Next May, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force, across the EU including the UK, and will be a game-changer in how organisations store, secure and manage personal data, says Ian Kilpatrick, executive VP cyber security for Nuvias Group

With the prospect of Brexit less than two years away, for the first time in more than 40 years, the UK can create its own farming policy. National Farmers Union chief economics adviser Dr Andrew Francis considers the pros and cons of a new tariff environment for the farming community and their tax advisers

There has been a sharp drop in the number of large companies issuing quarterly reports in the past year, down by 19% in the FTSE 100 and 25% in the FTSE 250, according to analysis from the Investment Association (IA), which has called for an end to the practice in favour of a focus on longer-term value creation

The trial opens today of three Tesco executives, including former finance director Carl Rogberg, over charges relating to the £263m ‘black hole’ discovered in the grocery retailer’s accounts in 2014

Beyond the main FTSE 350 market, the Big Four continue to dominate the audit space, but there is some room for competition on AIM. In Accountancy's first exclusive survey on audit activity in the AIM 100 market, Philip Smith analyses audit fee income and audit tenure periods

A US-based accountant formerly employed by a pharmaceutical company and three others have been charged with insider trading by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to its acquisition by a Dublin-based competitor

In this week’s moves and appointments roundup, KPMG announces the lead for its commercial mobility function, CBW expands its tax team in London, Milsted Langdon Financial Services has a new wealth management adviser, and Ferguson Litigation Funding has a new business development and client care specialist onboard

This year’s football summer transfer window has seen a rash of new financial records being broken, with Premier League clubs upping expenditure by 23% from the previous year to top £1.4bn, according to analysis from Deloitte

A survey of UK bosses found that 61% of those working in professional services including accounting and law firms are positive about their bosses although one in 10 (9%) were slated as 'poor' managers, showing that bad management habits still pervade certain firms, although accountants were some of the best performing managers

Financial problems and a punitive pensions deficit at the Oldham Evening Chronicle has forced the local newspaper to close as administrators from KPMG are called in

Talks over a proposed £2bn merger between fund management firm Rathbone Brothers and Smith & Williamson have ended with no deal struck, reports Calum Fuller