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Our HE Roundtable discussion brought together audit committee chairs to explore how universities can strengthen financial stability.

Learn how councils can manage DSG deficits and SEND pressures with key insights from Auditors’ Annual Reports and practical recommendations.

A practical overview of the FCA’s 2026 wholesale markets priorities, highlighting key risks in financial crime, market abuse and conflicts of interest, and what firms should do to strengthen controls and governance.

CASS is expanding to payments and digital assets. Understand what FCA safeguarding changes mean for compliance, governance, and audit readiness.

SORP 2026 marks a major shift in pension scheme financial reporting, with ambitious aims to improve clarity, transparency and consistency. Lauren Carlyle and Shaun Bailey outline what’s changed and early actions to help trustees prepare with confidence.

Download our illustrative accounts to understand best practice in your financial reporting under UK GAAP.

Catch up on our review of how charities can manage risks and financial reporting

Use our illustrative charity accounts to support your yearend financial reporting

In private equity (PE) dealmaking when opportunity knocks, speed and precision matter. Norman Armstrong and Paul Bamber explain how external auditors support a PE-backed business to navigate the complex accounting challenges that arise during a transaction.

Following the significant milestone of backstop legislation in September 2024, the backlog of unissued accounts has fallen dramatically

Discover how AI, automation and analytics are reshaping external audit.

The FCA has published a multi-firm review identifying significant shortcomings in how principal trading firms manage their algorithmic trading controls. Issues span governance, testing, deployment, and market abuse surveillance. Kantilal Pithia, Rebecca Deane and Paul Young explore the findings, what firms should do next, and how they can strengthen their frameworks to meet regulatory expectations.

There's a new data governor in town and it's reshaping how organisations manage personal data. Alfie Duffen, Charley Wright and Lovelee May Ramel explain how businesses can use the UK’s Data Use and Access Act (DUAA) 2025 to gain a competitive edge.

Roundtable: financial resilience in higher education

Many organisations are investing in AI, but few are confident they’re truly unlocking its full value. Alex Hunt shares how to assess your current AI maturity and take strategic steps to maximise business impact.

Supporting Norwich City Council with IFRS 16 implementation, lease assessments, data modelling, and technical accounting for robust financial reporting.