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Acting Office: ICAEW Technology Accreditation – The New Standard of Fully Integrated Practice Technology
  • 02 Dec 2025
  • Acting Office
The external pressures on UK Accountancy firms are now well understood: regulatory excellence is expected, competition for top talent is more acute than ever, all clients now expect levels of responsiveness and insight that far exceed a decade ago.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT CYBER ROUND-UP Foreign and AI threats grow
  • 28 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Cyber espionage and foreign threats were a big topic this month, as the UK continues to focus on beefing up its national security and the resilience of critical infrastructure, operations and services.
Exclusive AI Is already here – are you ready?
  • 24 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW
In ICAEW’s 2025 Evolution of Mid‑Tier Accountancy Firms research, 81% of mid-tier firms identified upskilling employee capabilities as a top technology investment priority for the next three years. As firms look to make effective, informed use of AI tools, a clear understanding of how AI works and how to apply it responsibly, is essential.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL AI agents: four use cases for accountants
  • 24 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Even at a relatively nascent stage, agentic AI is showing that it has the capability to revolutionise how finance professionals manage a range of important tasks.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Is the EU Artificial Intelligence Act too restrictive?
  • 18 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) fully comes into force in 2026, but could its regulatory approach put European companies at a disadvantage in the race for technological innovation?
Exclusive Practical advice for considering complexity in audit-relevant IT systems
  • 14 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW
  • Audit and Beyond
Audit & Beyond shares practical pointers and support resources for smaller firms on considering complexity in the audited entity IT environment.
How UK mid-tier accountancy firms can mitigate key risks associated with growth
  • 13 Nov 2025
  • Marsh Commercial
Article from Marsh Commercial on how they can help mitigate risk exposure, and protect both leadership and operational teams, in response to ICAEW’s 2025 Evolution of Mid-Tier Accountancy Firms report.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Expenses fraud: how to spot an AI-generated receipt
  • 13 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
AI-powered expenses fraud is on the rise. How can businesses protect themselves?
Driving Efficiencies with AI: A Starter Guide
  • 10 Nov 2025
  • Intuit Quickbooks
AI is no longer a distant concept. It’s here, and it’s transforming industries including accounting and bookkeeping.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL How Bloom & Wild solved month-end madness with AI
  • 10 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
With an overwhelmed financial reporting team, Bloom & Wild turned to AI to speed up processes.
Applying the building blocks of ethical culture
  • 04 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
From whistleblowing and governance to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and the use of AI, Global Ethics Day speakers unveiled a host of ideas for building and upholding strong organisational ethics.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL How GenAI can save you time during the accounting cycle
  • 04 Nov 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The adoption of GenAI in finance is increasing, but how can you use it in your work to add value and improve efficiency? Find out how to ease the burden of period-end close at four key stages.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Excel at 40: six efficiency hacks for accountants
  • 31 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
As Excel celebrates its 40th birthday, Microsoft’s Chris Webb explains the features that will help accountants work smarter than ever.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT CYBER ROUND-UP Cyber resilience strategy: how to create and stress test a plan
  • 30 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Increasingly seen as a vital component of a company’s trustworthiness, a cyber resilience plan must be tailored to the nature of the business and be easy to put into action.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT CYBER ROUND-UP Can you operate without your IT?
  • 30 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
As we come to the end of Cyber Security Awareness Month, our regular monthly cyber round-up explores the big stories and highlights news you may have missed.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT MEMBER INSIGHTS ICAEW member insights October 2025: mixed bag for manufacturing
  • 30 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Members expressed views in line with the latest Business Confidence Monitor results, though there were some small positive signs in specific sectors.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT How AI agents can aid cyber criminals
  • 27 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
AI technologies are becoming increasingly autonomous, but this brings added cybersecurity risk. How can we protect ourselves?
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL The best and worst GenAIs for spreadsheets
  • 24 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Academic Simon Thorne has assessed the effectiveness of several generative AI models in how they work with spreadsheets. Of the major platforms, the worst-performing may surprise you.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL How assurance helps to support AI adoption
  • 22 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Ongoing evaluation of systems and transparent collaboration between users and vendors can help to create confidence for driving AI uptake, according to an expert panel.
Exclusive Experts explore the future role of the tax adviser
  • 16 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW
  • Taxline
Key tax commentators discuss what can be learnt from the past and look ahead at the hot topics of digitalisation, AI, regulation and technology to predict how the tax adviser role could evolve in the future.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Is AI the cure for economic stagnation?
  • 14 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
While economic growth is a priority for the UK Government, there are still doubts about whether technology and AI can truly serve as a saviour. Swedish economist Carl Benedikt Frey explores the key to economic success and increased productivity.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT ECONOMIC UPDATE How should the UK rethink regulation to support growth?
  • 13 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Regulations must be designed to foster productivity and innovation, and watchdogs must collaborate more effectively with businesses, an ICAEW roundtable event heard.
Exclusive Superintelligence: what is it really?
  • 10 Oct 2025
  • Monica Odysseos, Head of AI and Data Lab at Grant Thornton Cyprus
Monica Odysseos, Head of AI and Data Lab at Grant Thornton Cyprus, explains what superintelligence is and how a further leap in artificial intelligence technology could lead us to an advanced capability that is more creative, wise and has the ability to make decisions without any human input.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Masterclass 11: Using a generative AI platform to serve clients better
  • 10 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Jared Goodrich ACA, Senior Manager, Digital Transformation, Moore Kingston Smith talks through how the firm uses a ring-fenced generative AI platform to analyse all previous online meetings with clients, and use the outputs to serve them more effectively.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Masterclass 10: Using AI and open banking for forensics teams
  • 03 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Jared Goodrich ACA, Senior Manager, Digital Transformation, Moore Kingston Smith outlines how his firm has built a tool using generative AI and open banking technology to quickly categorise and analyse bank transactions for the MKS forensics team.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL How to transform a business with AI
  • 02 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Two experts provide their thoughts on key considerations business leaders must have in mind when using AI to drive business transformation projects.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL How to transform a practice with AI
  • 02 Oct 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Senior figures at accountancy practices must clearly define the business problem that they want AI to solve and take a people-centric approach towards adopting the technology.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT CYBER ROUND-UP Cyber attacks cause disruption and bankruptcy fears
  • 30 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
This month's cyber round-up covers large-scale attacks causing significant disruption and supply chain bankruptcy risks. We also look at the growing prevalence of insider threats in schools, and how AI enables malicious activities.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Testing Gen AI platforms: can they do audit work?
  • 24 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Gen AI is an increasingly common component of an auditor’s toolkit. But is it good at doing actual audit work? Helen Pierpoint, Audit and Assurance Faculty Technical Manager, tests three Gen AI models.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT Cyber security biggest risk as businesses reel from major attacks
  • 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.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT ECONOMIC UPDATE AI in deals: how to reap rewards and mitigate risks
  • 19 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
In M&A, the accessibility and rapid evolution of AI is bringing amazing functionality to the masses. But mitigating risks, devising new processes and honing new skills is key, explains Graham Dotchin.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Trusted AI assurance roadmap outlines three quality assurance models
  • 16 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The government’s plan for developing the AI assurance market includes proposals for certification and developing a framework for skills.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Where will AI assurance skills come from?
  • 16 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
What should an AI assurance skillset look like – and from which key learning sources should it be built? ICAEW’s Head of Tech Policy Esther Mallowah convened an expert panel to explore the topic at a special ICAEW event.
Exclusive AI: a larger firm’s perspective
  • 12 Sep 2025
  • Konrad Bukowski-Kruszyna
  • Audit and Beyond
Artificial intelligence is transforming the audit profession. Here, Konrad Bukowski-Kruszyna shares insights into key application areas at his firm and how all firms can adopt AI responsibly.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Accountants’ GenAI skills get boost with ICAEW training
  • 05 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW has launched an elearning programme to help members embrace generative AI. Practical resources walk through five of the most high-profile platforms, outline use cases and offer a framework for implementation.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT ECONOMIC UPDATE ICAEW publishes inaugural Commercial Due Diligence guidance
  • 05 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Against a hugely volatile backdrop, the importance of commercial due diligence in the transactions process is ramping up. New best practice guidance to be published by ICAEW will assist all involved in CDD.
The Charity Commission’s evolving approach to increasing registrations – a shift to modern solutions?
  • 04 Sep 2025
  • Kristina Kopic
  • Charity Community Newsletter
In its recent blog post, the Charity Commission shared that, in July 2025, it received over 1,000 registration applications in a single month for the first time. This milestone reveals that the sector continues to grow despite financial pressures. However, we also learned why AI-generated content in applications can result in application rejections.
Global trust in chartered accountants rises in AI world
  • 04 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
As Chartered Accountants Worldwide publishes the latest Trust Survey results, ICAEW is working to ensure accountants can continue to deliver what stakeholders need – trustworthiness in data and ethical decision-making.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL AI case study: applying AI to VAT queries
  • 02 Sep 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Bevan VAT Consultancy has been using generative AI for the past six months. It’s a useful tool for summarising legislation and case law, but it’s not without its flaws.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT CYBER ROUND-UP Cyber roundup: the dangers of spoofing
  • 28 Aug 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Spoofing exposes Sharepoint vulnerabilities; MoD data breach; and the devastating consequences of one weak password.
Introducing Excel’s New COPILOT Function
  • 22 Aug 2025
  • Liam Bastick
Excel has launched it’s “latest and greatest” function, COPILOT. Currently it is in Beta and only available to users on the Beta Channel, through the Microsoft Insider Program.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL How AI can enhance your Excel documents
  • 22 Aug 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming a transformational tool for finance, but experts warn that caution is still required.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT Small Business Plan: practical resources for businesses
  • 13 Aug 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Outside of the plans to tackle late payments, the government’s Small Business Plan outlines a number of support measures for small businesses.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT Use of AI criticised in tax case
  • 12 Aug 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty explains why a decision of the Upper Tribunal handed down on 23 July 2025 provides a timely reminder of the need to review the accuracy of AI responses on tax matters.
Cybercriminals Are Watching: Why Accountancy Firms Need a Better Defence
  • 11 Aug 2025
  • Interview with Kerrie Machin, Business Development Director at Mitigo
Cybercrime is not caused by lone hackers - it’s a global, professionalised industry. In this interview, Kerrie Machin, Business Development Director, Mitigo Cybersecurity, explains why cyber risk management can’t be left to IT teams, how the most common attacks are unfolding today, and what the regulatory landscape means for accountancy firms.
Advisory Group Update
  • 06 Aug 2025
  • Sam Edwards
An update regarding the advisory group for the Entertainment, Sport and Media Community.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL New standard for firms certifying AI management systems
  • 01 Aug 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
To promote trust and consumer confidence, the British Standards Institution has published a new standard on auditing artificial intelligence management systems.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL Get to grips with AI this summer
  • 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.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT CYBER ROUND-UP Cyber: key lessons from the recent hacks and breaches
  • 31 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
This month’s cyber-security round-up covers major cyber attacks causing financial losses and data breaches, highlights the risks of poor data protection, stresses the need for strong cyber-security culture and reviews artificial intelligence-driven cyber-security advances.
INSIGHTS VIEWPOINT INSIGHTS SPECIAL European Commission unveils AI Code of Practice
  • 30 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
EU guidance offers providers of general-purpose artificial intelligence models an easy route for demonstrating compliance with the EU AI Act, thereby reducing the administrative burden.
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