The quality of charity accounts is still failing to meet the standards expected by the regulator, with smaller charities performing worst when it comes to compliance with public benefits reporting requirements while only 35% comply fully with the rules set by the Charity Commission, which demand transparency about charitable activities, fundraising and expenditure

Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget the Chancellor has announced the government is to offer its new pension freedoms to around five million people who have already bought an annuity

Mark Babington has joined the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) as deputy director of audit policy, while Crowe Clark Whitehill hires ex Grant Thornton partner Jane MacKay

Government travel expenditure is poorly controlled, with no central oversight of spending, and departments are failing to actively manage demand or observe agreed policies, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO)

Short-termism is still a problem for British business, affecting board decisions and hampering log-term planning and growth, while boards still lack diversity at the highest levels, according to panellists at the Audit Quality Forum’s 10th anniversary debate at Mansion House 

CFOs involved with the Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) have published four guides to help finance and accounting professionals address the practical issues of integrating sustainability into their business processes and decisions 

Business secretary Vince Cable has announced a summit to discuss ways to reshape and improve corporate culture, to be held the day after the Budget