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No ‘quick fix’ available for effective risk management in organisations, says ACCA

A new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) uncovers how board-level risk management activities vary in organisations as a result of internal and external factors The report, Risk and performance: Embedding risk management, highlights common challenges and good practices to overcome risk management difficulties…

New ACCA research reveals 55% of public worldwide believe auditors ‘could prevent company failures’

A survey of 11,000 people in 11 countries around the world by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has revealed their expectation that auditors should evolve to prevent company failures…

ACCA and DFK International renew Memorandum of Understanding

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) established in March 2018 between ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and DFK was recently renewed by both organisations at ACCA’s headquarters in London …

Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize - the competition is now open

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) supports the 7th Global Competition of the Ethics and Trust in Finance award…

ACCA responds to CMA report on the future of the audit market

Following the publication of the CMA’s report on the future of the audit market, Maggie McGhee, ACCA executive director – governance, said: …

ACCA and CIIPA Sign MOU to Strengthen Profession

The Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants (CIIPA) and ACCA commit to working together to further the profession in the Cayman Islands…

Global economic confidence bounces in Q1 but still points to economic slowdown

Global economic confidence remained low in Q1 2019, despite rising for the first time in a year, finds the latest Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA (Institute of Management Accountants)…

Pass rates announced for ACCA’s first exam sitting for 2019

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) today announces the pass rates of the latest exam sitting The March 2019 results saw over 96,000 students around the world entering over 117,000 exams A total of 3,600 students completed their final exams to become ACCA affiliates…

Machine learning will become a reality in the near future

Research reveals machine learning is becoming more relevant for many organisations as the hype increasingly becomes reality…

ACCA welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence’s Guidelines for Trustworthy AI

The global accountancy body supports the aims of these important guidelines to establish a clear and comprehensive framework for achieving trustworthy, ethical and robust AI …