Leadership &amp; management

Insight | One in four accountants criticise poor training

Accountants are leaving the profession in record numbers, with over a quarter (28%) feeling like they lack the proper training to do their job

12 Aug 2022

Insight | How to retain accountancy staff - tips and advice

For smaller accountancy practices, an unexpected resignation could cause huge challenges. So, what can accountancy firms do to try and retain staff in the current climate, asks John Edwards, CEO of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)

12 Aug 2022

Insight | Azets acquires medical accountants Sandisons

Azets has agreed a deal to acquire Sandisons in Dorset, a specialist provider of medical accounting services

11 Aug 2022

Insight | Wilson Wright acquires bank's tax business

City accountancy, tax and business advisory firm, Wilson Wright, has acquired the tax business of C Hoare & Co, the UK’s oldest privately owned bank

11 Aug 2022

Insight | How to retain clients and improve service

In uncertain financial times, significant focus should be on client retention at accountancy firms. Edward Rands BSc FCA highlights the steps partners and practices can take to retain clients

10 Aug 2022

Insight | People in the news: BDO, Crowe, Cowgills, Monahans

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner appointments at BDO and Crowe, senior hires at RSM, Cowgills and Hargreaves Lansdown, and Brearley & Co directors increase shareholding

5 Aug 2022

Insight | PE firm behind Azets plans to sell accounting group

The private equity firm behind fast growing top 10 accounting firm Azets is planning to sell the business

4 Aug 2022

Insight | PwC creates integrated sustainability practice

PwC UK has merged its Sustainability & Climate Change advisory business with its ESG risk business to create a new practice in response to the growing demand for ESG-related services

3 Aug 2022

Tax | Ofsted criticises HMRC apprenticeship scheme

HMRC forced thousands of employees onto mandatory apprenticeship schemes before realising it did not have the capacity to meet their training needs

2 Aug 2022

Insight | People in the news: KPMG, Crowe, Cowgills, Grant Thornton, Shaw Gibbs

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at KPMG, Crowe, Shaw Gibbs, and RBK, and senior appointments at Grant Thornton, plus permanent CFO for Wincanton

29 Jul 2022

Insight | Tackling accountancy’s gender gap

Beth Steer, head of content at the digital marketing agency for accountants, PracticeWeb, explores some of the facts at the heart of gender imbalance in the sector, as well as the benefits of addressing it

29 Jul 2022

Insight | Mercer & Hole relocates Rickmansworth office

Top 40 accountancy firm Mercer & Hole has moved to new office in Rickmansworth, bringing 40 staff on site

26 Jul 2022

Insight | Begbies Traynor makes property finance acquisition

Begbies Traynor Group has acquired Axiom Consulting & Investments Limited and Ellayaan Limited and their subsidiary undertakings, which together trade as Mantra Capital, a London-based property finance brokerage

25 Jul 2022

Insight | ICAEW overhauls CPD with priority on ethics

ICAEW plans to overhaul its policy on continuing professional development (CPD) to require member accountants to complete a minimum number of hours a year and compulsory ethics training

25 Jul 2022

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Insight | People in the news: BDO, EY, Kroll, Carpenter Box, A&M

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and appointments at BDO, EY, Kroll and Carpenter Box, plus new hires at Salisbury’s, Alvarez & Marsal and Flint Bishop

22 Jul 2022