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Business | Shadow AI: the hidden risk lurking in your finance function

Using consumer-grade AI platforms unchecked and without formal approval is a high risk strategy for finance teams with risks to data security, confidential information and wider governance, warns Olivia McMillan, chief operating officer at iplicit

17 Feb 2026

Finance | Carillion group CEO fined £237k as ‘acted recklessly’

Former boss of collapsed public sector outsourcer Carillion fined £237,700 by regulator as was aware of misstatements in company accounts and did not inform board

17 Feb 2026

Finance

Financial Reporting

Corporate Governance

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Finance | Regulator plans to waive UK auditing standards for Chinese companies

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) consults on temporary amendment to Third Country Auditor (TCA) rules to allow Chinese companies to use domestic auditing standards when listing

17 Feb 2026

Business | KPMG staff fined for using AI to cheat in-house test

Several dozen staff, including a partner at KPMG Australia, fined for using AI tool to try and pass an internal training module

17 Feb 2026

Business

Accountancy Firms

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Tax | Interest on cash in stocks and shares ISAs will be taxed

Plans to tax interest paid on cash held in stocks and shares ISAs will mean they can no longer be promoted as tax-free, warn experts

17 Feb 2026

Tax | Q&A: SEIS tax relief and company ceasing to trade

In this week’s Q&A, Rickie Lowery, adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, explains whether SEIS relief can be adjusted and capital losses utilised when company stops trading

17 Feb 2026

Tax | Rising tide of emerging market tax disputes from Netflix to Cairn Energy

Corporate tax disputes with foreign tax jurisdictions from India to Brazil can be costly affairs, warns Camila Carvalho, associate director in the M&A and transactional risks team at Factor Risk Management

16 Feb 2026

Tax

International Tax

Tax Compliance

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Business | BrewDog calls time as company put up for sale

Craft beer producer says decision to run sale process down to ‘challenging economic climate’

16 Feb 2026

Business

Companies

Business | 74% of businesses say enhanced employee rights will hike costs

Employment Rights Act will be ‘a further handbrake on job creation and recruitment’

16 Feb 2026

Tax | Tourist tax will make UK ‘unaffordable’ warn hospitality bosses

As half term arrives hospitality and leisure leaders tell the chancellor ‘holidays are for relaxing, not taxing’

16 Feb 2026

Tax

Consultations

Budget

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Business | Gravita hires Lisa Mayhew as CEO at £60m firm

Private equity backed Gravita appoints former BCLP global leader Lisa Mayhew as CEO after a period of interim leadership

16 Feb 2026

Business

Accountancy Firms

Private Equity

Leadership & Management

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Business | Care home finance admin jailed for £212k fraud

‘Complex web of deceit’ dismantled after naming £800 payment to own bank account as ‘Tesco milk’

16 Feb 2026

Business

Called to Account

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Finance | Philanthropy at work: setting up a corporate foundation

Lucy Mantella, principal, corporate clients at the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) explains the practical steps, benefits and alternatives for businesses considering setting up a corporate foundation to make their charitable giving more effective

13 Feb 2026

Finance

Corporate Governance

Charities

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Business | Hiring apprentices – look for ‘curiosity, clear thinking and initiative’

Finding the right apprentices for a firm means learning how they think, approach challenges and work with others. Rachel Staples, product director at AAT, explains the key attributes to look for in a future apprentice

13 Feb 2026

Business | Average accountancy pay rises hit 4.3%

Accountancy salaries up 4.3% in a year to £42,100 with average finance director paid £117,000, and salary more important that trivial benefits like free parking and cycle to work schemes

13 Feb 2026

Business

Accountancy Firms

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HR | People in the news: Bishop Fleming, MHA, Sumer

In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at Bishop Fleming, MHA, Sumer Northern Ireland, Dains, Wbg, PrimeGlobal, BRG, Signicat, HM Treasury

13 Feb 2026

HR

Work

Careers

Leadership & Management

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| Ex Big Four manager Priyesh Bathia stars in The Apprentice

Maths graduate and former PwC and KPMG account manager tries to impress Lord Alan Sugar with his energetic style, but his multiplication skills fail him

13 Feb 2026

Business

Finance

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HR | Managing romantic relationships at work

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, Stacie Cheadle, technical writer at CIPD HR-inform, looks at what employers need to consider when dealing with office romances

13 Feb 2026

HR

Work

Careers

Leadership & Management

Training & CPD

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Business | Student jailed for £48k fraud using phantom companies

Former student at Lancaster University jailed after scamming prospective applicants out of thousands of pounds using string of registered companies and multiple credit cards

13 Feb 2026

Business

Called to Account

Navigate

Tax Services

Latest news

Business | Shadow AI: the hidden risk lurking in your finance function

Finance | Carillion group CEO fined £237k as ‘acted recklessly’

Finance | Regulator plans to waive UK auditing standards for Chinese companies

Business | KPMG staff fined for using AI to cheat in-house test

Tax | Interest on cash in stocks and shares ISAs will be taxed

Tax | Q&A: SEIS tax relief and company ceasing to trade

Tax | Rising tide of emerging market tax disputes from Netflix to Cairn Energy

Business | BrewDog calls time as company put up for sale

Business | 74% of businesses say enhanced employee rights will hike costs

Tax | Tourist tax will make UK ‘unaffordable’ warn hospitality bosses

Business | Gravita hires Lisa Mayhew as CEO at £60m firm

Business | Care home finance admin jailed for £212k fraud

Finance | Philanthropy at work: setting up a corporate foundation

Business | Hiring apprentices – look for ‘curiosity, clear thinking and initiative’

Business | Average accountancy pay rises hit 4.3%

HR | People in the news: Bishop Fleming, MHA, Sumer

| Ex Big Four manager Priyesh Bathia stars in The Apprentice

HR | Managing romantic relationships at work

Business | Student jailed for £48k fraud using phantom companies