Insights
From Audit Trail to New York: Breiffni O’Donnell on Taking the Road Less Travelled
In the latest episode of our Career Conversations series, Nancy Chakabuda sits down with Breiffni O’Donnell CA for a candid, energising conversation about an unconventional career path, the real value of the CA qualification, and why AI might just be the most exciting thing to happen to the accounting profession in a generation.
Our October 2025 “Women in Finance: Leading Teams Through Change” webinar delivered a clear message: leadership today is as much about human skills as it is about technical expertise.
The second session is a discussion with a mix of CFO’s and Practice-based leaders about how AI is impacting them and how they expect it to impact their companies, clients, and customers.
The 2025 webinar “AI and Accountants,” in partnership with Chartered Accountants Ireland, highlighted how Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future concept for the accounting profession but instead, a present-day reality.
Beyond Accounting
AI & Accountants 2025 Part 2: The CFO’s Perspective
The second session is a discussion with a mix of CFO’s and Practice-based leaders about how AI is impacting them and how they expect it to impact their companies, clients, and customers.
The 2025 webinar “AI and Accountants,” in partnership with Chartered Accountants Ireland, highlighted how Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future concept for the accounting profession but instead, a present-day reality.
Join industry trailblazers Barbara Porco, Gerard Reid, and Shane Rodgers as they dive deep into the future of energy.
In this episode, we dive into how today’s finance leaders are turning uncertainty into opportunity.
Wellness
Mono-tasking
We’ve all heard that multitasking makes us more efficient. But what if the opposite is true? What if doing one thing at a time is actually the key to focus, productivity, and resilience?
Having a growth mindset means viewing setbacks not as failures, but as opportunities to learn and improve — a perspective that’s essential in today’s fast-changing world.
Burnout is no longer just an HR issue—it’s a leadership imperative. Here Niamh Manning, Marketing Executive for the Thrive Wellbeing Hub, explores how proactive, empathetic management can break the burnout cycle and build resilient, high-performing teams.
Join ICAS’ open discussion about dyslexia, a condition that is estimated to occur in at least one in 10 people around the world.
Sustainability & SDGs
For the fourth consecutive year, Chartered Accountants’ Hall welcomed a delegation of more than 100 MBA students from the Fordham Gabelli School of Business in New York City for a day of insight, inspiration, and interactive learning.
Is nature the best business partner your organization has ever had? Accounting for Sustainability explore that question here.
As the world intensifies its focus on sustainability, Chartered Accountants and their institutes across the globe are taking a leading role in driving change towards climate-resilient and nature-positive economies and societies.
Climate Change
Starting a sustainability reporting revolution
Investors are demanding better reporting on ESG issues and a new sustainability standard setter may deliver what’s required.
This rapidly growing role spans every area of an organization, from corporate strategy to disclosure.
As organizations work toward becoming net zero and meeting the requirements of the Paris Agreement, jobs that help foster corporate sustainability are becoming more common, especially in the financial sector. One such position is the chief sustainability officer (CSO).
What CPAs should know about the conference’s discussions that covered net-zero economies, a carbon market deal and reforestation strategies
Investors are demanding better reporting on ESG issues and a new sustainability standard setter may deliver what’s required.
Digital Disruption
The second session is a discussion with a mix of CFO’s and Practice-based leaders about how AI is impacting them and how they expect it to impact their companies, clients, and customers.
The 2025 webinar “AI and Accountants,” in partnership with Chartered Accountants Ireland, highlighted how Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future concept for the accounting profession but instead, a present-day reality.
In response to the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and its growing impact on the accounting profession, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has launched the AI Fluency Playbook: a comprehensive guide designed to help members harness the power of generative AI (GenAI) ethically, effectively and strategically.
Covid-19 - Global Recovery
How to tackle the pandemic’s effect on social mobility
Findings from research by the Resolution Foundation give key insights into what needs to be done to repair social mobility after the pandemic.
The shockwaves sent through the economy, labour market and children’s education by the pandemic must be addressed in order to repair social mobility, according to the Resolution Foundation.
As we embark on shaping the next phase of work, there is a mix of concern and excitement about getting the transition right. Kevin Empey explores what leaders can do with this once-in-a-generation opportunity to mould the future of work here and now.
In the coming months, chief financial officers will have a key role to play in keeping a tight focus on what really matters in these chaotic times
As the fallout from COVID-19 continues, business owners remain concerned about their survival and the safety of their employees, and chief financial officers can help.
Workspaces will start to look a lot different because of the pandemic.
Economics
U.K. State Pension Guide:
As the April 2025 Top-Up Window nears its closing, Fawley Wealth International presents an essential guide you won’t want to miss!
IFRS Update – September 2024
Back in September 2024, we partnered with BDO to provide a webinar: What is Happening with International Financial Reporting Standards. Here are some highlights.
Ethics
Diversity
Leadership
From Audit Trail to New York: Breiffni O’Donnell on Taking the Road Less Travelled
In the latest episode of our Career Conversations series, Nancy Chakabuda sits down with Breiffni O’Donnell CA for a candid, energising conversation about an unconventional career path, the real value of the CA qualification, and why AI might just be the most exciting thing to happen to the accounting profession in a generation.
Philanthropy
Spotlight The Highlights of – Philanthropy: Focus on Malawi
CAW Network USA’s David Powell interviews Gordon Cowie, Founder and Chairman of Trustees – Friends of Sick Children in Malawi and founder member of ACAUS.
Gordon Cowie found himself in New York City in 1982, working with Roger Musson, the second president of ACAUS. While he dedicated much of his time and expertise to the organization, he simultaneously explored a variety of paths in his professional career.
Global Trade
Diversify markets and innovate systems to thrive in 2022
Business confidence in the first quarter of 2022 has returned to pre-pandemic levels, suggesting that companies are looking to the future after an unprecedented two years, ICAEW says.
ICAEW’s Business Confidence Monitor (BCM), which surveys 1,000 chartered accountants across the UK, found confidence at 27.6 (out of 100) in the first quarterly index of 2022. Although this is significantly below the highest-ever reading of 47 two quarters ago, the peak was explained as a blip following the introduction of the vaccine.