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UK businesses keen to invest are held back by inflation
  • 09 Aug 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
About 66% of businesses plan to seek funding for business investment, according to research, while the same number have been negatively affected by rising inflation.
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Exam guides: the inside track on… Audit and Assurance, Financial Management and Tax Compliance
  • 01 Aug 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
In the third of our series of guides, tutors share their insights on the Professional Level Audit and Assurance, Financial Management and Tax Compliance exams.
The impact of Companies House Reform on the insolvency profession
  • 29 Jul 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Reform of Companies House through the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is critical to the insolvency and restructuring profession’s efforts in the fight against fraud.
RSM: inflation spike harks back to post-war peak
  • 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.
UK businesses brace for late payment surge
  • 22 Jun 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Late payments are expected to grow significantly in the coming months, following rising inflation and interest rates, with UK businesses less likely than their European peers to make growth a priority.
Committee slams health department for lax financial management
  • 15 Jun 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
The Department for Health has £4bn of PPE in storage that will never be used, Public Accounts Committee report finds.
Finance for the Future: past winners’ stories
  • 31 May 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
As the deadline for entries to Finance for the Future 2022 approaches, previous winners offer examples of the direction of travel for finance and accountancy.
ICAEW regulatory round-up: May 2022
  • 30 May 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
In this month’s update, the new CCAB guidance is highlighted and there’s information on the new AML telephone monitoring reviews as well as an invitation to the Restructuring & Insolvency conference.
Amendments to Article 89 - Financial Sanctions and Insolvency Practitioners
  • 05 May 2022
The Insolvency Service is aware of some individuals who may be subject to financial sanctions who are seeking to use both solvent and insolvent liquidations to circumvent the financial sanctions applied against Russia and Belarus. Read this update from the Insolvency Service for information about financial sanctions.
How must SME finance chiefs approach technology transformation?
  • 01 Apr 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
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.
What do CEOs want from the finance function?
  • 29 Mar 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Chief executives want to see their Chief Financial Officers supporting their decision making, as business heads explain to ICAEW Insights.
Digital skills for digital finance
  • 25 Mar 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
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.
Ukraine crisis highlights need for scenario planning
  • 24 Mar 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Uncertainty in business is rife – no more so than at the moment. But having formalised risk management processes in place allow you to better respond to changing circumstances.
Boards, strategic risk and dealing with uncertainty: looking at scenario planning
  • 22 Mar 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Now more than ever boards need to prepare for strategic risks and look beyond short-term forecasts by using long-term scenario planning and risk modelling.
The new technology reshaping the finance function
  • 07 Mar 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Technological innovations are driving the most profound change in finance functions in modern history, revolutionising every aspect of the traditional finance division.
The finance function post-COVID
  • 04 Mar 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
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.
NAO January round-up: including good practice in public sector reporting
  • 11 Feb 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Latest reports from the National Audit Office, including an interactive guide setting out good practice principles for annual reports, with examples from the public, private and charity sectors.
VAT: HMRC revises early termination fees and compensation payments policy
  • 08 Feb 2022
  • ICAEW
HMRC’s previous view was that these charges were outside the scope of VAT. ICAEW’s Tax Faculty explains the background to HMRC’s revised policy.
Exclusive Effective scenario planning
  • 13 Dec 2021
  • Siobhan Soraghan
Own the unknowns and create order out of chaos
Chart of the week: Germany
  • 25 Nov 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
Our chart this week is on Germany, where a new ‘traffic light’ coalition government headed by Chancellor-designate Olaf Scholtz is poised to take charge of Europe’s most prosperous nation.
Exclusive The evolving role of the CFO
  • 17 Nov 2021
  • Christian Doherty
The work of the CFO is changing, here’s how
Exclusive Accountants harnessing the power of tech
  • 16 Nov 2021
  • Craig Stirk
Tech allows for continuous monitoring of financials; take advantage
Exclusive Is Excel still fit for purpose?
  • 19 Oct 2021
  • Michelle Perry
And if not, what are the alternatives?
Forrester Consulting Analyses the Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) of YayPay by Quadient
  • 18 Oct 2021
Automating Accounts Receivable processes can improve your team’s efficiency by 25%, finds Forrester Consulting TEI study commissioned by Quadient. Spend more time focusing on fast cash collection and improving customer experiences.
Finance business partnering: in government
  • 09 Sep 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
The UK Government’s concept of the ‘finance business partner’ is best explained by someone who does the job. We find out what this concept means in practice.
Learning to transform: key success factors
  • 06 Sep 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
Successful finance transformation projects follow a tried and tested route. ICAEW member Bilal Khalid talks us through the critical success factors based on his career in corporate finance.
Finance transformation: a problem for now or the future?
  • 01 Sep 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
Finance transformation will be one of the most in-demand skills over the next 10 years, says career coach for financial professionals, Oliver Deacon.
Managing finance professional supply and demand
  • 16 Aug 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
Career coach for financial professionals Oliver Deacon discusses the difficulties around hiring senior financial staff to bolster business recovery and growth. Including how to negotiate inflated salary demands.
Cashflow modelling to forecast your own future finances
  • 13 Aug 2021
  • Tilney
Accountants are of course familiar with cashflow modelling in a professional setting, but have you considered it to forecast your own future finances?
From chartered accountant to CFO at ClearScore
  • 12 Aug 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
From chartered accountant in restructuring, turned business lender, to the CFO of ClearScore - Guy Buckley-Sharp exclusively unpicks his unconventional career path to lead the finance team at a household business.
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