Practice &amp; Industry

Insight | People in the news: PwC, EY, RSM, Haines Watts

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at PwC, EY, KPMG, UHY Hacker Young and RSM, plus team changes at Haines Watts and Grant Thornton, and Dubai hire at Farrer & Co

21 Jan 2022

Insight | Avoid the Great Resignation fallout by prioritising firm culture

Pressure on accounting firms is mounting as the search for staff becomes more difficult and the fallout from the pandemic sees accountants looking for different working patterns. Jim Scott, MD for accountancy at IRIS Software Group, considers how to improve retention levels

21 Jan 2022

Insight | EY neuro-diverse centre to open in Manchester

EY has opened its first UK neuro-diverse centre of excellence (NCoE) in Manchester

21 Jan 2022

Insight | Government releases £5k funding pot for accounting software

The government has opened up a scheme for small businesses and entrepreneurs to access funding worth up to £5,000 per business to pay for digital accounting and customer relations management (CRM) software

20 Jan 2022

Insight | Business optimism looking low for 2022

Business optimism for 2022 has dropped with recruitment struggles listed as a major concern alongside the increased worry of rising inflation and supply disruption

20 Jan 2022

Business

Insight | Consulting sector sees 13% revenue rise

Double digit growth is expected for management consulting industry in 2022 as clients turn to the sector to help with post pandemic recovery and digital challenges

20 Jan 2022

Insight | Grant Thornton deal with Pinsent Masons on data sharing

Grant Thornton and Pinsent Masons have partnered together to offer business support on data sharing across financial services in a push to enable the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Open Finance project

19 Jan 2022

Business

Insight | FRC hikes budget to £56m to prepare for ARGA

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has set out plans to prepare for the transition to its new regulatory status with a 13% increase in funding to £56m and plans for a regional office

18 Jan 2022

Insight | People in the news: Menzies, RSM, PwC, Azets, FRP

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at Menzies, FRP and Azets, while hires and senior appointments at Tylney, Smith & Williamson, PwC and RSM

14 Jan 2022

Insight | Prime Accountancy Group acquires Stanley Yule

Prime Accountancy Group has acquired accountancy firm Stanley Yule following a period of growth for both throughout 2021

12 Jan 2022

Insight | Councils overestimated financial hit from pandemic

Councils reported that they would have to spend £7.8bn more due to the Covid-19 pandemic however that figure was actually around £4.1bn

12 Jan 2022

Coronavirus

Insight | RSM global revenues hit $7.26bn

Global accounting network RSM, has reported revenues of $7.26bn (£5.37bn) in 2021, up 15.8% on last year’s figure of $6.3bn driven by a hike in consulting income

11 Jan 2022

Insight | KPMG admits ‘misconduct’ in Carillion audit

In a statement released on Monday after the first day of a Financial Reporting Council (FRC) disciplinary hearing, KPMG chief executive Jon Holt said that it was clear that ‘misconduct had occurred’ and that the regulator was ‘misled’ in the Carillion audit

11 Jan 2022

Insight | Sustainability board starts to recruit members

The IFRS Foundation trustees have started the search for up to 11 members for the newly formed International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

10 Jan 2022

Insight | People in the news: BDO, KPMG, Gerald Edelman, Azets

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at KPMG, PwC, BDO, Gerald Edelman, Mazars and Moore Kingston Smith, promotions at Azets, Thomas Westcott and PKF Smith Cooper

7 Jan 2022