Kevin Reed

Kevin Reed is one of the UK's most senior accounting and finance journalists. He is currently news editor for Board Agenda. Kevin is a former editor of Accountancy Age and Financial Director, and continues to write regularly for both titles. Kevin has chaired the judging and presented the two major accounting and finance annual awards for several years, and has also judged for the CICM Awards.

Latest Articles by Kevin Reed

15 October, 2018
How do you solve a problem like audit?
Concerns about audit have triggered various investigations into the market’s workings, yet attempts to ‘improve’ audit quality—seem to be failing. So where now for audit reform?

8 October, 2018
Data ethics: defining the governance of artificial intelligence
Questions about the ethics of data use have provoked intense debate. Can artificial intelligence be governed to avoid exploiting the vulnerable?

1 October, 2018
Elon Musk drops Tesla chairman role; and IG CEO leaves board
Elon Musk steps down from Tesla’s chairman role after an SEC settlement; and long-serving IG CEO Peter Hetherington leaves the board.

28 September, 2018
Employee ownership: a help or hindrance to UK business?
The shadow chancellor has proposed a move towards 10% employee ownership, while the CBI director-general describes the plan as a “wilful misunderstanding of business”. How could this work in practice?

24 September, 2018
Compliance failures and diversity doubts
The revised UK Corporate Governance Code has emphasised the importance of board diversity, but there is consternation over corporate commitment to it as many firms fail to comply fully with reporting requirements.