accountingcpd blog

  1. 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...

  2. 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,...

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

    accountingcpd
    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....

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

    accountingcpd
    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...

  5. ISO37001: The Latest International Bribery Prevention Tool

    John Burbidge-King
    5 min read

    In October 2016, the International Standards Organisation published ISO37001, the anti-bribery management system. Rising public awareness of...

  6. The (Tax) Times They Are A Changin'

    Ian Hayes
    4 min read

    Recently I attended the launch of 'The Responsible Tax Lab', a group of diverse individuals and organisations with an interest in tax. Collectively...