Tag: ACCA

Sustainability body issues global disclosure standards
The International Sustainability Standards Board’s guidance is aimed at improving trust in climate-related disclosures.

Watchdog urges asset managers to quiz the audit committee
Auditco chairs will have their work cut out if the role increases to become more ‘outward facing’ and encompass investor relations.

Audit reform in the UK risks ‘losing momentum’
The Financial Reporting Council still awaits the proposed new statutory powers that would allow it to enforce substantive change.

How to ensure stakeholders trust your sustainability reporting
Assurance is growing in importance, sparking the need for robust global standards on sustainability data, and a focus on transferable skills.

FRC unveils new audit committee standards
Watchdog’s guidance to audit committees aims at expanding choice and addressing competition within the audit market.

Accountancy professionals can help boards to rethink risk
Accountants can encourage boards to foster a sustainable mindset by keeping long-term values and all stakeholders’ needs in mind.

Fraud vigilance should be bolstered with the aid of technology
It’s time for accountants to place less emphasis on “gut feeling” and let digital tools guide judgments in the fight against fraud.

Firms forge ahead with AI adoption despite a lack of skills on boards
Survey reveals more than two-thirds of companies plan to implement AI technologies in the next 12 months.

More than money: the evolving role of the chief financial officer
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed the CFO role at the heart of business, with an increasingly important role in strategy execution.

‘Going concern’ regulation puts firms and auditors under the microscope
New standard ISA UK 570 requires auditors to challenge management’s assessment of going concern more robustly—and firms to be as transparent as possible amid current uncertainty.