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Practice Assurance Monitoring Results 2026 presentation slides
- 07 Jul 2026
- PDF (905kb)
This webinar presentation summarises the 2025 Practice Assurance monitoring results, common compliance findings, key areas of focus for 2026, and resources to help firms meet regulatory requirements.
Operations
- 02 Jul 2026
ICAEW has created a framework for understanding and mapping finance practitioners' ability and proficiency when using spreadsheets. We outline the level of skill needed for each competency and mapped competencies we expect are needed for operational roles.
Audit reviewer
- 02 Jul 2026
ICAEW has created a framework for understanding and mapping finance practitioners ability and proficiency when using spreadsheets. We outline the level of skill needed for each competency and mapped competencies we expect are needed for audit reviewers.
2025 Corporate Finance Faculty Annual Review
- 01 Apr 2026
- PDF (1,501kb)
In 2025, ICAEW's Corporate Finance Faculty continued its work on behalf of more than 80 member organisations, with individual membership of the faculty increased to over 10,000.
Faculty news: March 2026
- 02 Mar 2026
- Corporate Financier
The latest from ICAEW’s centre of professional expertise in corporate finance.
AI in Corporate Finance: future proof your career
- 04 Feb 2026
- PDF (517kb)
This concise two‑page document outlines tips for developing an AI‑resilient career in M&A. It describes irreplaceable human traits, such as ethical leadership, as well as advice on how people can leverage their human advantages to prevent their role from being replaced by AI.
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Faculty news: February 2026
- 30 Jan 2026
- Taxline
Frank Haskew explains how to get involved with the Tax Faculty and looks at the latest Tax Faculty activity, which includes engagement with government on the Finance Bill provisions directly affecting agents.
Topical guidance covering the application of PCRT to the ethical use of artificial intelligence tools
- 19 Jan 2026
This topical guidance is intended to help members in applying the PCRT fundamental principles when using AI tools for tax work.
Faculty news: December 2025
- 05 Dec 2025
- Corporate Financier
The latest from ICAEW’s centre of professional expertise in corporate finance.
Checklist for implementing software solutions
- 27 Nov 2025
Most businesses will, at some point, need to consider changing software provider, or implementing a new software solution. This checklist will guide businesses in addressing the key considerations when moving to a new software provider, as well as when reviewing agreements with existing providers.
Faculty news: November 2025
- 10 Nov 2025
- Corporate Financier
The latest from ICAEW’s centre of professional expertise in corporate finance.
Faculty news: September 2025
- 09 Sep 2025
- Corporate Financier
The latest from ICAEW’s centre of professional expertise in corporate finance, including a round-table discussion on professional and business services, and how to contribute to consultations on the Takeover Code, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime and notifiable acquisitions.
Practice Assurance Monitoring Report 2025
- 21 Jul 2025
- PDF (738kb)
ICAEW shares the findings from more than 1,450 Practice Assurance monitoring reviews carried out by the Quality Assurance Department during 2024. The report shares the most common issues identified during these reviews, with key reflections summarised. Hints and tips are outlined and useful resources are signposted throughout the document.
Evolution of mid-tier accountancy firms 2025 research findings
- 02 Jul 2025
- PDF (2,221kb)
This year’s ICAEW research on the evolution of mid-tier accountancy firms explores key themes shaping the profession in 2025, including structural shifts, talent strategies, technology, and emerging service line offerings. Against a backdrop of political and economic uncertainty, regulatory complexity and rapid technological advancement, the research highlights how firms are navigating change, pursuing opportunities and supporting their clients’ growth.
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Harnessing AI – governance, risk management and strategic opportunities for SMEs
- 22 May 2025
Generative AI offers incredible opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses to innovate and stay competitive. From creating personalised customer experiences to automating routine tasks, AI can revolutionise the way you operate. But with these opportunities come challenges – like protecting data, ensuring transparency, and upskilling your team.
AI and the future of global chartered accountancy profession
- 14 Apr 2025
- PDF (575kb)
Research carried out by Ipsos UK on behalf of Chartered Accountants Worldwide, exploring attitudes and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools within the global chartered accountancy profession.
Faculty news: December 2024
- 10 Dec 2024
- Corporate Financier
The latest from ICAEW’s centre of professional expertise in corporate finance, including the launch of the Artificial Intelligence in Corporate Finance hub, news from the 2024 Annual Reception, details of the Prospecting for Deals webinar and an account of the infrastructure forum held in Leeds.
Ethics and AI
- 18 Oct 2024
- PDF (1,006kb)
In 2024, ICAEW’s Trust and Ethics Team hosted roundtables on shaping guidance for the accountancy profession on the ethical use of artificial intelligence. Read an overview of the discussions, offering insights into real-life use cases and the risks that must be managed.
Evolution of mid-tier accountancy firms
- 23 May 2024
ICAEW's latest research into mid-tier practices reveals reaction to the increase in private equity funding to the sector, as well as expectations for profit growth and shifts in services lines over the next three years.
ICAEW Evolution of mid-tier accountancy firms 2024
- 23 May 2024
- PDF (1,466kb)
ICAEW's latest research reveals the polarised reactions to private equity funding within the sector, as well as expectations for profit growth and shifts in services lines over the next three years.
ICAEW Manifesto 2024
- 07 Feb 2024
- PDF (4,377kb)
ICAEW's manifesto draws on the insights and expertise of our members in making a call to action for the next government. It sets out our vision for a resilient future UK economy that is: productive, highly skilled, sustainable, innovative, resilient, trustworthy and leading on trade.
Sharpening the Focus on Corporate Fraud: an Audit Firm Perspective
- 21 Jul 2022
- PDF (1,112kb)
A snapshot of the steps being taken by audit firms to better facilitate fraud deterrence and detection.
Automation in finance functions
- 15 Sep 2020
- PDF (1,660kb)
Drawing on real-life experiences, this collaborative thought leadership report by ICAEW and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) considers how finance functions can harness automation to deliver greater value to business and the skills needed by accountants in the future.
Risks and assurance of emerging technologies
- 01 Jun 2020
Cognitive and automation technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) have drawn a great deal of interest, but also concern about the potential for bias and misuse. ICAEW’s Tech Faculty examines the risks associated with the adoption of emerging technology and how these risks can be tackled through internal controls and assurance.
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Special Report 66: Managing Change
- 04 Dec 2019
- PDF (1,804kb)
Change is inevitable, it is all around us. Brexit, political upheaval, increasing regulation and a growing protectionist agenda make it incredibly difficult to run your business.BAM are here to help, with our special report on managing change, we can help successfully guide you through inevitable change with our practical tips and hands on approach.
Internet of things and accounting
- 28 Oct 2019
- PDF (312kb)
To find out how businesses and accountants are approaching this powerful new technology, we partnered with the Shanghai National Accounting Institute and Inspur to talk to IT, operations and finance professionals across China, which is playing a leading role in the development of the IoT.
Big data and analytics: the impact on the accountancy profession
- 16 Oct 2019
- PDF (395kb)
Big data is creating many opportunities for businesses to derive greater insight from data, predict future outcomes more accurately and automate non-routine tasks. But the use of big data and analytics needs to be appropriate and subject to robust challenge. As a result, it’s important to build our understanding around what big data means, and this short report aims to inform decision makers in business and government about the opportunities and risks in this area.
Digital transformation in finance functions: UK and ASEAN perspectives
- 03 Oct 2019
- PDF (396kb)
This thought leadership report provides a rare insight into how digital transformation is being managed in practice across a range of different business settings, and highlights pertinent considerations for leaders undertaking their own transformation projects.
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Special Report 65 - Smart Reporting
- 10 Sep 2019
- PDF (1,597kb)
This special report will be a handy go-to guide – we take you through the latest techniques and thinking behind the new smart world with which CFOs, and aspiring CFOs, must contend.
New technologies, ethics and accountability
- 03 Jul 2019
This thought leadership report delves into the ethics of new technology and the seismic developments currently taking place in AI and algorithms, which are both exciting and morally concerning.
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Special Report 61: The UK economy
- 15 Jun 2018
- PDF (1,617kb)
This report explores many of the hot topics now facing the UK and global economy.
How do you audit a robot?
- 23 Mar 2018
Guidance for internal auditors on how to provide assurance over the key risks involved in implementing robotic process automation (RPA).
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RPA in Finance - a promising investment, but beware the hype
- 01 Mar 2018
- PDF (295kb)
A report of the discussions of a meeting with finance professionals of large organisations who see the potential for significant benefits from RPA and are running pilots to assess the feasibility of reducing costs and improving accuracy, quality, timeliness and drill-down.
Understanding the impact of technology in audit and finance
- 19 Feb 2018
- PDF (416kb)
This paper has been produced based on comments from the breakfast briefing jointly organised by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), on 13 December 2017 at DFSA.
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TECH ESSENTIALS
The essential guide to the Internet of Things
- 24 Jan 2018
- PDF (537kb)
When thinking about the Internet of Things (IoT), and the 8.4bn connected devices that allow people to turn on a light switch from 3,000 miles away, it can be hard to visualise how this affects accountants. But if you look closely there are clear indications that it couldn't not affect the profession. For that reason an understanding of IoT is now included in the ACA syllabus.
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Special report - Finance and Technology
- 13 Dec 2017
This month’s report looks at the impact and influence that technology is having on our roles in finance.
Big data in Chinese businesses: international perspectives
- 08 Nov 2017
- PDF (188kb)
Two features put China in a very strong position to generate and exploit big data – the sheer size of China and its user base, and its rapid adoption of mobile technology, leapfrogging older generations of technology in the process.
Artificial intelligence and the future of accountancy
- 27 Jun 2017
Learn about the impact of artificial intelligence and the opportunities it presents for the accountancy profession.
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SPECIAL REPORT
Special Report 55: IT policy and the FD
- 14 Dec 2016
- PDF (5,490kb)
This quarter’s report deals with IT from a finance perspective, from practical password advice to advances in software.
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Special Report 49: Skills and Productivity
- 10 Jun 2015
- PDF (2,470kb)
This report provides the background and some explanations of the issues surrounding UK productivity including articles by leading think tanks and economists exploring the background and possible reasons for the UK's relatively poor performance.
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