It is important for auditors to assess the risks of a material misstatement in the financial statements. These risks can be assessed by a technique known as analytical procedures. What is meant by analytical procedures? Analytical procedures is a method of evaluating...
I have been working in financial services for 20 years and I learned early on whilst working for one of the largest UK fund supermarkets at the time that the fund management industry is largely a clever marketing con. It was that experience which later drove me as an...
I ran my first half marathon back in March 2005. At age 25, in the prime of my life allegedly, I was pretty pleased with the time of 1hr37mins. Fast forward 14 years to April 2019 and a very tired, very sore me is celebrating a new half marathon PB of 1hr11mins at...
As you may be aware, this Thursday (10 October) is World Mental Health Day (WMHD) 2019! The purpose of WMHD is to raise awareness of mental health issues and challenge the stigma surrounding this subject. A study from Health Assured showed that 62% of boardrooms...
Some of Xero’s bank feed connections will change to comply with the new requirements. Xero’s existing bank feeds with Barclays, as well as all UK and EU bank feeds set up using Yodlee, will no longer be available. Many of these will be replaced with new direct bank...
Spreadsheets are excellent for organising data, up until a certain point. They can offer you ways to save key statistics, reports and business information and to automatically calculate different figures. Many small businesses start off organising information using...
