Business | How accountants can improve their CVs

It is important to make sure your CV provides the best picture of your qualifications and experience as accountant. Paul Card, MD of Paul Card Recruitment provide tips and advice on writing a winning CV

25 Feb 2022

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Business | ESG reporting for EU trading businesses from 2023

The EU is to impose mandatory sustainability reporting for large companies under its Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

24 Feb 2022

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Business | £20bn could be lost to Covid-19 fraud

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) estimates that the cost of Covid-19 fraud across all support schemes could be as high as £20bn

23 Feb 2022

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| Private company reporting on corporate governance in its 'infancy'

Large private companies are starting to use the Wates Principles as a framework for their corporate governance reporting, but ‘disclosure practices are still in their infancy’

23 Feb 2022

Corporate Governance

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Business | Businesses call for Covid guidance

Businesses have criticised the government about the lack of guidance on how they can ensure workplace safety when all Covid-19 restrictions end

23 Feb 2022

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Business | What impact has the pandemic had on insolvencies?

Extensive government support for businesses during the pandemic protected many companies from the threat of insolvency but loan repayments will shake up resilience, warns Steve Thomas, partner at Excello Law

22 Feb 2022

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Restructuring & Insolvency

Business | Four in 10 FTSE 100 board directors are women

Nearly 40% of UK FTSE 100 board positions are now held by women, compared with 12.5% a decade ago, but the CEO role remains male dominated

22 Feb 2022

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Leadership & Management

Business | Two more energy firms collapse

Whoop Energy and XCel Power have collapsed as the energy crisis fallout continues

21 Feb 2022

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Business | City centres hit by majority of shop closures

Over 10,000 chain store branches disappeared from Great Britain’s retail locations in 2021 but retail parks were more resilient to closures

21 Feb 2022

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Restructuring & Insolvency

Business | Business confidence drops to 2014 levels

Business confidence has fallen for the second quarter running to levels not seen since 2014 but remains high after the dip in 2020 according to the quarterly business monitor from ICAEW

18 Feb 2022

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Finance | Redcentric directors convicted for falsifying accounts

Two former finance bosses at Redcentric have been found guilty with one jailed after providing false accounting statements to auditors PwC to mislead investors

18 Feb 2022

Finance

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Called to Account

Business | Lack of regulatory oversight of crypto, warns FSB

Crypto-asset markets could reach a point where they represent a threat to global financial stability due to their scale, structural vulnerabilities and increasing interconnectedness with the traditional financial system, warns Financial Stability Board (FSB)

17 Feb 2022

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Business | Corporate insolvencies return to pre-covid levels

Corporate insolvencies in England and Wales began to return to levels last seen before the pandemic with 1,560 reported in January 2022

16 Feb 2022

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Restructuring & Insolvency

Business | £1.4bn of covid loans need to be repaid next month

Nine companies need to pay back almost £1.4bn worth of the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) loans before the repayment deadline closes next month

16 Feb 2022

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Business | Accountex London set for May return at Excel

After three years, Accountex London is returning to Excel in London, providing a showcase for 250 companies and education programme

16 Feb 2022

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