22 April, 2020
‘Going concern’ regulation puts firms and auditors under the microscope
"A clean bill of health"—the much sought-after words for billions of people around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout these unprecedented times, there has been and will continu...
14 April, 2020
Auditing global progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals
As the Covid-19 pandemic has tragically brought to the fore, most countries face interlinked challenges of entrenched inequalities, uneven access to public goods and insufficient support for those mos...
19 December, 2019
Brydon review: ‘true and fair’ must go while fraud becomes auditor responsibility
The long-standing “true and fair view" principle at the heart of accounting and auditing in the UK and many other jurisdictions could be changed following the government-commissioned Brydon review o...
12 August, 2019
Audit and technology: not a panacea, but a catalyst for improvement
There is a lot of hype about technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)—and the audit and accountancy professions are not immune from this. So it’s important for auditors t...
14 May, 2019
Risk management ‘is about opportunities, not just threats’
Risk management is not just about “threat reduction” but can play an important role in exploiting new opportunities, according to new research, which also highlights the need for companies to see ...
8 May, 2018
How boards can use technology to retain a competitive edge
For many organisations, embracing technology can be the difference between remaining relevant in their market, and being disrupted by new entrants. It represents ...
11 December, 2017
Boards must improve tech knowledge as “adaptation is critical” for future
Boards must consider oversight—and their skill levels—when it comes to managing new technology and innovation in their business, according to a report by the Association of Chartered Certified Acc...
18 October, 2017
Businesses lack commitment to ethics, say UK and Irish workers
More than half of workers feel their workplace fails to be committed to ethical behaviour, according to a survey by accounting association ACCA. The survey of 1,100 workers in the UK and Ireland f...
10 August, 2017
Ethical principles vital as digital age recasts business environment
While businesses adapt to operating in a digital environment, the vast majority of business people place ethics as “very important” in this climate. A major survey of 10,000 accountants by the ...
9 August, 2017
