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Network and learn with your peers in 2025
- Article
- 16 Jul 2025
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW hosts a variety of virtual and in-person events that members can attend for free, hearing from experts while sharing knowledge with their peers. Discover what’s going on for the rest of the year and how to sign up.
Beyond box-ticking: using CPD to supercharge your career
- Article
- 16 Jul 2025
- ICAEW Insights
If you approach your ICAEW continuing professional development as little more than a mandatory requirement of your ICAEW membership, you’re missing a trick. Experts tell us why lifelong learning is your career best friend.
The mutual benefits of mentoring
- Article
- 15 Jul 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Mentoring offers finance professionals at all career stages a strategic advantage that accelerates development, builds networks and reinforces the core values of integrity, collaboration and lifelong learning.
How to Grow: key considerations for scaling a business
- Article
- 11 Jul 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Vision, structure, strategy and the importance of a focused mindset and constant self-growth were highlighted as essential factors for scaling a business at ICAEW’s Scale-Up Live.
Career paths: Will Cave, ICON Corporate Finance
- Article
- 10 Jul 2025
- ICAEW
- Corporate Financier
The desire to work with entrepreneurs is what spurred ICON Corporate Finance associate director Will Cave to move from business marketing into M&A, specialising in tech deals.
Business confidence collapse sparks push for Autumn Budget relief
- Article
- 10 Jul 2025
- ICAEW Insights
UK business confidence drops to new three-year low amid tax and trade turmoil, with exporters’ sentiment into negative territory for first time since 2022, finds ICAEW survey.
Your online training file: staying on top
- Article
- 04 Jul 2025
- ICAEW Insights
We run through the key dos and don'ts that will help ensure your online training file is completed with flying colours.
How to grow: digitally upskilling your workforce
- Article
- 03 Jul 2025
- ICAEW Insights
With so many new technological solutions, it is easy to be overwhelmed on where to start to upgrade the skills gap in your workforce, but starting small and avoiding the hype is still a start.
ICAEW technical round-up: June 2025
- Article
- 30 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Implications of the spending review on HMRC, the revised IFRS practice statement explained and a look at the opportunities offered to auditors by artificial intelligence.
Accountant turns her passion for fashion into a business
- Article
- 27 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
How does a partner at RSM UK successfully run a boutique on the side? Jacqui Baker shares the networks, mindset and digital tools that make it work.
How to be a good trustee: a practical guide
- Article
- 26 Jun 2025
- Kristina Kopic
At our Big Trustee Breakfast event in March 2025, Debra Allcock Tyler, Chief Executive of the Directory of Social Change, offered a powerful and practical reflection on what makes a good trustee and board. Her insights, grounded in lived experience as a chair, trustee and executive leader, offer a valuable roadmap for anyone volunteering on a charity board.
Charities SORP 2026 and more – it’s been busy!
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- 26 Jun 2025
- Kristina Kopic
June has been busy, with two key consultations closing, and Volunteers’ Week offering an opportunity to celebrate the many ICAEW members who volunteer for charities and other not-for-profit organisations.
Skills-based volunteering with Cranfield Trust
- Article
- 25 Jun 2025
- Marie Langan
- Volunteering Community Newsletter
Cranfield Trust was founded in 1989 to provide pro bono management consultancy to UK charities using volunteers from the business community. Originally, this consisted of support with business plans, however there are now many more ways to volunteer, especially for ICAEW members who have a wide range of transferable skills.
Economic update: Why UK economic conditions have taken a turn for the worse
- Article
- 25 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
The UK economy weakens as domestic and global challenges continue to grow. ICAEW’s Economies Director Suren Thiru discusses the implications.
ICAEW urges joined-up approach on charity reporting
- Article
- 23 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
The new Charities SORP alone is unlikely to address the disproportionate reporting regime facing smaller charities, ICAEW warns.
Why whistleblowing is a requirement – not a choice – for accountants
- Article
- 23 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
On World Whistleblowing Day (23 June 2025), Brendan Weekes, Associate Director at S&W and member of the ICAEW’s Ethics Standards Committee, explains the little understood obligations for professional accountants in the event of any suspected non-compliance.
Growth strategies in an environment of uncertainty and chaos
- Article
- 19 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
What new metrics should business start measuring and tracking given the current economic uncertainty and chaos? Economist Rebecca Homkes outlines five new metrics for a volatile world.
Ten ways to improve communication in group audits
- Article
- 18 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
When you’re working with non-native English speakers, effective communication is key. The advice below was aimed at auditors but is applicable in many other scenarios.
Have your say on revisions to ICAEW’s disciplinary sanctions
- Article
- 17 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW is consulting on changes to its Guidance on Sanctions, including the introduction of specific penalties for misconduct relating to professional conduct in relation to taxation (PCRT). The consultation closes on 23 June 2025.
Charity thresholds must keep pace with inflation, ICAEW urges
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- 13 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Current thresholds are a blunt tool and are due review for inflation, says ICAEW, amid concerns that the numerous thresholds add to the complexity of the regulatory regime facing charities.
Employers have until 6 July to file P11Ds for 2024/25
- Article
- 13 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty reminds employers of the deadline to file forms P11D and P11D(b) and explains how to correct errors.
Lack of social mobility could be costing billions
- Article
- 12 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Greater social mobility in the workplace could unlock billions in GDP growth every year, so why isn’t it integral to every business in the UK? On this Social Mobility day, it’s time to challenge outdated perspectives.
Caring for the carers – how to be a carer-friendly employer
- Article
- 09 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Unpaid carers are one of the fastest growing demographics within the UK working age population. In this Carers’ Week, we offer tips on supporting employees who juggle work with caring responsibilities.
Connections June 2025: corporate finance advisory appointments and promotions
- Article
- 06 Jun 2025
- ICAEW
- Corporate Financier
Promotions and those on the move in corporate finance advisory.
John R Hughes on M&A people skills
- Article
- 06 Jun 2025
- John R Hughes
- Corporate Financier
People skills are absolutely key to successful working in M&A. John R Hughes of Radical Strategy gives pointers for career development.
Career paths: Matt Williams, Corbett Keeling
- Article
- 06 Jun 2025
- ICAEW
- Corporate Financier
Matt Williams started out as a professional rugby player. When that career ended, he was match fit for a move into corporate finance and has now established himself in the squad at Corbett Keeling.
Volunteering: build your skills while helping others
- Article
- 04 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Volunteering is more than just a generous act - it’s a way for you to give something back while also building valuable professional skills.
Meet new ICAEW President Derek Blair
- Article
- 04 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW’s 121st president assumes the role today, against a backdrop of seismic shifts in business and a refreshed Institute strategy. Derek Blair outlines his objectives for the year ahead.
Make a difference - become a volunteer
- Article
- 03 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
As we celebrate Volunteers’ Week, serial volunteer and ICAEW member John Tennent explains why giving his time is so rewarding and how to get the most from the experience.
Directors and the national minimum wage
- Article
- 03 Jun 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Almost 25 years since its publication, TAXguide 7/00 remains interesting reading for directors and their advisers when considering national minimum wage (NMW) requirements. ICAEW’s Tax Faculty looks at some of the key points still relevant today.
Are you coping well with exam pressure?
- Article
- 30 May 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Are you striking the right balance between working hard and taking care of yourself? Put your approach to the test with our quick quiz.
Cuts to apprenticeship funding a ‘major blow’
- Article
- 27 May 2025
- ICAEW Insights
The government’s decision to remove Level 7 apprenticeship funding to those over 21 will impact on thousands of young people and profoundly affect the skills pipeline, says ICAEW.
New ICAEW film enhances auditor ethics training
- Article
- 21 May 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Football, tech and audit collide in Crossing the Line, ICAEW’s gripping new training film that brings to life the ethical questions facing auditors in their work. The film is free to use for ICAEW-regulated audit firms as part of their training programmes.
Why your business should invest in mental health first aiders
- Article
- 19 May 2025
- Croner
With mental health awareness week upon us, it’s time to focus on what employers can do to improve their employees’ mental health at work and generally support emotional well-being.
How to make hybrid working work
- Article
- 16 May 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Hybrid working boosts employee productivity and motivation – and yet employers want staff back in the office. Here are some tips on forging a strategy that works for everyone.
How to grow: mitigating rising employment costs
- Article
- 14 May 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Recent rises in employers’ National Insurance contributions and the national minimum wage have left businesses with very little room to pursue growth and innovation plans.
Why workplace community is essential for mental wellbeing
- Article
- 12 May 2025
- ICAEW Insights
With nearly three-quarters of employees reporting burnout, the question isn’t whether stress is affecting your workplace but how much. In Mental Health Awareness Week, Paul Guess says a sense of community can help.
Career paths: Sriram Ainkaran, Buzzacott
- Article
- 09 May 2025
- ICAEW
- Corporate Financier
Buzzacott corporate finance manager Sriram Ainkaran says role models helped shape his career and he wants to pay that forward to those starting out in the industry.
ICAEW welcomes delay to mandatory payrolling of benefits
- Article
- 06 May 2025
- ICAEW Insights
The government’s announcement that the introduction of mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind (BIK) has been delayed from 6 April 2026 to 6 April 2027 follows comprehensive feedback from ICAEW and other stakeholders.
Access to skills: are apprenticeships the answer?
- Article
- 30 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Getting the right skills can hinder growth and businesses are struggling to get the right people. But some are finding solutions by welcoming young workers and embracing strong development programmes.
Technical round-up: April 2025
- Article
- 30 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
This month’s top stories feature new sanctions for tax advisers; a warning for couples with furnished holiday lets; and a dip in HMRC performance.
Accountancy bodies call for rethink of apprenticeship funding cuts
- Article
- 28 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW has joined with CIPFA and ACCA in urging the UK government to reconsider changing funding for Level 7 apprenticeships. The bodies agree that current plans would undermine broader aims for growth and suggest an alternative would be to limit funding to under 25s.
Employment Rights Bill ‘could overburden businesses’
- Article
- 25 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
With SMEs in particular feeling the impact of increased employment costs, elements of the Employment Rights Bill could make hiring untenable, according to ICAEW members.
Closing the communication gap in your finance team
- Article
- 23 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Whether it’s building trust, navigating tough conversations or inspiring colleagues, strong communication is the cornerstone to building stronger teams, says Nick Elston.
How to survive scaling up
- Article
- 22 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Scaling up is a complex mission in which only very few businesses succeed. But with the right foundations, you can mitigate most of the risks.
The importance of people and culture when scaling up
- Article
- 17 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Understanding how to create and nurture the right company culture is a key element in ensuring the success of a growing business.
Preparing for ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting
- Article
- 16 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
The movement towards potential legislation for ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting is a progressive step in promoting workplace equality. But what should employers be doing now to prepare?
Tariff and tax woes weaken UK business confidence
- Article
- 15 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Soaring tax concerns and US tariffs have dragged UK business confidence back into the red, according to ICAEW analysis, as accountants call for urgent government action.
Accountants embrace AI but need new skills and leadership
- Article
- 14 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
A new survey on artificial intelligence by Chartered Accountants Worldwide reveals much willingness among chartered accountants to make use of it, but new skills are needed to properly bed it in.
On my CV: Andrew Frame, Grant Thornton
- Article
- 09 Apr 2025
- ICAEW
- Corporate Financier
Finding a deal structure that ensures alignment between the acquirer and vendors to best position the company for growth is critical, says Andrew Frame of Grant Thornton.
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