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Business | FCA sets timetable for anti money laundering supervision takeover

Plans to take anti-money laundering (AML) supervision away from accountancy bodies will not happen before late 2028 at the earliest

23 Sep 2026

Business | People in the news: Azets, Devonshires, PKF Littlejohn

In this week’s career moves, partner promotions and hires at Azets, Devonshires, PKF Littlejohn, Johnston Carmichael, S&W, Grant Thornton, iplicit, Acting Office

18 Sep 2026

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Business | KPMG cuts 200 advisory and consulting jobs

In second round of redundancies this year, KPMG cuts several hundred client-facing advisors in consulting and deal advisory citing ‘low levels of attrition’

18 Sep 2026

Business | Accountancy firms need to stand up to finfluencers

The shift to alternative advice from finfluencers and AI means firms have to work twice as hard to retain clients and win new business, and they cannot stand idly by in the face of the threat, says Esha Amani-Cundy, personal tax manager at Ward Goodman

17 Sep 2026

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Business | Do accountants have same job prospects as back in the day?

Eriona Bajrakurtaj, chief executive of Majors Accounts, says AI will not replace accountants, but firms need to prioritise the development of young professionals with a shift in the training mindset

11 Sep 2026

Business | Streets acquires Blackpool firm John Potter & Harrison

Independently owned Streets snaps up century-old firm John Potter & Harrison, expanding northwest presence, and committing to retain strong local links

10 Sep 2026

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Business | Shaw Gibbs swaps private equity backer to ECI Partners

Private equity backed top 40 firm Shaw Gibbs changes private equity firm in major deal with ECI Partners after four years and tenfold revenue growth

9 Sep 2026

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Business | KPMG names Vicki Heard as first female managing partner

In a first for KPMG, the Big Four firm appoints Vicki Heard as first female group managing partner, overseeing the UK/Swiss group’s operational and performance strategy

7 Sep 2026

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Business | Deloitte hires 1,353 accountancy trainees and apprentices

Contrary to talk of the decline of Big Four training contracts, numbers hold up at Deloitte with new starters totalling 1,500, including new graduates, apprentices, and industrial placements

4 Sep 2026

Business | Four accountancy firms ‘shortchange’ employees by £35k

Government names and shames hundreds of employers for failing to pay the national minimum wage with £4.2m owed to staff, with four accounting firms on the list

4 Sep 2026

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Business | Azets expands Kent footprint to Tunbridge Wells

Top 10 firm Azets opens new office in Tunbridge Wells to drive growth across Kent, building on existing network in the garden of England

4 Sep 2026

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Business | AI must not stop advisers from exercising professional judgment

AI-assisted drafting and re-drafting may gradually alter the substance of advice in ways that are difficult to detect, so professional judgment is absolutely critical while ‘vibe lawyering’ must be avoided, says Cécile Perrault, senior associate, tax disputes at Stewarts

3 Sep 2026

Business | MHA sets up Gatwick office in southeast push

AIM listed MHA expands southeast team with new office in Crawley to service Gatwick based businesses and wider southeast clients

27 Aug 2026

Business | Deloitte to pay £16m in US ‘woke’ practices claim

Accounting giant Deloitte agrees to pay $21.5m after failed to comply with US ‘anti-discrimination requirements’ when tendering for public sector contracts

26 Aug 2026

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Business | Agentic AI explained: why several narrow agents beat one generic AI assistant

Julien Gruhier, director of AI at Croner Intelligence, explains agentic AI, why narrow agents are specialists, not generalists and why this matters for accountants and tax professionals

26 Aug 2026