Technical resources

ACCA guide to... your website strategy

A good website strategy turns your business and marketing plans into revenues and profits. Learn how to identify your strategy with this guide.

Risk and the strategic role of leadership

This report illustrates the current practice of board oversight of risk management, based on in-depth interviews with executive and non-executive directors. It highlights good practices but also challenges that leaders face and considers way forward.

Payday lending: fixing a broken market

This report analyses online payday lending business models and outlines a proposed framework to be used to determine the level for the cap on the cost of credit.

Creating value through governance – towards a new accountability: a consultation

This consultation paper forms part of ACCA’s investigation into whether existing governance and risk management frameworks are ‘fit for purpose’. The consultation period closed 31 August 2014.

Strategic financial leadership in the UK public sector

This report investigates how well finance managers in public services are providing effective strategic financial leadership in testing times.

Tapping into SME international potential

ACCA, July 2013. This paper presents a number of recommendations for increasing SME presence in international trade. Aimed at policy makers and broader business support stakeholders, the paper identifies critical success factors that hinder cross-border trade for SMEs, as well as areas in need of further development that remain under-exploited by policy makers and business owners alike.

Drivers of change in the UK

Faye Chua, February 2013. This report outlines the UK-relevant findings from a global survey conducted in 2012 by ACCA and IMA across their membership on drivers of change for the accountancy profession. It presents the UK’s key drivers of change in the short, medium and long term for a variety of businesses. By identifying and exploring emerging trends, it can help accountants and business leaders prepare for an uncertain tomorrow.

Drivers of change in the US

Faye Chua, February 2013. This report outlines the US-relevant findings from a global survey conducted in 2012 by ACCA and IMA across their membership on drivers of change for the accountancy profession. It presents the US’s key drivers of change in the short, medium and long term for a variety of businesses. By identifying and exploring emerging trends, it can help accountants and business leaders prepare for an uncertain tomorrow.

Drivers of change in Asia-Pacific

Faye Chua, February 2013. This report outlines the Asia-Pacific-relevant findings from a global survey conducted in 2012 by ACCA and IMA across their membership on drivers of change for the accountancy profession. It presents Asia-Pacific’s key drivers of change in the short, medium and long term for a variety of businesses. By identifying and exploring emerging trends, it can help accountants and business leaders prepare for an uncertain tomorrow.

Drivers of change: global perspective

Faye Chua, February 2013. This report outlines the main findings of a survey recently conducted by ACCA and IMA across their membership on 100 drivers of change for the global accountancy profession. It presents the three critical drivers of change in the short, the medium and the long term for a variety of businesses. By identifying and exploring emerging trends, it can help accountants and business leaders prepare for an uncertain tomorrow.

Shareholder voting rights

Comments from ACCA to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, 24 April 2012

IES: Exposure draft of strategy and work plan 2010-2012

Comments from ACCA to the International Education Accounting Standards Board, June 2010.