More than a quarter of professional accountants (27%) say they have been put under pressure to act in an unethical way over the past three years by inflating budgets or ignoring financial rules

DSW Capital, owner of the Dow Schofield Watts brand, the professional services and accountancy network, has listed on AIM and raised £5m in a successful IPO

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at UHY Hacker Young, Azets and Tilney Smith & Williamson, and directors named at Moore Kingston Smith and ForrestBrown

GCSE-aged pupils at some of the most-deprived schools in the UK will learn work and life-related skills in bespoke sessions designed to drive social mobility, in an initiative launched by ICAEW and five of the larger professional services firms

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at Thomas Westcott, Kreston Reeves, Rawlinson & Hunter, and Tilney Smith & Williamson, and director appointments at Grant Thornton and Mazars

Accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has expanded its operation in London following a series of significant business wins

Recovery across mid-size business clients contributed to a strong revenue increase of 11% at BDO to hit a record £731m after the pandemic affected performance last year

Mid-tier accounting firm Azets has announced the acquisition of Garbutt + Elliott, a specialist accountancy firm with offices in York and Leeds, marking the group's first presence in Yorkshire

The government has a ‘limited’ grip on whether its flagship Kickstart scheme for getting young people into employment is actually working, a report has warned

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at BDO, KPMG, Deloitte, Thomas Westcott and Lubbock Fine, and hires at Interpath Advisory and EY-Parthenon

Restructuring and advisory firms BM Advisory and Moorfields Advisory have announced a merger to support ambitious growth plans under the rebranded firm

The Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) will hold its inaugural international conference for accountants and accountancy firms this week, focusing on sustainability and digital transformation