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We’re ICAS, a global professional body for Chartered Accountants (CAs), also known as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. We’re an educator and examiner, training CAs the length and breadth of the UK. As an industry regulator we oversee our Members and their firms, to maintain and improve standards in the profession. Through all our efforts we ensure we act in the public interest and strive to build trust in the finance profession.

Mauricio Preciado-Awad CA: Making a big impact with small change

November 22, 2021 | City Talk

This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. UK social investment has grown sixfold in a decade, thanks in part to Big Society Capital using money from dormant bank accounts. Investment Director Mauricio Preciado-Awad CA tells Kitty Finstad about the big impact of small change If you were living in the UK around the time of [...]
Finance professionals should view technology as friend, not foe

November 18, 2021 | City Talk

This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Digitalisation is not an optional extra, but a chance to reimagine how we create value for business, clients and public, says Bruce Pritchard CA For those of a certain age, there’s been a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it element to the pace of technological innovation. In the past 30 years, we’ve seen [...]
Why having moral courage is a strength needed of all business professionals

November 17, 2021 | City Talk

Doing the right thing takes courage and isn’t always easy. We explain why having moral courage is a strength required of all business professionals. In the ICAS research report What do you do now? Ethical issues encountered by Chartered Accountants, Dr David Molyneaux said that ‘courage’ is not usually a term associated with the accountancy [...]
Four Silicon Valley CAs on why its status as the world’s tech capital will remain unchallenged

November 16, 2021 | City Talk

The pandemic saw many tech companies thrive as the world went more virtual. Despite talk of a drift away from Silicon Valley, local CAs tell Ryan Herman why its status as the world’s tech capital will remain unchallenged. This article first appeared in ICAS’s CA magazine. For Ninos Sarkis CA, there was only one place [...]
Who should advise on Research and Development (R&D) tax claims?

November 12, 2021 | City Talk

In the Budget on 27 October, the Chancellor outlined his desire for greater investment in innovation and research. To do this, further government funding will be made available by way of the existing R&D tax reliefs. As stated in the ‘red book’, ‘The UK tax system provides very generous support to encourage companies to conduct [...]
Why every individual has a personal responsibility to act ethically

November 8, 2021 | City Talk

All individuals must take personal responsibility for the important role they have to play in business and society. Individuals have personal values, guided by various factors throughout their lifetime; but, corporate entities also purport to have values defining the culture of the organisation. An individual’s personal values and behaviour will be influenced by peers and [...]
How finance can help forge a cleaner future for all

November 5, 2021 | City Talk

This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Finance can help forge a cleaner future for all, and the contribution of accountants will prove essential, says James Alexander, CEO of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association Earlier this year, the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) celebrated its 30th birthday by publishing its policy [...]
Temi Labor CA: ‘I am proud to be the only African woman at the table because it allows me to showcase why I deserve to be here’

November 3, 2021 | City Talk

Temi Labor CA shares her experience of working in the Middle East as a black woman and the importance of having a strong personal brand. What was life like growing up for you? I grew up in Lagos in Nigeria and when I was about six or seven my mum left to move to the [...]
Interview: Mike Adams, CEO of Purple, on changing the disability conversation

November 1, 2021 | City Talk

Mike Adams, CEO of Purple, shares with Lysanne Currie his mission to change the disability conversation from disadvantage and inequality to one about potential and value. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Mike Adams has a useful exercise for leaders to try with their own company website. He calls it the no-mouse test. When [...]
Why chartered accountants are crucial to the fight against climate change

October 29, 2021 | City Talk

Anne Adrain, Head of Sustainability and Reporting at ICAS, explains how chartered accountants (CAs) are crucial to the fight against climate change and why ICAS is committing to net zero. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. The arrival of November means the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP26, is finally [...]

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