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The June 2020 edition of Accounting and Business is here, packed with articles to help you get through the Covid-19 crisis and begin on the road to recovery
From robots to tax reforms, Accounting and Business has it covered.
Key articles include:
- Five award-winning CFOs from mainland China on how they and the businesses they work for have proved resilient during the Covid-19 pandemic. They share their stories and advice on financial leadership
- Columnist Chris Davis on how robotic process automation is helping employees to adapt in the transition from the workplace to home during the pandemic
- Columnist Errol Oh writes on how businesses in Malaysia have learnt to improve their communications since the pandemic
- As the pandemic continues to cause disruption, Manu Bhaskaran considers how Asia’s economies are dealing with the crisis
- The importance of due diligence and compliance in an economic crisis. Fears of a spike in white-collar crime mean that companies need to put in place robust procedures that are effective in spite of the difficulties.
- For auditors, stay-at-home orders have thrown into disarray the year-end requirements for listed companies. We get the lowdown from audit professionals in Hong Kong on how they are dealing with regulatory challenges, which also provides some insight for professionals in other countries as they return to work
- Tips for returning your workforce to the office
- Now is a good time for senior professionals to revisit their leadership strategies. Executive coach Dina Smith offers some tips to build on the qualities that leaders have demonstrated over the past few months
- We look at how the pandemic has impacted major sports tournaments this year and what the long-term commercial implications might be for this sector
- Columnist Robert Bruce talks about reforming AGMs
- Now is the time for reforms to the taxation system
- Impact of Covid on farming sector, for practitioners
- Columnist Vanessa Richards emphasizes the importance of clear and credible risk disclosures
- Africa: with a huge number of businesses off-course, the next six months will present a whole new set of targets. Indeed, many will be struggling to survive, so a new insolvency law in Ghana could not have come at a better time.
- Interview with Eilis Quinlan, ACCA Accountant of the Year, who assesses the likely Covid-19 impact for SMEs and their advisers
- The sudden shutdown and loss of trade as a result of Covid-19 measures means some businesses face insolvency. Industry expert Tom Murray assesses how the role of the insolvency practitioner is changing, with a new focus on business model reset and repositioning as the fightback begins
- Columnist Ian Guider on the impact Covid-19 is having on contingency planning
- Analysis of impact of Covid-19 on tourism, one of Ireland’s critical sectors for diversifying the economy
- Practical guidance on how cashflow can be protected by reassessing procurement practices to make significant savings
- Importance of having good risk management in place for next pandemic
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