Risk and reward
Cybercrime
The rise of cybercrime has triggered well-founded fears about the damage it can do to a business, not least its brand, say PwC’s Tony Parton. Read the article
Executive pay
The chasm between the pay of ordinary workers and those at the top has led to initiatives such as ‘say on pay’, but are they enough to narrow the gap?
Risk Management: Role of Accounting
Effective risk management starts on the finance ‘shop floor’ and should embrace the whole organisation, according to a recent ACCA study.
Confidence Accounting
As part of ACCA’s commitment to supporting innovative ideas in accountancy we are pleased to set out the thinking of Z/Yen and Long Finance for consideration and discussion
Rules for risk management
This report on rules for risk management is based on a survey of ACCA members and clarifies what integrated risk management looks like in practice.
Other Risk and reward Articles
Inside view - 01 February 2012
Paul Moxey, head of corporate governance and risk management at ACCA, tells us his views on the latest risk management research and the impact it has on finance professionals.
Risk and reward: shared perspectives - 01 March 2011
This is a collection of 11 essays discussing different aspects of corporate responsibility and ethics.
Risk and reward: tempering the pursuit of profit - 01 June 2010
This report reviews the circumstances leading up to the recent financial crisis.
Corporate governance and the credit crunch - 01 November 2008
Corporate governance and the credit crunch draws on a set of ten corporate governance and risk management principles.
Small business
ACCA has over 100 years' experience of working with the SME sector. We lobby governments, regulators and standard setters in the long-term interest of a healthy SME sector, and we support professional accountants so they can continue to function as the sector’s most trusted business advisers and finance managers.
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Failings in the areas of risk, reward, governance and ethics played a major part in creating the recent economic crisis. Businesses are under increasing pressure to balance risk and reward, and have recognised risk management, ethical business and good corporate governance as factors that underpin sustainable success.
Technical activities
An important part of ACCA's institutional work is to contribute to the debate on technical issues affecting business and accountancy and to represent the interest of its members in relation to the legislation and professional standards that they have to comply with in their work.
Global Forums
The Global Forum for Governance, Risk and Performance brings together groups of experts from around the world to discuss key issues relating to risk and corporate governance.