Leadership &amp; Management

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Business | BDO elects Mark Shaw as next managing partner  

Restructuring expert Mark Shaw has been elected as managing partner at BDO as Paul Eagland steps down after eight years

22 May 2024

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Business | Arup caught out by deepfake £20m fraud

Engineering giant Arup was the target of an elaborate scam involving a fake video conference call to a member of the finance team in its Hong Kong office

17 May 2024

Companies

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HR | People in the news: BDO, Cooper Parry, Hurst

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at AAB, BDO, Cooper Parry, Hurst, RSM, HW Fisher, Langtons, Interpath

17 May 2024

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HR | Making mental health a workplace priority

Accountants are facing heavy workloads and long hours so employers need to focus on how to support their mental health and wellbeing

17 May 2024

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Business | CFOs twice as ambitious as other top leaders

The majority of finance leaders say they are very ambitious compared to just 42% of other professions, while they expect investment in AI to improve job satisfaction

14 May 2024

AI & Technology

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Business | MHA takes Irish step with Roberts Nathan merger

In its first move into Ireland, top 20 firm MHA is set to merge with Irish accountancy firm Roberts Nathan, branding the business as Baker Tilly Ireland

14 May 2024

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Business | Grant Thornton partner pay up 11% to £644k

Grant Thornton has reported revenues of £653.5m for year end 2023, with profits up 18% to £146m, with strong growth in audit business

13 May 2024

HR | People in the news: Bishop Fleming, Moore, RSM

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at RSM, Deloitte, KPMG, Carpenter Box, Bishop Fleming, Dow Schofield Watts, Milsted Langdon, Moore, Quantuma and governance shake-up at ICAEW

10 May 2024

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Business | Women led accounting firms face multiple barriers to growth

The accountancy profession is systemically holding women back with less than one percent of firms led by women having broken the £1m turnover barrier

10 May 2024

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Business | 140k SMEs debanked is ‘unfair’, warn MPs

MPs on the Treasury Committee has ‘condemned unfair de-banking of legitimate businesses’ and are highly critical of ‘substandard processes’ taken by banks

9 May 2024

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HR | People in the news: BDO, Knill James, Milsted & Langdon

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at AAB, BDO, Crowe, Milsted & Langdon, RSM, Saint & Co, PwC, Alvarez & Marsal, The Pension Regulator

3 May 2024

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Business | ICAEW boss paid £216k golden handshake when retired

The former head of ICAEW Michael Izza was paid a six figure bonus when he left the institute in March, while the value of headquarters is slashed

3 May 2024

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HR | Deloitte and ParalympicsGB launch immersive digital experience

As momentum builds towards the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, ParalympicsGB has teamed up with Deloitte to launch Mindscape

3 May 2024

Business | RSM revamps Cambridge office

RSM is set to open a newly refurbished and expanded office in Cambridge as it seeks to grow its market presence in the city and surrounding East Anglian market

3 May 2024

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Business | Ortac International Accounting sets up Dubai office

After a huge spike in the number of Brits relocating to Dubai in the last year, Ortac International Accounting has opened a new office in the Gulf state

3 May 2024