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As businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, professional accountants are faced with new and intense ethical dilemmas, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) ACCA annually celebrates ethics in the month of October leading up to Global Ethics Day and beyond.

Glasgow accountant Elaine Boyd has been listed in the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 after judges heard about her inspiring story fighting for the rights of disabled people and refusing to allow cerebral palsy to limit her life or her achievements. Ms Boyd, who is an associate director of Audit Sco

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)'s global survey of 829 accountants and finance professionals reveals their deep concerns about social and environmental issues, with 90% of respondents saying they want organisations to increase efforts to become more environmentally sus

The accountancy profession’s role in building and maintaining a sustainable recovery in these challenging times is the focus for ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) over October, November and December 2020. In its new campaign, Rethinking business for a sustainable recove

Following a successful pilot in six markets, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is launching a global rollout of its mentoring programme which connects members and affiliates with each other. Digital technology is reshaping relationships. It has never been more important, or a

Strong and clear leadership is key to the transformative success of digital in the workplace, according to the latest report from The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) which reveals the challenges and opportunities faced by organisations during the pandemic. Data and digital tran

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has joined forces with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) to launch the report Careers in small medium-sized accountancy practices. The report focuses on talent, attraction, development and retention withi

Alex Metcalfe, head of public sector policy in the professional insights team at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has taken on a wide-ranging role at the global professional accountancy body, becoming its global head of public sector. The new role involves leading on ACCA&rs

The coronavirus pandemic means government spending has increased immensely, with the IMF calculating it to be a staggering $9 trillion. For ACCA, the World Bank and IFAC, the concern is that public sector fiscal commitment and interventions are not being captured accurately by governments

During lockdown, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) UK and Generation CFO signed a virtual agreement with the aim of the two organisations working collaboratively to support each other’s members in their roles as finance professionals. The Memoranda of Understanding (MOU

According to the latest data from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA UK) and The Corporate Finance Network (CFN), 13% of Scottish SMEs have decided to liquidate their assets in the last two weeks, highlighting to complications of reopening after the coronavirus lockdown. The SM

Future work for accountancy and finance professionals is set to be transformed for the better through an increase in the adoption of digital technologies, according to a new report from The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and EY. 

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has joined with champions of small business to call for more help for the troubled sector in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The call came in a roundtable discussion hosted by ACCA with the Forgotten Ltd campaign, which supports small l

In yesterday's summer economic statement, chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a number of measures aimed at supporting the UK economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, such measures include a temporary 5% VAT cut for the food and hospitality industry. The cut marks a significant reduction from t

Thousands of SMEs across the UK have expressed their stress and anxiety ahead of the July 4 lockdown lifting in England, according to the latest results from the ACCA and The Corporate Finance Network SME Recovery Tracker.