accountingcpd blog

  1. How Can We Ensure that We Continue to Behave Ethically in a World that is Always Changing?

    The AccountingCPD Team
    2 min read

    As finance professionals, do you think we focus enough on ethics? Things change constantly, and new situations emerge that we haven't encountered...

  2. Barclays Bank and the Differential Association Theory

    Juan Carlos Venegas
    7 min read

    The Barclays case is the first criminal prosecution faced by a bank for financial crisis related misconduct. To understand the case we consider...

  3. Barclays and Guinness - Déjá vu?

    John Taylor
    6 min read

    What have Barclays Bank and Guinness PLC got in common? Not a lot, it would seem. However, there is a connection...

  4. Not A Good Week for Bankers or Was it Directors?

    John Burbidge-King
    4 min read

    Four ex-top-level executives of Barclays have been charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and a former European Bank for Reconstruction and...

  5. German Banks Face Tax Scandal

    Alan Nelson
    3 min read

    While the UK focuses on 2017's General Election, Germany faces a major scandal.An international group of bankers, lawyers and stockbrokers,...

  6. Professional Scepticism: A Key Skill for Every Finance Professional

    The AccountingCPD Team
    3 min read

    While professional scepticism is usually associated with audit work, it is increasingly being listed as a key skill for every finance professional....