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Accountancy Insights

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  • Budget 2026: enough ‘breathing room’?

    October 30, 2026 · 38 min

    UK Chancellor John Healey had a huge challenge with his first budget. It had been trailed as a ‘steady as she goes’ budget – was it successful? In our usual budget analysis episode, we break down the various measures outlined in the…

  • How can business overcome its biggest challenges – live at ICAEW Conference

    October 20, 2026 · 47 min

    In this episode, recorded from ICAEW’s Annual Conference, we speak to the biggest speakers from across the day about the challenges facing businesses in a variety of sectors, and what can be done about them. From the economy to cybercrime…

  • Behind the Numbers: Modernising Corporate Reporting – the big questions

    October 13, 2026 · 32 min

    In this special bonus episode, we hear exclusively from the Department for Business, Innovation Science and Trade (BIST) on the government’s plans for corporate reporting, the Modernising Corporate Reporting (MCR) agenda. It’s a…

  • The Audit Report: What does Modernising Corporate Reporting mean for auditors?

    October 6, 2026 · 29 min

    On the first ever episode of The Audit Report – the podcast that looks at the factors shaping modern audit – we’re discussing the long-awaited consultation on Modernising Corporate Reporting.  The Department for Business, Innovation…

  • Accountancy Insights: Is your identity at risk?

    October 6, 2026 · 37 min

    Cyber criminals spend much of their time working on identity theft. If you hold a responsible position in your organisation, they might very well be working on you. Or worse – they might be lurking in your smart coffee machine. Identity…

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  • Behind the Numbers: Healey's Budget options are narrowing

    September 10, 2026 · 30 min

    On 7 September, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey delivered a speech setting out his goals for the Budget, amid twitchiness in the bond markets. What did he hope to achieve, and what does it tell us about the Budget in October? We…

  • Accountancy Insights: How did MTD go? The dangers of digital fraud

    August 27, 2026 · 36 min

    In this episode, we take a look at the government’s Fraud in the Digital Age report: what does it tell us about trends and what can businesses do to protect themselves? And with the first submissions deadline for Income Tax under the new…

  • How to plan for a Russian test of NATO

    August 19, 2026 · 33 min

    For Business, faraway wars feel way closer than they used to. In the current volatile geopolitical environment, businesses need to consider planning for these events. So in this episode, we run through such an exercise: what if Russia…

  • EY’s backing AI agents; and a new form of insider trading

    August 4, 2026 · 34 min

    In this episode, EY UK Digital Assurance Leader Richard Harrison joins us to talk about how the firm is using AI agents in audit. How do they divide tasks between people and tech?  And how are they understanding and mitigating risk? Then…

  • Behind the Numbers: Is there really a growing AI bubble?

    July 14, 2026 · 29 min

    The question of whether an ‘AI bubble’ is going to burst doesn’t seem to be going away. There’s a compelling case to be made on both sides of the argument, with the growing demand for AI tools, and the huge amount of money and resources…

  • Accountancy Insights: Looking ahead: HMRC’s digital moves and impacts of Iran war

    July 1, 2026 · 29 min

    We’ll have a new PM soon, while the war in the Middle East rages on. Does this mean more uncertainty for businesses in the second half of 2026? ICAEW’s Chief Economist tries to predict what might happen next.  If that wasn’t enough…

  • Behind the Numbers: When is CEO pay a problem?

    June 16, 2026 · 35 min

    Last year CEO pay rose 20 times faster than workers’ pay, according to new research from Oxfam and the International Trade Union Confederation. At the most extreme end of that pay scale, investors approved an executive package for Elon…

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About the show

In this podcast series from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), a panel of guests dissect the latest headlines and provide expert analysis on the top stories from across the world of business, finance and accountancy