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  1. Integrated Reporting: What do Accountants Need to Know?

    The Integrated Reporting movement is gaining momentum. Despite this move to embrace Integrated Reporting, many accounting and finance professionals...

  2. Hoogervorst Reappointed as Chair of the International Accounting Standards Board

    Hans Hoogervorst has been reappointed Chair of the IASB for a second five-year term. Mr Hoogervorst's second term begins on 1st July 2016 whilst...

  3. IFRS Update: 2 Trillion of New Balance Sheet Assets and Liabilities

    The new IFRS 16 looks set to have a major impact. So what it is all about? In this blog Alan Nelson looks at the new standard and how it will...

  4. Bannatyne FD Jailed for Fraud

    The recent case of Christopher Watson, jailed for defrauding the Banatyne Group of £7.9m, is a classic example of fraud and contains the three...

  5. Money Laundering the Fight Goes On

    There are two key issues in the fight to combat money laundering and corruption - which go hand in hand. Read John Taylor's blog on the reasons...

  6. Just One Bad Apple

    Corruption occurs in all societies and if the perpetrators believe themselves to be unassailable or will not be found out think again. Tesco...