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Analysis: M&A for 2025 in numbers
- Article
- 09 Sep 2025
- ICAEW
CFOs are feeling cautious – prioritising cost reduction and investing in continuation funds.
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Audit documentation – a lawyer’s perspective
- Article
- 15 May 2025
- Karen Eckstein
Poor documentation has hidden costs. Karen Eckstein shares some simple steps that auditors can take to avoid them.
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Internal audit as a central driver of transformation success
- Article
- 19 Mar 2025
- Alison Hill
To remain competitive in today’s rapidly changing business landscape and regulatory environment many firms will pursue major transformation and cost reduction programmes.
Private Medical Insurance cost containment
- Article
- 12 Mar 2025
- Mercer
If you want to reduce soaring PMI renewal costs for your organisation, there are three ways to reduce costs and improve the employee experience.
Why overheads matter
- Article
- 27 Sep 2024
- Nermina Delic
Imagine a world where firefighters are judged not by lives saved, but by how little they spend on trucks and hoses. Such a scenario would be absurd, but this is precisely the dilemma many charities face today.
ESG for SMEs: Make energy saving in your business
- Article
- 19 Sep 2023
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW is supporting the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero in its campaign promoting energy efficiency. We take a look at what businesses can do to drive down energy bills and boost savings.
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AI is not magic
- Article
- 30 Jul 2018
- Avi Goldfarb
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation make the seemingly impossible possible. They magically bring machines to life – driving cars, trading stocks, teaching children or providing healthcare. In Prediction Machines, Avi Goldfarb and two fellow economists debunk this magical myth and recast the rise of AI as nothing more than a drop in the cost of prediction.
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Cost management - BT case study
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- 14 Mar 2018
- Arthur Yu
How did telecoms giant BT turbocharge its profits by cracking down on costs? Arthur Yu has the answer.
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Smart cuts
- Article
- 05 Feb 2016
- Andrew Wileman
Managing and cutting costs (including staff costs) remain right at the top of management’s agenda. Andrew Wileman describes how to do this intelligently.
How to get your pricing strategy right and increase business profitability
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- 08 Apr 2015
- Andreas Hinterhuber
Value has to be the primary driver in setting a pricing strategy. Andreas Hinterhuber’s research shows that business efforts to increase prices result in higher profitability than those to reduce costs. Here he explains the key components for increased business profitability.
Financial planning and cost management
- Report
- 10 Jun 2013
- ICAEW Business and Management Faculty
This report covers activity based costing and forecast modelling as well as the management of staff expenses.
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Lean vs standard cost accounting
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- 20 Jun 2012
- Jean Cunningham
Ever felt your business decisions are based on irrelevant or incomplete information? Jean Cunningham uses three case studies to illustrate how lean accounting can improve your decisions, whatever your industry.
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