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Risks of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin must be better understood by accountancy profession, says ACCA

Accountants need to be aware and understand the risks associated with cryptocurrencies…

Spring Statement: ‘missed opportunity’ to boost business and consumers

In response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement today Chas Roy-Chowdhury, Head of Tax at ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), says…

Introduction of key audit matters leads to improved governance, audit quality and corporate reporting, finds ACCA

Key audit matters: unlocking the secrets of the audit analyses the effects of recent changes to auditor reporting standards, which became applicable in many parts of the world from the December 2016 year-end audits To do so, the report examines 560 audit reports across eleven countries and four continents…

Scottish ACCA student awarded Gold Medal at International Women’s Day ceremony

Kayleigh Milne, an ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) student from Scotland, has been awarded a Gold Medal in recognition of coming first in the world for her performance in her December exams She received the award from ACCA Vice-President Jenny Gu at a special members’ ceremony in Glasgow for International Women’s Day …

Business leaders must embrace the broader benefits of integrated thinking

Companies reporting under the International Integrated Reporting () Framework have, for the most part, made striking progress in quality over the last year but there’s scope for businesses to reap more benefits by embedding integrated thinking into internal decision-making processes, according to ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)…

Can igniting the entrepreneurial spirit blaze through the glass ceiling for women?

Developing an entrepreneurial spirit could be key to breaking through the glass ceiling…

New European crowdfunding legal framework needs to strike the right balance to allow alternative sources of finance to grow, says ACCA

ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s proposal towards creating a harmonised legal framework across Europe for its crowdfunding market, together with its FinTech Action plan …

ACCA welcomes the publication of the Sustainable Finance Action Plan

ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) shares the European Commission’s view that time has come for a renewed, global approach to managing and promoting the financial system more sustainably …

ACCA Malaysia Launches Women’s Network in Conjunction with International Women’s Day 2018

ACCA's past-president Datuk Alexandra Chin FCCA chairs the new panel…

Glass ceiling cracked, but not smashed

#pressforprogress is this year's International Women's Day theme…