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ICAEW-hosted Labour Business Network analyses Spring Budget
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- 22 Mar 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Business rates, SME late payments and net zero were among subjects tackled by Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy, Jonathan Reynolds MP, in an ICAEW-hosted business Q&A.
Business planning in a time of uncertainty
- Article
- 24 Feb 2023
- ICAEW Insights
With financial and economic upheaval a regular fixture on the business landscape, and with uncertainty rife, how should businesses approach forward planning?
Businesses still face perfect storm of economic pressures
- Article
- 13 Feb 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Higher interest rates, a shortage of loans and a slow-down in the property market are knocking confidence – but careful planning and risk management may see businesses through a difficult year.
Report highlights local authority procurement weakness
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- 17 Jan 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Inefficiencies, poor processes and skills issues present potentially significant risks to public money and service, Grant Thornton warns.
ChatGPT: opportunity and risk for the profession
- Article
- 16 Dec 2022
- ICAEW Insights
OpenAI’s ChatGPT can answer questions to an impressive level of detail, but it needs work to address some significant issues before it could prove useful in audit and accountancy.
Review of the Year: what ICAEW members think
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- 14 Dec 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Feedback from ICAEW members sheds light on the stories behind the headline findings of ICAEW’s Business Confidence Monitor. Simon Gray, ICAEW’s Head of Business, reviews 2022’s rollercoaster ride.
Government late payment review announced
- Article
- 13 Dec 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Billions in outstanding invoices currently owed to small businesses present a barrier to productivity, the creation of high-skilled jobs and economic growth, Business Secretary warns.
Suppliers to large UK companies face sustainability scrutiny
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- 09 Dec 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Large UK public companies are now required to report on climate-related issues – but all companies, irrespective of size, within their supply chains must also reduce their emissions so that the larger organisations comply with the rules.
Why businesses need to plan ahead on energy
- Article
- 30 Nov 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Government support schemes are currently offering some respite to the stress of rising energy bills for business. But now is the time to plan ahead for when they come to an end.
Late payments for small businesses hit two-year high
- Article
- 03 Nov 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Research findings prompt calls for tougher penalties to ensure businesses are paid on time so they can manage their cash flow and handle rising costs.
Running a business in 2022: the challenges beyond energy
- Article
- 26 Oct 2022
- ICAEW Insights
While energy pricing has dominated coverage of the pressures that businesses are currently facing, it is vital to bear in mind an array of further concerns.
How to assess the risks within your supply chains
- Article
- 11 Oct 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Advances in digitisation are great for businesses, but they’re also helping organisations to review their supply chains and identify the potential risks from cyber attacks.
The impact of late payments on small businesses
- Article
- 10 Oct 2022
- ICAEW Insights
New research shows that half of invoices issued by small businesses are paid late. Could stricter penalties and more transparency in regulation and reporting make a difference?
How to manage the cyber security risks lurking within supply chains
- Article
- 06 Oct 2022
- ICAEW Insights
As cyber attacks on supply chains escalate, we highlight the driving factors and what corporates can do to mitigate them.
How to deal with global volatility
- Article
- 28 Sep 2022
- ICAEW Insights
EY Chief Economist Peter Arnold talks through the factors creating volatility and uncertainty in the global economy and offers advice on how businesses should respond.
Supply chain challenges: where are we now?
- Article
- 26 Sep 2022
- ICAEW Insights
How are businesses coping with persistent, global supply chain issues – and which concerns are looming on the horizon?
Why good relationships are vital as inflation bites
- Article
- 05 Sep 2022
- ICAEW Insights
As costs rocket on the back of inflation, maintaining cordial and constructive relationships with business contacts in your supply chain is of paramount importance.
PSAA uses supplementary procurement to appoint final auditors
- Article
- 26 Aug 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd (PSAA) has secured 96.5% of the capacity required to appoint auditors to government bodies that have opted into the national scheme.
How the Cyprus Treasury is embracing ‘continuous accounting reform’
- Article
- 25 Aug 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The Treasury team in Cyprus is working through a number of projects to improve its processes and make its public financial management fit for a more complex future.
Energy supplier collapses highlight bigger sector crisis
- Article
- 22 Aug 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The explosion of wholesale energy prices since the middle of last year has resulted in 29 energy companies failing. What has the experience taught us about the regulatory structure and insolvency process?
The accountant keeping firms on the right side of the law
- Article
- 19 Aug 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Five years working on the Robert Maxwell insolvency, an inquiry into payments transfers in the Premier League, and running KPMG’s forensic business in Russia have served Nigel Layton well, as he helps clients navigate complex supply chain due diligence.
PwC examines accountants’ role as inflation soars
- Article
- 05 Aug 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Using ICAEW inflation data, PwC UK Senior Economist Barret Kupelian assesses influential factors contributing to historically high inflation and explores what this means for businesses and the role of accountants.
Sanctions evolution may cause inadvertent breaches
- Article
- 01 Aug 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The ongoing evolution of sanctions across multiple jurisdictions and the complexity of global supply chains mean that organisations could unwittingly find themselves in breach of sanctions rules.
Mazars: deflation is dependent on multiple global economies
- Article
- 12 Jul 2022
- ICAEW Insights
From ending war to kickstarting manufacturing, George Lagarias, Chief Economist at Mazars, examines how global markets have dealt with inflation during the 20th century, adding what we can learn from their experience.
What makes a good modern slavery statement?
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- 11 Jul 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Modern slavery is still all too common in the UK, with 10,613 potential victims identified in 2020. The modern slavery statement is designed to improve transparency and vigilance within businesses and their supply chains.
RSM: inflation spike harks back to post-war peak
- Article
- 08 Jul 2022
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW’s graphic highlights similarities between post-pandemic and post-Second World War inflation. Experts from RSM explain what businesses should be doing to mitigate the effects.
EY: inflation inevitable after the pandemic
- Article
- 07 Jul 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Using ICAEW inflation data, EY UK Chief Economist Peter Arnold assesses key drivers behind rising inflation over the past seven decades and predicts how this current wave of high inflation looks set to pan out.
The challenges and opportunities in supply chain finance
- Article
- 24 Jun 2022
- ICAEW Insights
The Managing Director for Standard Chartered (Hong Kong) and Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong outlines the trends in global trade.
OECD: the heavy global price of Russia’s war against Ukraine
- Article
- 20 Jun 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine immediately slowed the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and set the global economy on a course of lower growth and rising inflation.
Sustainability is a long-term plan, not a quick win
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- 08 Jun 2022
- ICAEW Insights
EY UK Managing Partner for Sustainability Rob Doepel on why striking a balance between the visible quick wins – and the longer-term systemic changes needed to make a real difference is needed to avoid accusations of greenwashing.
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