The accountancy profession needs to step up and drive adoption of enterprise risk management (ERM) to avert risk, says Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
The government spent £80bn supporting businesses through the covid-19 business support loans, according to the final calculations released by the Treasury
Greensill Capital was given £418.5m worth of loans during the pandemic but as the government guarantees 80% of the value of loans made through the covid-19 scheme, if the loans are not repaid, the taxpayer will lose £335m
Chartered accountancy firm Douglas Home and Company has reported a 4% rise in turnover to £4m for the financial year 2020 to 21 despite the covid-19 pandemic
EY has launched a UK neuro-diverse centre of excellence (NCoE) and plans to hire 150 individuals who will work within EY’s integrated client teams across the UK
After 17 months of restrictions, prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the government will go ahead with the easing of phase four restrictions in two weeks
Chair of the anti-corruption and responsible tax committee, Dame Margaret Hodge has called on the government to introduce legislation that gives more transparency to public contracts awarded to private companies
In this week’s accountancy career moves, PwC UK and Blick Rothenberg promotes a raft of partners, Begbies Traynor appoints insolvency manager for Scotland and MHA Moore and Smalley strengthens tax team with senior hire
The cost of additional staff turnover could amount to a £16.9bn toll on business in the UK and Ireland as four out of ten employees are looking to change jobs in the next 12 months
With three national lockdowns, various restrictions, and many forced to work from home for the majority of last year, the workplace has changed dramatically. Julie Mott, MD of recruitment firm Howett Thorpe, offers tips on remote recruitment
The OECD calls on all nations to strengthen their corporate governance framework and policies to help create a well-functioning capital market, to tackle the challenges posed by the covid-19 pandemic, and aid it in its recovery
At Mansion House this morning, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his plans to transform the UK into a green finance hub with £15bn investment into environmentally friendly projects
Speaking at Mansion House this morning Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces his ambitious blueprints to turn the UK into the ‘most advanced and exciting’ financial services hub