CIPFA and ICAEW have signed a new Head of Terms agreement, which sets out the strategic direction for a potential merger between the two chartered bodies. Read the full story at @CIPFA @ICAEW

CIMA has launched a Business Resilience Toolkit, to help finance professionals and business leaders meet uncertain and challenging economic conditions head on. Check it out at: @CIMA_News @AICPA_CIMAlearn @AICPA @StudyCIMA.

Do you know who I am? How do the money launderers get around ID checks? Richard Simms explains all in the latest PQ magazine: @ICAEW @ACCANews @ACCA_UK @YourAAT @AATLondonBranch @aatbirmingham @ICBUK

PQ JOB OF THE WEEK: Finance Team Leader - grants and payments, Oxford. World-leading researchers in cutting-edge technology are looking for a finance team leader. On offer is a salary of £40K to £47K. For more see @GAAPweb @GleesonRecruit

When you start a new paper AAT students need to take a look at the exam/practise assessment before they do anything else, says e-Careers leading expert Karen Groves (pictured). Read more of her sage advice in the latest magazine: @eCareersLtd @YourAAT

If you want to maximise your chances of exam success, then integrating practice into your prep is key. See how you can increase your chance of passing by 13%. Check out more on p21 of the latest issue: @ACCANews @ACCA_UK @ACCA_Africa @ACCA_PK @ACCA_SA

ACCA trainee Naveed Hussain of Melbourne, Australia has been removed from the student register and fined costs of £7,000 for taking pictures of his exam and then sharing them! Read the full story in our news pages:

CIMA has a new support resource for PQs who did not get the exam results they were looking for – ‘Revitalise: your guide to regaining exam confidence’. Find out more on page 30 of the latest PQ magazine: @CIMA_News @StudyCIMA @CimaIreland @CIMAIndia

For those starting out on their accountancy journey ESG awareness isn’t just a box to tick – it’s the corner stone of future-proofing your career, says the founder of the ESG foundation, Clive Booth. In the latest magazine:

The accountancy profession needs to take notice. The next generation of accountants don’t want to climb the corporate jobs ladder - instead they want to build their own! Read more on the cover of the latest PQ magazine:

Real concern has greeted the news that the UK government is again delaying the much-promised audit reform bill in the current parliamentary session. Read the full story at

Accountex Summit Manchester is open for registrations. The summit takes place at Manchester Central on 23 September, and for further information go to: We are a partner this year too! @ACXSummitNorth

ACCA new syllabus: PQs should not wait around to get qualified, as it is costing you money staying a PQ - in fact, you could be £19K better off by getting qualified! Find out how in latest PQ magazine (the story is on page 5), out now: @ACCANews @ACCA_UK

The CIPFA results are in for June, and over 90% of sitters of the Management Accounting and Tax & Law (UK) papers passed this time around. The Strategic Public Financial Management pass rates was also a very healthy 82.76%. Read the full story at @CIPFA

The Big 4 accountancy firms are cutting jobs and scaling back their graduate recruitment programmes as they turn to AI to do entry-level work. Read the full story on the cover of the latest magazine: @ACCANews @CIMA_News @ICAEW @CIPFA @YourAAT.

PQ JOB OF THE WEEK: Management Accountant, Burntwood, Staffordshire. On offer is a salary of between £32,000 and £37,000, plus hybrid working and study support. See for more @GAAPweb @GleesonRecruit @ACCANews @CIMA_News @ACCA_News_UK

HMRC’s new Transformation Roadmap has confirmed it will not be introducing Making Tax Digital for corporation Tax. Read the full story at @ACCANews @CIMA_News @ICAEW @AIA1928 @ICBUK @InstituteFA @YourAAT @CIOT.

Unless the science and training in finance changes to embrace culture and wisdom, humanity is doomed to destroy nature and civilisation, claims Professor Atul K Shah. Read more from Professor Shah in the latest PQ magazine, out now:

Local authority audit is broken, and just 4% of English councils were able to produce audited accounts for inclusion in the 2023-24 Whole Government Accounts, says the National Audit Office. Read the full story at

The CIMA May exam results saw the Strategic Case Study pass rates slip back to 53%. This is the worse set of results since February 2024, when the pass rate was just 50%. Check out more at