accountingcpd blog

  1. Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds

    Alan Nelson
    6 min read

    A blog from accountingcpd

  2. Ethics in the Workplace: Accountants to the Rescue

    Alan Nelson
    2 min read

    Over a half of British workers believe that people in positions of power are more likely to behave unethically. Nearly a quarter of people reported...

  3. ICAEW UK Economic Forecast: A Need for Unpopular Policies

    Alan Nelson
    3 min read

    ICAEW has published its quarterly economic forecast for the UK. There are no startling findings but it is a useful overview nonetheless. They...

  4. Professional Scepticism and Cognitive Bias: A Challenge for Every Finance Professional

    Alan Nelson
    4 min read

    Professional scepticism, or the lack of it, has long been acknowledged as a major issue in audit quality. But are the lessons being applied...

  5. No Over-reaction to Inflation Figures

    Alan Nelson
    2 min read

    It looks like inflation and it feels like inflation but is it inflation? The recent release of inflation figures by the ONS, showing a rise...

  6. 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,...