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News in Business and governance

  1. ICAS business start-up guide

    Read our step-by-step guide to starting and financing a new business.

  2. Navigating the funding landscape

    As we look ahead to anticipated economic growth in 2021, Chris Mitchell of LendingCrowd explains how clients can navigate the funding landscape as they seek essential finance to rebuild and grow.

  3. Emerging from the pandemic

    While April signals the end of the financial year, businesses are now looking to the next 12 months and will be asking how they can survive.

  4. ICAS guidance corporate governance

    ICAS guidance on corporate governance

  5. Scottish inward investment plan

    Find out about the Scottish inward investment plan.

  6. Businesses must prepare for Brexit

    UK Business Secretary encourages businesses to prepare now for Brexit.

  7. Recapitalising businesses

    Learn about plans to help recapitalise businesses with elevated debt levels from government COVID-19 lending.

  8. CMA competition law risk guide

    A guide to competition rules has been issued to help managers, directors and advisers stay on the right side of the law.

  9. Members’ survey results COVID-19

    Members’ survey results - COVID-19 business support schemes

  10. FSB in Scotland launch new report

    FSB in Scotland launch new report

  11. Bankers tips - successful loan applications

    Bankers’ tips for successful CBILS loan applications

  12. COVID-19 support for businesses

    COVID-19 government support for businesses

  13. Directors’ section 172 duties

    ICAS has published a collection of case studies to support the application of directors’ section 172 duties.

  14. Insights from audit committee chairs

    ICAS has published a new joint report exploring the experiences and insights of audit committee chairs.

  15. Pension regulation in the 2020s

    Liz Duffy and Christine Scott review the change in approach of The Pensions Regulator to workplace pension regulation.

  16. Selecting an auditor

    The ICAS Business Policy Panel has produced a guide to audit tendering for directors of private companies.

  17. Auditor evaluation – ICAS guide

    ICAS has published two new guides highlighting current good practice to support the evaluation of your auditor.

  18. Guidance for directors of private companies

    Guidance for Directors of Private Companies' aims to assist existing and potential directors, as well as shareholders/owners, to help identify what you need to know, and where you need to look, to find good practice on effective boards.

  19. WYNTK: Criminal Finances Act 2017

    "From 30 September 2017 facilitating “corporate” tax evasion became a criminal offence under the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017). Corporate includes corporate bodies, partnerships and associates. The penalties can be severe. Bob Crawford explains the impact on wealth managers."

  20. Audit Tender Guidance

    This practical guide provides guidance for audit committees of a public interest entity undertaking an audit tender.

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