Economic conditions remain challenging despite a dramatic drop in inflation and a positive Autumn Statement. ICAEW’s Economies Director Suren Thiru discusses the implications.
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