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13 May 22
CIPFA / LASAAC has launched an urgent consultation on changes to the local authority accounting code to deal with infrastructure reporting issues currently holding up the sign-off of some sets of...
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16 Dec 21
2021 has been another testing year for public finance professionals. But how well can you remember the events of the past 12 months? Take our annual Christmas festive quiz to find out.
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12 Aug 21
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health is facing questions over its accounting treatment of millions of pounds that might otherwise have been redistributed to other departments.
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19 Jul 21
Councils should be legally required to comply with CIPFA's Prudential Code to help curb risky investments, according to MPs.
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8 Jul 21
Finance professionals have a key role in developing public sector sustainability reporting standards – but need to be develop new skills to do so effectively, according to CIPFA research.
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21 Apr 21
The publication date for council audit fees could be pushed into the middle of each financial year under government proposals.
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29 Mar 21
The F&A technology already available today has the potential to have a greater impact on how the finance department operates over the next 10 years than it has over the past 50.
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15 Mar 21
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3 Feb 21
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22 Jan 21
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14 Dec 20
Covid-19 has only increased the need for governments around the world to take a consistent approach to reporting their financial balance sheets, says Gillian Fawcett.
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11 Dec 20
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30 Nov 20
The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have a long-lasting impact on governance and financial management in public bodies – Sarah Sheen looks at the issues.
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12 Nov 20
As a finance professional, you have the responsibility to provide strategic information and direction for the whole business.
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3 Nov 20
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28 Oct 20
Covid-19 has increased the need for finance managers to take an outcome-based approach, says Alan Bermingham.
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21 Oct 20
Many of the recommendations in the Redmond Review can be carried out in the short-term without the need for new legislation, Sir Tony Redmond has told the PF Live conference.
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23 Sep 20
Ian Carruthers has been re-appointed as independent chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board for a third three-year term.
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13 Aug 20
Now is the time to reset current economic frameworks and consider what fiscal rules will guide government decision-making during the Covid-19 recovery phase, says Alex Metcalfe.
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29 May 20
The Financial Reporting Advisory Board has considered options to report financial positions while maintaining accountability, writes CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
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7 Apr 20
CIPFA is concerned that regulators' refusals to radically simplify the 2019-20 Accounting Code will put public finance professionals under huge pressure and impact 2021-22 budgeting.
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31 Mar 20
PF speaks to Don Peebles, head of CIPFA Policy & Technical UK & International about how simplifying this year's accounting requirements could help relieve the burden on local authority...
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30 Mar 20
Councils have warned that a number of services are being stopped or scaled back as they focus on dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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30 Mar 20
Local council accounting requirements are set to be simplified to the ease burden on local authorities during the coronavirus pandemic.
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25 Mar 20
Coronavirus disruption has led officials to push back the deadline for NHS accounts, and delay the implementation of an IFRS accounting standard for a year.
13 May 22CIPFA / LASAAC has launched an urgent consultation on changes to the local authority accounting code to deal with infrastructure reporting issues currently holding up the sign-off of some sets of...
16 Dec 212021 has been another testing year for public finance professionals. But how well can you remember the events of the past 12 months? Take our annual Christmas festive quiz to find out.
12 Aug 21Northern Ireland’s Department of Health is facing questions over its accounting treatment of millions of pounds that might otherwise have been redistributed to other departments.
19 Jul 21Councils should be legally required to comply with CIPFA's Prudential Code to help curb risky investments, according to MPs.
8 Jul 21Finance professionals have a key role in developing public sector sustainability reporting standards – but need to be develop new skills to do so effectively, according to CIPFA research.
21 Apr 21The publication date for council audit fees could be pushed into the middle of each financial year under government proposals.
29 Mar 21The F&A technology already available today has the potential to have a greater impact on how the finance department operates over the next 10 years than it has over the past 50.
15 Mar 21
3 Feb 21
22 Jan 21
14 Dec 20Covid-19 has only increased the need for governments around the world to take a consistent approach to reporting their financial balance sheets, says Gillian Fawcett.
11 Dec 20
30 Nov 20The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have a long-lasting impact on governance and financial management in public bodies – Sarah Sheen looks at the issues.
12 Nov 20As a finance professional, you have the responsibility to provide strategic information and direction for the whole business.
3 Nov 20
28 Oct 20Covid-19 has increased the need for finance managers to take an outcome-based approach, says Alan Bermingham.
21 Oct 20Many of the recommendations in the Redmond Review can be carried out in the short-term without the need for new legislation, Sir Tony Redmond has told the PF Live conference.
23 Sep 20Ian Carruthers has been re-appointed as independent chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board for a third three-year term.
13 Aug 20Now is the time to reset current economic frameworks and consider what fiscal rules will guide government decision-making during the Covid-19 recovery phase, says Alex Metcalfe.
7 Apr 20CIPFA is concerned that regulators' refusals to radically simplify the 2019-20 Accounting Code will put public finance professionals under huge pressure and impact 2021-22 budgeting.
31 Mar 20PF speaks to Don Peebles, head of CIPFA Policy & Technical UK & International about how simplifying this year's accounting requirements could help relieve the burden on local authority...
30 Mar 20Local council accounting requirements are set to be simplified to the ease burden on local authorities during the coronavirus pandemic.
