In a bid to tackle fraud, leading professional accountancy bodies have signed a new accountancy charter, a voluntary agreement between law enforcement, professional supervisory bodies and government to better understand and tackle fraud

South west accountancy firm Old Mill is moving the Wiltshire office to Greenways Business Park, in Chippenham as part of the firm’s wider expansion plans

Big Four firm EY has become carbon negative by reducing its absolute emissions to offset and remove more carbon than it emits

Private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has acquired the global mobility tax services business of professional services firm PwC

Tilney Smith & Williamson, the wealth management and accounting group, is planning to open a new office in Cardiff in a sign of the firm’s commitment to continue developing its client base in Wales 

ForrestBrown, the R&D tax credit consultancy, has expanded its presence in the UK by opening a new office in Scotland

The sheer scale of fraud committed during the pandemic was exacerbated by the limited level of checks when claims were made for covid grants. Kate Gee, counsel at specialist disputes firm Signature Litigation, examines the scale of the issue

Deloitte has given 41 students of Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic heritage a bursary to support their studies as part of Black History Month

ETL Global has expanded its UK network with a recent investment in Fiander Tovell as the Southampton based accountancy firm joins the group

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at BDO and Tilney Smith & Williamson, new hires at KPMG, Mercer & Hole and Carpenter Box, and regulatory head for ICAEW 

Finance, auditing, and accounting are the top three most in-demand skills in the UK right now as employers struggle to fill vacancies

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has signed a partnership with accountancy firm Armstrong Watson LLP to offer members access to tax, accountancy and business advisory services