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How workload management tools can be used as a strategic asset for boosting team productivity

What Are Workload Management Tools? A Basic Overview Workload management is a process that involves the manager’s ability to plan, schedule, and distribute tasks to assigned team members. In turn, professionals use different methods and strategies to reach the best outcomes, where workload management tools comprise a crucial technology in…

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FRP Corporate Finance secures Tradeteq sale

FRP Corporate Finance has helped support technology firm, Tradeteq, on its sale to working capital structuring and advisory firm, Silver Birch Finance. Based in London, Tradeteq provides alternative lending platforms, banks and investors with tools to manage their transactions, with products including securitisation as a service, workflow automation and on-demand…

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KPMG launches new AI Trust services

KPMG has announced the launch of KPMG AI Trust, a suite of services to help clients ensure AI reliability, accountability and transparency as they scale AI applications. KPMG AI Trust aims to leverage KPMG’s Trusted AI framework and the ServiceNow AI Control Tower, announced at Knowledge 2025, ServiceNow’s annual customer…

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Mastering the art of managing people: how women can build and lead high-performing teams

In the modern world, especially in a dynamic one, where everything is rapidly changing governance, leadership skills have become even more critical. In today’s world, women are becoming successful leaders in high-performing teams in various industries. To master the art of managing people, having a strategic mind, emotional intelligence, and…

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79% of tax and accounting firms expect GenAI integration by 2027

Some 79% of tax and accounting firms are expecting “significant” GenAI integration by 2027, according to new research from Thomson Reuters, spelling a seismic shift in attitudes towards this technological tool among professionals.  It comes as 71% now believe that AI should be applied to their daily work, up from…

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Burnout: a problem technology alone can’t fix for accountants

In the cold light of office screens, finance professionals work long into the night. The hours stretch, and the work piles up. Burnout is no longer an occasional visitor – it has become the norm. A recent study by Iplicit revealed that 82% of UK finance leaders feel the weight…

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Understanding tax co-sourcing in the Pillar Two era 

To manage and comply with contemporary tax processes, organisations have generally had a choice of two approaches: either carry out the work in-house or outsource it to a specialist third party. However, we have recently started to see a change in how many corporations are approaching their tax compliance processes. As…

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Your needs should come first: Partner with a provider who gets it

When it comes to running a successful accountancy firm, your software provider should be an ally, not a source of frustration. However, we’ve been hearing murmurs in the industry about dissatisfaction with certain tax software providers. These stories paint a troubling picture of companies failing to put their customers’ needs…

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Hazlewoods supports The Key Group with Habitude acquisition

Hazlewoods’ corporate finance team has supported one of The Key Group’s platforms, Arbor, a market-leading cloud management information software for schools, with its acquisition of Habitude. Having worked with The Key Group last year on its acquisition of TimeTabler, its growth strategy continues with Habitude being the next to join…

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KPMG appoints Scott Flynn as global head of audit

KPMG has announced the appointment of Scott Flynn as the incoming global head of audit, following Larry Bradley’s decision to retire from the role on 31 March 2025.  Currently the head of the US firm’s audit practice, Flynn is due to assume the role on 1 April 2025.  He brings…

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