February 17, 2020
With her One Young World movement, Kate Robertson is championing the young figureheads who’ll shape the future.
The needs of society and those of business are as co-dependent as the blades on a pair of scissors.
February 17, 2020
Accountancy is a mobile profession and, increasingly, globally mobile. The CA talked to ICAS member James Hitchings CA, Associate Partner at EY, now relocated to Tokyo, about embracing new areas of expertise and a very different culture.
February 17, 2020
As we enter a new decade, trust in business and financial literacy are at an historic low – a ticking time bomb for society. ICAS members have the skills to help says President Mike McKeon CA.
February 5, 2020
Finance & Business2030, an initiative that brings together finance professionals and business leaders to work towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, will launch in Johannesburg this week.
February 3, 2020
Uniting the finance and business community to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
One Young World (OYW) and Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW), in collaboration with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), will be launching Finance and Business (FinBiz) 2030 in Johannesburg, South Africa on 6 February 2020 at Investec.
January 30, 2020
The World Economic Forum always proves to be an annual highlight for anyone privileged enough to attend. At no other event do you find a gathering of such senior figures from business, politics, media and even the arts – all willing to exchange ideas and views in such a concentrated period of time.
January 16, 2020
Last year’s manifesto identified the evolving Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as a time of fundamental transformation and called for a redesign of the processes and institutions which have until now served us well, maintained peace and delivered progress.
November 27, 2019
Across the world, chartered accountants have already begun welcoming the newly launched CAW Network Member logo as a way to reflect the strong global community they’re part of.
November 4, 2019
Exclusively available to over 750,000 qualified chartered accountants who are members of one of the 14 institutes which are part of Chartered Accountants Worldwide, the new network member logo can be used in email signatures, websites, social media, letterheads and stationery.
October 24, 2019
Financial institutions do not necessarily carry the risk appetite to fund innovative ideas generated by the younger generation. Businesses could act in a partnership role and become a vehicle of investment for young people’s businesses.
October 21, 2019
I’ve always wanted a job where I can wake up in the morning and be really excited about what I do and that’s exactly how I’ve felt over the past year. Definitely there are days when it’s stressful but when you meet the people you impact through your work, it makes a huge difference.
October 15, 2019
The impact of digital technologies is an important topic for professional accountants working in businesses around the world. Technology provides finance functions with many opportunities to do things better, but it also changes the business context in which finance operates.
October 7, 2019
If you think artificial intelligence or AI belongs in futuristic movies and science fiction novels, you might want to think again. You would be surprised to know that AI is involved in helping you complete a myriad of tasks, such as filing your income tax on the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) portal.
September 5, 2019
White-collar crimes are increasingly sophisticated and transnational. The nature and scale of recent cases have been mind-boggling. In April 2018, forensic accountants from RSM Corporate Advisory highlighted issues involving possible roundtripping transactions, fabrication and alteration of transaction documents, as well as possible fraudulent and erroneous claims under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) tax scheme, with the involvement of senior company officers at a local listed company, Trek 2000 International.
July 23, 2019
A new short film launching today entitled Our Planet: Our Business by conservation and environmental organisation WWF is challenging business leaders to fully recognise the critical link between nature and business prosperity and the critical role the private sector must play in tackling these threats.
June 4, 2019
After the launch of Finance & Business2030 conference in London, Chartered Accountants Worldwide surveyed more than 120 delegates for their thoughts and reactions following the event which featured finance and business professionals discussing ways to develop a plan of action towards achieving the goals.
FinBiz2030 is a joint initiative between One Young World, Chartered Accountants Worldwide and the City of London.