Leadership &amp; Management

Companies

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Business | Women directors risk being spread across too many boards

Despite a noticeable uptick in the number of women serving on company boards in the past year, there are signs that organisations are choosing from a limited pool of female candidates who are offered multiple roles, rather than widening their choice

20 Dec 2019

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HR | Diversify hiring to bridge accounting skills gap

At a time of high employment, it is increasingly difficult to find the right people with the right skills, but by diversifying your hiring practices, you can broaden the range and abilities of all your people, writes Jennifer Warawa, vice president at Sage

20 Dec 2019

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Finance | Professional scepticism in audit: part 1

Auditors must apply professional scepticism, but regulators frequently criticise them for failing to provide necessary evidence. In the first of a two-part series, Michelle Roberts ACA, Croner-i, hones in on the priorities for the profession

16 Dec 2019

Auditing

Corporate Governance

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HR | People in the news: Grant Thornton, Mazars, Grunberg

In this week’s accountancy career moves, hires at Grant Thornton, Mazars and Grunberg, and board appointments at IAASB

13 Dec 2019

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Business | Lack of succession planning catches out SMEs

SME owners are at risk of losing control or having to raid cash reserves to support their business in the event of the death of a fellow owner

13 Dec 2019

Companies

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Finance | IFRS architect Paul Volcker dies

Paul Volcker, who played a major role in the setting up of the IFRS standard setter, the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB), and was a key player in US monetary policy for three decades, has died at the age of 92

11 Dec 2019

Finance

IFRS

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| KPMG partner pay down 7% as revenue squeezed

After a difficult 12 months, KPMG UK saw revenues increase by 3% from £2.34bn to £2.4bn, as the firm went through a comprehensive overhaul of its audit practice in the wake of harsh criticism from the audit regulator

11 Dec 2019

Corporate Governance

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HR | People in the news: PwC, Beever and Struthers, Pinsent Masons

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at Grant Thornton, Johnston Carmichael and BHP, and hires at BKL and Pinsent Masons

6 Dec 2019

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Business | Only 22% of CFOs rated personally effective

Under a quarter of CFOs are personally effective and most spend too long on finance tasks, wasting the equivalent of one day a week when they could be supporting the business in other areas, according to Gartner

6 Dec 2019

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Business | How to handle romantic relationships at work

After a number of high profile dismissals over work-based relationships, Beverley Sunderland, managing director of Crossland, examines what steps to take to reduce risks for firms dealing with conflicts of interest, allegations of sexual harassment and claims for unfair dismissal

29 Nov 2019

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Business | Institutional investors criticise UK’s biggest companies over workers’ pay

Some of the UK’s largest companies, including Royal Mail, JD Sports and Hargreaves Lansdown, have been told to improve workers’ pay rates in a letter signed by 21 asset managers, pension funds, stewardship service providers, and charitable investors

28 Nov 2019

Companies

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Business | EY to cut back financial services team

EY has confirmed that up to 100 members of its financial services advisory business have been placed at risk of redundancy, as the firm seeks to reposition the team’s focus and spread technology expertise more widely

25 Nov 2019

Business | ACCA names Jenny Gu as president

ACCA has announced its new officer line-up at its annual general meeting, with Jenny Gu the first woman member from China elected as president

25 Nov 2019

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HR | People in the news: RSM, MHA Moore and Smalley, BDO, Mazars

In this week’s accountancy career moves, senior hires and partner promotions at RSM, Progeny, MHA Moore and Smalley, BDO, Mazars

22 Nov 2019

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HR | Tips and advice: what's your next job move?

The job market may be unpredictable, primarily caused by Brexit, but there are good opportunities for accountants with specialist knowledge in systems accounting and financial reporting. Helen Firth and Anna Miah at Morgan McKinley, review the options

22 Nov 2019