Lord Mendelsohn is introducing a Private Members Bill to the House of Lords in an effort to tackle late payments and to strengthen the powers of the Small Business Commissioner
Accounting bodies have called for listed companies to improve reporting on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in an attempt to meet 2030 environmental goals
Companies need to improve their reporting on workforce-related issues by providing clearer and more consistent information about how staff link to the business strategy
Ian Dembinski, head of client development at Rathbone Investment Management, explores the partnership between accountant and wealth manager in guiding entrepreneurs through the sale of their business and managing their wealth in the longer term
Mazars, the international accounting and audit network, has reported a 10.4% hike in revenue to €1.77bn (£1.51bn) for year end 2019, marking record organic growth spurred by expansion in China
Mid-tier audit firm Mazars has been lined up to take over the audit of AIG UK, the subsidiary of the listed US insurance giant AIG, breaking a 40-year PwC audit relationship
The government has promised a major revamp of the student loans repayment system, with the introduction of an online service designed to prevent overpayments at the end of the loan term
RSM is beefing up its creditor services business with a £100k plus investment, including substantial investment in products, people and premises, in anticipation of increasing activity as the UK economy comes under strain
Governments must work together to pressure business to take action on climate change because ‘the longer we wait, the more painful the transitional period will be’, are the findings of the latest World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report
Steve Varley, senior managing partner at EY, is stepping down as managing partner of the UK firm to take on a role as global vice chair for sustainability at the Big Four network
Business sentiment has surged to an all-time high in the wake of December’s election, recording the largest increase in confidence amongst the UK’s biggest companies for over a decade, according to research by Deloitte
The Financial Reporting Council is set for a complete overhaul this year and heavy criticism of the regulator has seen a purge of top management with fewer Big Four alumni in key positions
