Franchising as one of the most progressive forms of business is becoming an increasingly comprehensive phenomenon of the modern economy. According to the experts, 2019…
IFRS 17: it’s not all doom and gloom for the insurance industry
Lee Thorpe, Head of Risk Business Solutions for SAS UK & Ireland, weighs up the advantages and disadvantages surrounding the new International Financial Reporting Standard 17…
CYBER SECURITY WITHIN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR: HOW MUCH COULD A SECURITY BREACH COST YOUR COMPANY?
In recent years, industries across the board have seen a major increase in data breach cases. Increased reliance on digital data have had a significant…
How to Give Your Staff a Tax-Free Christmas Bonus
By Andrew McGain, Director, Sherlock & Co. Chartered Accountants December is often a time when businesses look to give back to their employees and celebrate…
THE FIVE REASONS EMPLOYEES ARE LIKELY TO BE ABSENT – AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
There are five main reasons why staff are absent from work on a short-term basis and the problem costs employers approximately £107.851 each day, and, overall,…
WHY TRADE-BASED MONEY LAUNDERING (TBML) CAN NO LONGER SOLELY BE CONSIDERED A BANK’S RESPONSIBILITY
Alexon Bell, Chief Product Officer at Quantexa Criminals are increasingly taking advantage of cross-border trade in order to change the financial proceeds of their illegal…
KEY TRENDS IN THE ASSET FINANCE SECTOR
Asset finance is playing an increasingly important part in many businesses, providing the funding needed to purchase the equipment, machinery or capital that helps to…
ADOPTING AI TO REPAPER LIBOR CONTRACTS MAKES BUSINESS SENSE
By Peter Wallqvist, Global Practice Director, iManage RAVN At a recent event, both the President of the New York Federal Research and the Chief…
Errors in arrears: automating the future of finance
Zahi Yaari, VP of EMEA at SnapLogic In times of economic uncertainty, businesses simply can’t afford to be unproductive. With the harsh prospect of…
THE SHIFT FROM CAPEX TO OPEX
By Jeremy Chaplin, Cloud Optimisation Consultant at KCOM Organisations are flocking to the cloud, taking advantage of the speed at which new servers and infrastructures can…