New tax changes for accountants – are you up-to-date?

New tax changes for accountants – are you up-to-date?

There are some significant changes for accountants in this forthcoming tax year: Payroll and Employer NICs (National Insurance contributions) (Effective 6 April 2025)  Employer NI Rate Increase: The rate rises from 13.8% to 15%. Lowered Secondary Threshold:...
Tips to Strengthen Internal Controls

Tips to Strengthen Internal Controls

This week’s guest blog is from our exhibitor, Institute of Financial Operations & Leadership (IFOL): Stories of finance fraud hit the headlines regularly, and the start of 2026 is no different. Late last year, Rank Group disclosed that it lost more than...
Finance trends for 2026: Embedded finance

Finance trends for 2026: Embedded finance

Embedded finance is the seamless integration of financial services (like payments, lending, insurance) directly into non-financial apps or websites, allowing users to access banking features within their usual platforms for a smoother experience, such as ‘Buy...
What’s the prediction for fintech in 2026?

What’s the prediction for fintech in 2026?

It won’t come as a surprise that the finance tools that are predicted to be generating the most interest this year are predominantly driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Also get ready to talk about the maturation of digital assets like stablecoins and tokenised...
We learned from our seminars this year…

We learned from our seminars this year…

The finance sector is forever changing. It’s fast moving, and we are very lucky that we have experts in the finance field not only exhibiting at our events, but leading seminars on subjects that are essential for any Finance Director: Here are a selection of the...