Pulling together opinion, analysis, interviews and features on the chartered accountancy profession, along with a focus on the key issues affecting accountancy and the world of business.

Accountancy Insights: Behind the numbers

In 2019, the UK was the first major government to commission a review into the economics of declining biodiversity. Here Philippa Kelly speaks with Thomas Viegas, economic advisor to the Review, about the implications for the finance sector.

The Economics of Biodiversity: what the Dasgupta Review means for business and the profession

ICAEW hosted Partha Dasgupta in 2014, early on in the debate on the economics of biodiversity.

Disregarded capitals: what (national income) accounting ignores

The BEIS consultation on audit and corporate governance reform proposes sweeping changes that will have a profound impact on the way corporate Britain operates. Why is this necessary now? What will it mean in practical terms? And is the timing right? Cosette M. Reczek, a Chartered Governance Professional with more than 30 years' experience and a member of the ICAEW Corporate Governance Committee, Janet Williamson, Senior Policy Officer at the TUC, and John Boulton, Director of Technical Policy at ICAEW, speak to ICAEW’s Managing Director for Reputation and Influence Iain Wright to find out more.

Audit and corporate governance reform: why now?

Trust in business and other institutions, such as Parliament and the press, has been declining for decades. How do we reverse the tide? Do the measures in the BEIS whitepaper set out a path to build back trust? In the second part of our corporate governance discussion, panellists Mala Shah-Coulon, associate partner at EY; Tom Gosling, fellow at London Business School; Andrew Ninian, director of stewardship and corporate governance, The Investment Association; John Odada, head of board and committees at BP; and Elizabeth Richards, head of corporate governance, ICAEW, talk trust with ICAEW’s Iain Wright.

The BEIS White Paper - part 2 of 2: How do we restore trust?

The BEIS whitepaper proposes replacing the current regulator, the Financial Reporting Council, with a new, more powerful body, the Audit Reporting and Governance Authority – ARGA. ICAEW’s Iain Wright is joined by a mega-panel of experts to discuss this proposal: Mala Shah-Coulon, associate partner at EY; Tom Gosling, fellow at London Business School; Andrew Ninian, director of stewardship and corporate governance, The Investment Association; John Odada, head of board and committees at BP; and Elizabeth Richards, head of corporate governance, ICAEW. Part one of two.

The BEIS White Paper - part 1 of 2: Is ARGA the regulator we need?

In this Insights In Focus episode, we explore the multifaceted role of the insolvency professional by hearing from both practitioner and client.

Fraser Dick, managing director of Perfection Alloys, shares how the technical and emotional support of Tyrone Courtman, partner at RSM UK Restructuring Advisory, steered the business away from insolvency and towards recovery.

Tyrone goes on to explain his process for assessing the viability of businesses experiencing difficulties; and what motivated him to specialise as an insolvency professional early in his career.

It’s a timely discussion as insolvencies continue to surge, having tripled from January 2021 to March 2022, and further pressures are expected to press down upon UK businesses.

How to bring a business back from the brink

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