Last night I helped launch the 2010 FD Excellence Awards. The ICAEW, for the first time, is a partner in the awards which were established in 2004 to recognise the contribution made to UK plc by outstanding finance directors. In today’s difficult ec...

I’ve blogged in the past on MPs expenses, particularly around the issues of trust and confidence. It is clear from the people that I speak to, especially our members, that the whole expenses saga has severely damaged confidence in the institution of...

Just before Christmas, the Auditing Practices Board published a revised edition of Practice Note 26, tackling the issue of how new ISAs can be applied when auditing smaller entities.

Regular readers of my blog will know that the ICAEW has been ...

Corporate governance has very much been on the news agenda over the last seven days. Last week saw the publication by Sir David Walker of his recommendations for corporate governance in banks and other financial entities. Today, the Financial Report...

As Christmas shopping starts in earnest, the question being asked is whether consumers are going to splash out this year or rein in their spending. For many businesses, survival could depend on high street sales during the festive period. This is just one of the factors that will help determine the strength of the recovery going into 2010.

There are of course many others. What the Chancellor decides to do in next month’s Pre Budget Report, due ...