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NAO: Climate reporting has honed public bodies’ risk radar
  • Article
  • 01 Dec 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
In the course of preparing for mandatory climate disclosures, central government bodies have improved their risk-management procedures and other operations, says report.
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Expenses fraud: how to spot an AI-generated receipt
  • Article
  • 13 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
AI-powered expenses fraud is on the rise. How can businesses protect themselves?
International Trade Week: How volatile geopolitics is affecting customs compliance
  • Article
  • 05 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
SMEs must include measures to comply with the world’s complex web of trade rules in their risk-management control environment, says a senior economist.
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Navigating MTD: cyber threats, insurance, and practical protection
  • Article
  • 28 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
As Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax approaches, ICAEW’s Professional Standards Team is encouraging members to review their risk management and insurance arrangements.
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Six steps to strengthen governance ahead of new Provision 29 requirements
  • Article
  • 22 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Corporate governance is at a crossroads. Experts warn that frameworks that once looked robust are no longer enough, particularly as revisions to Provision 29 come into force in January 2026.
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Accountants can ‘change corporate dial’ on cyber as threats intensify
  • Article
  • 17 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Finance professionals’ role as trusted advisers puts them in a strong position to influence senior teams on the importance of addressing the growing cyber threat landscape.
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Four cyber security lessons from M&S and other breaches
  • Article
  • 15 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
With so many more high-profile cyber attacks taking place, it pays to learn from others’ experiences. What can you learn from attacks such as the one on M&S?
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Everything you needed to know about cyber insurance
  • Article
  • 14 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Cyber insurance has never been more crucial for businesses. Here’s a guide to what you should be looking out for when choosing a provider.
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Mitigating the business risks of workplace relationships
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  • 13 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The recent sacking of Nestlé’s CEO highlights the corporate governance ramifications of romantic workplace relationships. We speak to experts on the best way to protect your business from potential fallout.
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Hackers almost breached this firm’s systems. Here’s what they learned
  • Article
  • 13 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Security experts at a mid-tier audit firm knew they had to act swiftly when they discovered an attempt on their own system, in which their servers were almost breached by cyber criminals, and used it as a lesson to bolster their own security and training across the business.
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How are boards managing an increasing varied set of risks?
  • Article
  • 07 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Risk management cannot focus on financial resilience alone. For organisations to remain competitive, their board members must take a holistic view. Find out how.
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Three common ethical failures and how to avoid them
  • Article
  • 01 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Nisha Sanghani, Partner and Head of Risk Advisory in the Middle East at Ashurst Risk Advisory, outlines how organisations can really create an ethical culture and not slip into box-ticking or slogans.
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New support to help businesses avoid fraud
  • Article
  • 30 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The newly launched Business Fraud Alliance offers free, practical resources for businesses of all sizes to help strengthen their resilience against fraud.
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Stay safe in the digital era: password security
  • Article
  • 25 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Despite the increasing risk of serious data breaches and cyberattacks, many organisations fall at the first hurdle, with poor password security opening the door to cybercriminals. We offer advice on making passwords more secure.
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Cyber security biggest risk as businesses reel from major attacks
  • Article
  • 23 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Annual poll of Chief Internal Auditors highlights cyber security as the number one risk, with digital threats intensifying following attacks on European airports over the weekend and recent cyber breaches at M&S, the Co-op, Harrods, The North Face and Jaguar Land Rover.
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Cyber roundup: the dangers of spoofing
  • Article
  • 28 Aug 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Spoofing exposes Sharepoint vulnerabilities; MoD data breach; and the devastating consequences of one weak password.
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Ireland: economic prospects, tariffs and the emerging world economic order
  • Article
  • 15 Aug 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
As businesses across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland face US tariffs and ongoing turmoil, how can organisations build resilience, manage supply chains and make the right decisions to ensure they thrive?
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Governance failings putting broadband sector at risk, body warns
  • Article
  • 08 Aug 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors flags up a governance gap and a heightened risk of collapse in the broadband sector due to lack of internal audit across major suppliers.
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Get to grips with AI this summer
  • Article
  • 01 Aug 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW offers a range of resources to help you hone your artificial intelligence skills in this fast-moving area. These resources cover foundational AI concepts, skill development, practical applications, risk management and ethical considerations, enabling accountants to stay ahead in the evolving AI landscape.
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Free CPD: Strategy and risk management
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  • 16 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
In times of uncertainty, returning to tried and tested strategy tools can help organisations steer a course through choppy waters. ICAEW has a range of resources on such tools, as well as support on risk management and planning.
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Transition planning: how to achieve net zero
  • Article
  • 27 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Top business and finance leaders joined forces this week for London Climate Action Week to better understand how finance can collaborate with other business functions to achieve decarbonisation aims.
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Businesses face uphill battle on cyber threat awareness
  • Article
  • 26 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The vast number of companies affected by ransomware attacks highlights the urgent need to ramp up educational work on cybercrime, according to a Fraud Advisory Panel trustee.
Exclusive Delivering accountability over governance: A local authority lens
  • Article
  • 12 Jun 2025
  • Diana Melville, CIPFA Governance Advisor
As the updated UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (the Code) comes into force, it’s time to compare its enhanced requirements for risk management and internal controls reporting with those of UK local government.
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The perils of profit warnings and how to avoid them
  • Article
  • 05 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Contract and order cancellations as well as delays are fuelling a rash of profit warnings across UK-listed companies, and the impact of tariffs looks set to inflict further misery, EY-Parthenon’s latest analysis finds. We delve into the results.
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How to integrate sustainability into strategic management
  • Article
  • 01 May 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
By incorporating natural, social and human capital into strategic management, financial professionals can focus on the ‘triple bottom-line’ in which profit, people and planet share equal billing.
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Navigating tariffs: four considerations for auditors
  • Article
  • 29 Apr 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The introduction of enhanced tariffs by the current US administration will inevitably place a strain on many UK-based and global businesses.
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Quality of large company cyber disclosures lacking, study finds
  • Article
  • 28 Mar 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Research highlights concerns about the fine line between quality reporting on cyber threats and placing information in the public domain that could be used as the basis of a cyber attack.
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New fraud techniques accountants must watch out for
  • Article
  • 21 Mar 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW is sponsoring and hosting this year’s Fraud Advisory Panel Annual Conference, addressing the latest emerging fraud threats in AI, ESG and more.
Exclusive Strengthening the three lines
  • Article
  • 21 Mar 2025
  • Steven Brown
The 'three lines model' remains a cornerstone of effective organisational risk management. The first line responsibility for managing risk has to be at the heart of a strong risk management approach.
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How to train and configure GenAI tools
  • Article
  • 13 Mar 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
What should you consider when configuring GenAI tools? Tamsin Tinsley, Tech & Data Risk Management Leader at PwC, explains why it matters and how to avoid bias and hallucinations.
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