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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Article
- 23 Dec 2024
- ICAEW
Advice on the CPD process for ICAEW members, including keeping a CPD record.
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Top 10 AI adoption questions for businesses and ICAEW members
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- 29 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) potential to transform how businesses operate has led to a growing number of organisations to consider the impact that AI can, and will, have upon them.
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IFRS 17: Observations from first year implementation
- Webinar
- 21 Jun 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The Financial Services Faculty delves into the intricacies of IFRS 17, explore its impact on the insurance industry, and unlock the strategies for seamless compliance.
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Introduction to PCAF – how to account for GHG emissions related to financial activities
- Webinar
- 30 Apr 2024
- Financial Services Faculty
An overview of the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF’s) Standard for measuring and disclosing on the GHG emissions associated with the financial activities of banks, (re)insurers, asset owners and managers.
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Assurance challenges in the context of CSRD
- Article
- 20 Mar 2024
- Polly Tsang
Polly Tsang, Senior Financial Services Regulatory Manager, considers some of the challenges of assurance over CSRD.
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Labour’s plans for financial services: evolution rather than revolution
- Article
- 14 Mar 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
As the UK gears up for a general election, the parties have been readying their manifesto positions, including for financial services.
Webinars
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IFRS 17: Insurance contracts
- Webinar
- 27 Jun 2025
- Louise Thornton
Our second in the series on the topic of IFRS 17, this webinar will concentrate on insurance contracts.
CASS Audits 2025
- Webinar
- 25 Sep 2025
- Louise Thornton
An overview of all you need to know for auditors and firms planning for their CASS audits as well as for practitioners preparing their clients.
Banking Focus
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How should we approach regulatory reform in financial services?
- Article
- 29 May 2025
- Reuben Wales: Head of ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
Each week we continue to hear about a new proposal by government or regulators to review rules and standards and in some case introduce new ones with the objective of making the UK more competitive in its desire for economic growth.
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Resilience of banking technology: the bad, the good and the future
- Article
- 28 May 2025
- Simon Gibbs
Barclays’ customers recently suffered the inconvenience that comes with digital banking, when the technology fails. And for which the bank will pay out £12.5m in compensation.
Debt finance education key to boosting SME uptake
- Article
- 20 May 2025
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW’s response to the government’s call for evidence on small business access to finance also highlights concerns about cost, time and red tape as stalling uptake of debt finance.
How to raise finance to scale up your business
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- 25 Apr 2025
- ICAEW Insights
From start-up to scale-up: understanding the expectations of lenders and funders and getting your financial ducks in a row will oil the cogs for raising finance.
Chancellor tightens screws to slow public finance deterioration
- Article
- 28 Mar 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Rachel Reeves used her first Spring Statement to set out a series of strict objectives to bring the public finances back under control.
Common warning signs to avoid public sector failures
- Article
- 27 Mar 2025
- ICAEW Insights
A new report from the Committee on Standards in Public Life aims to help public sector leaders best equip staff to identify and resolve issues that might get in the way of delivering on their core purpose.
Proposed public sector accounting standards ‘could encourage greenwashing’
- Article
- 25 Mar 2025
- ICAEW Insights
The narrow definition of climate-related public policy programmes in the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board’s latest exposure draft could increase the risk of greenwashing, warns CIPFA and ICAEW.
Public sector finances disappoint ahead of Spring Statement
- Article
- 24 Mar 2025
- ICAEW Insights
The shortfall between receipts and public spending reached £132bn in the 11 months to February – and is potentially on track to hit £150bn by the end of the financial year.
Regulation
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How should we approach regulatory reform in financial services?
- Article
- 29 May 2025
- Reuben Wales: Head of ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
Each week we continue to hear about a new proposal by government or regulators to review rules and standards and in some case introduce new ones with the objective of making the UK more competitive in its desire for economic growth.
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Resilience of banking technology: the bad, the good and the future
- Article
- 28 May 2025
- Simon Gibbs
Barclays’ customers recently suffered the inconvenience that comes with digital banking, when the technology fails. And for which the bank will pay out £12.5m in compensation.
ICAEW REP 037/25 Small business access to finance
- Representation
- 14 May 2025
- PDF (334kb)
A representation dated 9 May 2025 to a consultation published by the Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury on 13 March 2025.
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HMT Growth Strategy: Our response to the call for evidence
- Article
- 23 Jan 2025
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
In November last year, HM Treasury (HMT) launched a Call for Evidence on the Growth Strategy for Financial Services. Given that the financial services sector accounts for 10% of the UK’s economy, it is clear why the government sees this industry as a key driver of growth.
ICAEW REP 090/24 Financial Services - Growth and competitiveness strategy
- Representation
- 13 Dec 2024
- PDF (442kb)
A representation dated 12 December 2024 to a consultation published by HM Treasury on 14 November 2024.
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Solvent exit planning for UK banks and insurers
- Article
- 15 Jul 2024
- Michelle Adcock, Prudential Banking Sector Lead & Alisa Dolgova, Prudential Insurance Sector Lead, for KPMG
The UK already has a robust resolution regime for banking institutions, which was first implemented in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. Focus has historically been on the resolvability and exit strategies of the largest ‘too-big-to-fail' banks.
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Regulatory update April 2024
- Newsletter
- 13 May 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The following is a list of some regulatory publications or announcements from April 2024 affecting UK financial services.
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Regulatory update March 2024
- Newsletter
- 25 Apr 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The following is a list of some regulatory publications or announcements from March 2024 affecting UK financial services.
eBooks
The Library & Information Service provides a collection of eBooks as a benefit of membership. Please log in to access these titles. If you are unable to access an eBook, please see our Help and support or contact library@icaew.com.
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CRR III: the EU implementation of Basel IV- the next generation of risk weighted assets
- eBook
- 2023
- Martin Neisen, Stefan Roth
- Wiley
Looks at the revised banking package of CRD VI and CRR III - they contain a large number of new requirements - the implementation of which will pose major challenges for the banking industry. In addition to the adoption of the final Basel IV regulations, other topics such as crypto assets or the consideration of ESG in banking supervisory law are addessed in this volume.
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Principles of banking
- eBook
- 2022
- Moorad Choudhry
- John Wiley & Sons
A practical guide to the foundations of modern banking and good banking practice, aimed at both professionals and students. The author discusses key aspects of responsible bank stewardship, and gives pointers as to how banking organisations may create a more sustainable business model.
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Dictionary of finance and banking
- eBook
- 2018
- Jonathan Law
- Oxford University Press
This sixth edition of the bestselling Dictionary of Finance and Banking has been fully revised and updated to take into account the ever-developing financial landscape of the last five years. This comprehensive A-Z defines terms from all aspects of personal and international finance, including money markets, private investments and borrowing, central banking, foreign exchanges, monetary policy, and public and government finance.
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How the City really works: the definitive guide to money and investing in London's Square Mile
- eBook
- 2008
- Alexander Davidson
- Kogan Page
The key institutions, products and professions of the City of London.
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Industry guides
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Credit unions
- Research guide
This business and industry guide provides a summary of information and resources available for research into the credit union sector, including links to market research reports, statistics, trade bodies and trade journals.
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Islamic finance
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Guide to researching the Islamic finance industry. Quick links to trends, forecasts, market research, statistics and useful organisations.
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Retail banking industry
- Research guide
Guide to researching the retail banking industry, covering high street banks. Quick links to trends, forecasts, market research, statistics and useful organisations.
Further resources
Banking journals and magazines
A selection of print and electronic periodicals on banking, including a number of online titles which are available only to logged-in members and students.
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