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Using AI in corporate reporting: cautious adoption while managing risks
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- 26 Oct 2026
From drafting disclosures to analysing competitors’ annual reports, AI is beginning to change how corporate reporting teams work. Marie Claire Tabone, Project Director at the Financial Reporting Council, shares insights from their recent research into AI adoption in corporate reporting, highlighting both the opportunities and the continuing importance of human judgement.
Why data analytics is crucial in improving audit quality
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- 21 Sep 2026
While generative AI dominates the headlines in audit technology, data analytics continues to deliver significant benefits, helping firms conduct more effective, risk-focused audits, as demonstrated in the FRC’s 2026 Annual Review of Audit Quality.
Analytics in external audit: current practice and trends
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- 28 Jul 2026
Explore how audit firms are using data analytics, the barriers slowing wider adoption, and the practical steps firms, vendors, methodology providers and regulators can take to support more effective, technology-enabled audits.
Technology, talent and operating models: re-designing the mid-tier firm
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- 17 Jul 2026
For mid-tier accountancy firms, technology, talent and operating models are becoming ever more tightly interwoven. ICAEW’s 2026 Evolution of Mid-Tier Accountancy Firms research highlights how investment in technology and artificial intelligence (AI) is driving new thinking about workforce design, skills development and career pathways, with many firms still working through the implications.
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The secret setting that stops charts breaking
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- 29 May 2026
Editing a chart in Excel can cause the existing custom format to disappear. In this article, Mark Proctor returns to explore a hidden setting that prevents this.
Global Excel Summit 2026: The sum of what you missed, sorted by where to begin
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- 26 May 2026
Welcome to another article from Giles Male and Fay Bordbar, Excel experts, and founders of ‘Excel on the Road’. In this article, Fay and Giles share their experience of co-hosting one of the biggest Excel events in the world – The Global Excel Summit! They also recap the biggest lessons learned from their UK tour so far and their visit to Accountex.
How helpful is FRC’s guidance on generative and agentic AI?
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- 06 May 2026
Pioneering new guidance from the Financial Reporting Council seeks to bring audit firms up to speed on the risks and benefits of generative and agentic artificial intelligence technologies.
How hospitality teams are embracing real-time analytics
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- 17 Apr 2026
With so many cost pressures facing hospitality businesses, the ability to analyse data in real time has never been more important for cost management.
Three new roles finance teams might expect within the next five years
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- 07 Apr 2026
Increasing automation over the past two decades has gradually been transforming finance teams. Since then, AI has taken the world by storm and businesses have been quick to leverage its capabilities, creating potential for new roles within the next five years.
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Audit and tech – where are we now?
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- 27 Mar 2026
Technology is rapidly transforming the audit and assurance landscape. What have regulators, standard-setters, professional bodies and others been doing to keep pace? And what can we expect from 2026?
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