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Artificial intelligence, or AI, has come into its own during the Covid-19 pandemic. But while the tech has strengthened the response to the crisis and enabled vaccine conspiracy theories to...
Remote examinations: maintaining rigour, integrity and security
Following the publication of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants’ pass rates for the first exams of 2021, Joe Pickard...
Sponsored Content: Digital Practice Summit 2021
This 16 June, join us at #DigitalPracticeSummitAsia where Asia's accounting practitioners come together to explore how firms and practices can...
AML compliance: time to turn words into actions
Financial Action Task Force head Marcus Pleyer recently took aim at the anti-money laundering (AML) sector, suggesting that criminals are...
ISCA signs reciprocal agreement with CA ANZ
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Hong Kong’s FRC signs MoU with HKICPA
Hong Kong’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) have signed an MoU…
Accounting giants continue to dominate the market despite pandemic
The accounting Big Four giants - EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC – continued to dominate the global accounting market with…
IRBA granted additional powers
South Africa’s Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors’ (IRBA) investigation and disciplinary powers have been strengthened through the passing of the…
ICAS appoints president for 2021/22
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has appointed Bruce Pritchard as its president for 2021/22. In 2001, Pritchard…
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Minimising Covid’s impact on your accountancy career
Covid-19 has created the worst crisis in over a decade. Training contracts have been deferred or cancelled, promotions delayed and pay rises missed. Some staff...
Back to the office: what to expect and how to prepare
As the UK’s lockdown begins to ease with the opening of outdoor hospitality and non-essential retail, questions about a return to the office and how...
How AI is used to assist the finance department, not replace it
Successful organisations have always understood the importance of keeping a firm eye on their finances, no matter how well a company or the economy may...
Three steps to digital resilience for accountants
When the pandemic hit in March 2020, accountants were forced to forego long-established practices and adopt – often improvising – entirely digital ones in a...
Financial forecasting: data is the key to agility
Covid-19 and its impact on economies has led to caution in spending with businesses switching to survival mode. As the last year has shown, financial...
Accounting in the age of coronavirus
Covid-19 has caused large-scale disruption for individuals, businesses and societies worldwide. Organisations needed to act quickly to protect employees, customers, suppliers and balance sheets, pushing...
How finance teams plan to reduce heavy workloads
Research shows that Covid-19 has left many professionals with unmanageable workloads, but what is the answer? Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group,...
Learning and development: moving towards a blended approach
In February, Nexia International appointed Alastair McTavish as its new learning and development (L&D) manager. Joe Pickard speaks to him to find out more about...
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