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The Briefcase 2: The 5 Biggest Accounting Scandals of All Time
From Enron to Satyam, discover the five biggest accounting scandals of all time, how they happened, who got burned, and what every accountant can learn from the wreckage.
Accountants in the Spotlight
Discover how accountants are portrayed in TV and film, from cult heroes to comedy icons, and why the profession deserves more credit than it gets.
The History of Accounting
From Mesopotamian clay tablets to modern ledgers, the history of accounting spans continents and civilisations.
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Posted on: 24th Oct 2025The Briefcase 15: Accountants Beware: The Internet Is Breaking
By: accountingcpd | 4 min read | 0What happens when online banking breaks? From cyberattacks to outages, we explore digital disruption and the accountant's role in disaster recovery.
Posted on: 30th May 2025This is not just any ransomware attack
By: John Taylor | 3 min read | 0Marks & Spencer's ransomware attack is a wake-up call: cyber threats aren’t just technical, they're human. Discover what every business should learn from it.
Posted on: 16th Apr 202510 Key Risks to Your Organisation
By: John Taylor | 3 min read | 0Discover the 10 key risks threatening your organisation's security and stability, from political challenges to IT vulnerabilities and internal governance issues.
Posted on: 9th Apr 2025Accounting for Risk in an Uncertain World
By: John Taylor | 3 min read | 0Global economic chaos is hard to budget for, but it's also a time for accountants to do what they do best: guiding clients through uncertainty with expertise.
Posted on: 30th Jan 2024The role of Internal Audit
By: Wayne Bartlett | 8 min read | 0It is important to understand the role of internal auditing and where it fits into your organisation.
Posted on: 31st Jul 2023FRC's Proposed Minimum Standards for Audit Committees
By: Wayne Bartlett | 15 min read | 0There has been a good deal of discussion in the accountancy press about the role of audit committees - here's what we think.
Posted on: 1st Feb 2023Directors warned of the need to adapt
By: Wayne Bartlett | 4 min read | 0Now the pandemic has entered a new phase where the worst is over, what does this mean for directors approaches to UK rules on insolvency?
Posted on: 14th Nov 2022World Congress of Accountants 2022
By: Alan Nelson | 3 min read | 0Alan Nelson reflects on what World Congress of Accountants 2018 taught him.
Posted on: 26th Jan 2022Four reasons why you should be concerned with data protection
By: Becky Reid | 7 min read | 0A blog from accountingcpd