Key reminders and updates
Listen back to hear what was observed in the first year of CPD monitoring activity and improve your understanding of the requirements.
2026 notices are being emailed throughout November. To set up a Direct Debit, please complete this mandate and email it to fin@icaew.com
Find out what our firms thought of the monitoring review process in 2025’s third quarter.
Find guidance on the application process and the most up to date forms for each regulatory area.
Crossing the Line case study: delivering training gold
We talk to Paul Alton, Director of Audit Training at RSM UK, about his innovative approach to using ICAEW’s latest training film, Crossing the Line, as a springboard to develop tailored content for the firm’s 2025 audit workshop.
Audit
Register for tomorrow’s webinar for a back-to-basics reminder about routine auditor independence threats and safeguards, including application of Provisions Available for Audits of Small Entities.
Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
Our 2025 AML Thematic Review explores how ICAEW-supervised firms are approaching suspicious activity reporting (SARs). From training and procedures to reporting levels and challenges. It also includes guidance from our AML Manager, Sandy Price and the UKFIU on key attributes of a good quality/useful SARs.
Our 2024/25 anti-money laundering supervision report has been published. The report provides a comprehensive account of ICAEW’s supervisory activity and continued work to protect against money laundering and other forms of financial crime within the accountancy sector.
From customer due diligence to risk assessments, Sandy Price, AML Manager in our Quality Assurance Department, tackles the most common AML myths we hear and shares practical guidance to help you stay compliant.
As part of its plenary meeting, the Financial Action Task Force has announced the removal of the following countries from the grey-list:
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- South Africa
If you believe a firm supervised by ICAEW is breaching the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, you can raise your concern confidentially.
Read about the work we have carried out in Q3 as the UK’s largest accountancy professional body supervisor for anti-money laundering.
Probate
Join one of HM Courts & Tribunals Service's lunch and learn sessions throughout November and December:
- Thursday 13 November: Lost wills
- Thursday 27 November: Foreign domicile cases
- Tuesday 9 December: National probate user group meeting
To register, please email NSfamilybmt@justice.gov.uk.
If you have decided to offer the administration of oaths in addition to your other probate services, then visit the ICAEW Probate Consumer Hub for articles you can share with your customers to help explain the service.
Insolvency
In our newest bitesize video, Insolvency Manager, Victoria Alexandrou introduces SIP 1, explaining the importance of clear record-keeping, transparency, and ethical standards. She shares practical advice on compliance, communication with creditors, and maintaining effective documentation.