Shareholder pressure to curb pay for top executives is mounting and 22% of the UK’s top 30 firms received less than 80% support for their remuneration reports this year, up from just 6% last year, according to Deloitte

Three former senior executives of AssetCo, who were all members of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), have been given the longest ever bans from the profession by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for misconduct

IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) and the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) plan to overhaul accountancy training and professional development, bringing oversight under the auspices of the IFAC board

The business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) committee wants to see gender pay gap reporting extended to include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and also says companies should be required to publish action plans and narrative reports on what they are doing to close the gap

Average salaries for finance roles hit a three-month high in July as pay increased by 3% year-on-year, but many in the sector express dissatisfaction and say they are underpaid and badly trained

The Bank of England has raised UK interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75%, marking the first return to nearly pre-crash levels, with March 2009 the last time rates were at this level

In this years' Accountancy Network and Associations annual survey, the Big Four networks continue to dominate the global accounting market as combined revenues hit $200.12bn (£150.80bn), while the UK accounts for 10% of all global revenue at $19.4bn, reports Amy Austin

More global accountancy networks are reporting gender diversity numbers with 14 (56%) out of the 25 firms in this year's survey voluntarily providing a gender breakdown of their partner numbers as the number of female partners reaches an all-time high, reports Amy Austin

Central government has halved local council funding since the 2008 financial crash and many need radical transformation if they are to survive as budgets are cut

A leading accountant has issued a stark warning that an interest rate rise will leave the Bank of England ‘with blood on its hands’ as more people struggle to cope with financial difficulties

Beth Hale and Nick Hawkins of CM Murray LLP urge accountancy firms, partners and employees to get up to speed on non-disclosure agreements (NDA), following the publication of a warning notice and ongoing inquiries on the use of the legal agreement

Year-on-year growth in membership figures at the accountancy bodies has hit a five-year high, while the total fee income of the audit firms which audit public interest entities (PIEs) has increased, although there has been a notable decrease in the fee income for non-audit work, according to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)