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ACCA responds to EC consultation on strengthening corporate reporting and its enforcement

"ACCA strongly supports the EC approach to consider the three pillars of high quality and reliable corporate reporting as part of the wider financial reporting ecosystem and commend the EC’s multi-stakeholder approach Improvements on corporate governance, statutory audit and supervision should take place in a coordinated way so that all three can be mutually reinforcing towards improved quality"…

ACCA UK comments on the Bank of England’s interest rate decision

The rate increases to 05% from 025%…

ACCA UK calls for action on apprenticeships

Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week 2022 (7 – 13 February), ACCA UK (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is urging communities to get behind apprenticeships by committing to change and action…

ACCA and the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) sign a Memorandum of Understanding

The global body for professional accountants ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that creates an integrated pathway programme for IBO students towards a professional accountancy career…

Global economic confidence dips amongst global accountancy and finance professionals in Q4 2021

Global economic growth continues, but at a more modest pace than in mid-2021 ACCA and IMA believe 2022 will see further progress towards a more normal economic environment, but Covid and inflation are the main risks ahead for 2022 …

December 2021 pass rates for ACCA exam sitting announced

Pass rates have been announced to ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) students who sat their exams in December 2021…

Opening of trade negotiations between UK and India welcomed by ACCA

The recent announcement by the UK’s International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP that negotiations have been launched on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India is welcomed by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) …

Self Assessment deadline extension is a welcome reprieve, but huge tax demand will hit businesses says ACCA UK

HMRC’s one-month postponement of the Self Assessment deadline to the end of February is a welcome reprieve given the current staffing absences businesses, their accountants, as well as HMRC itself, are experiencing due to the Omicron variant …

Welsh SMEs faring well but focussing on the immediate future

WALES: Research from ACCA UK and The CFN reveals Welsh businesses are in a more positive position compared to national average but highlights some worrying financial trends for Welsh SMEs…

Stagnating SMEs: 90% of Scottish SMEs aren’t seeking finance to grow in the next six months

SCOTLAND: Research from ACCA UK and The CFN reveals worrying financial trends from UK and Scottish SMEs in the approach to 2022 …