Aspiring finance leaders need to go beyond traditional number crunching and develop new skills if they want to take on the chief financial officer (CFO) role in the future, according to an EY global survey of 769 finance chiefs

Alison Cooper, CEO of Imperial Brands, has lost out on a £3m pay rise after the company faced anger from investors, in a move that could see other FTSE 100 companies cutting the bonuses of their top bosses

Nearly half of HR departments admit they do not have agreed policies in place to cope with the aftermath of the death of an employee and even more have no procedures for supporting staff diagnosed with terminal illness

The accounting profession is facing a crossroads and 2017 marks a year of unbundling and testing accounting models as succession and merger pressures escalate for firms. Keith Underwood, MD of Foulger Underwood considers survival techniques for accounting practices

The Board of Barratt Developments plc has announced that chief financial officer (CFO), Neil Cooper, has left the company with immediate effect just over a year after he joined

Current proposals to reform the £5bn per year Scottish education system could expose schools to significant financial risks, because of a lack of the necessary skills and governance framework, according to CIPFA Scotland

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has confirmed its team of officers for 2017-18 with John Preston set to take over as the institute’s new president from the current postholder, Bill Dodwell, in May

The Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is to undertake an official review of limited partnerships in the UK, focusing particularly on alleged 'criminal' exploitation of Scottish limited partnerships (SLPs)

UK CEOs are more upbeat about the growth prospects for their own companies than 12 months ago, and more positive than their European peers, according to research from PwC published at the World Economic Forum in Davos

The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC’s) latest analysis suggests that while compliance with the UK corporate governance code remains high, some FTSE 350 companies are paying no more than lip service to requirements regarding board independence and need to improve their explanations of why they choose not to follow provisions

When signing up a new client, it is mandatory for accountancy practices to produce letters of engagement setting out the terms of the business agreement and contracted services. CCH Daily provides tips and advice on writing effective engagement letters to avoid unnecessary client disputes

The latest CCH Daily CPD module focuses on tips and advice on how to write effective engagement letters for tax clients to ensure certain levels of protection in the event of increasingly tough tax sanctions and penalties