Safeguards for standards and integrity become vital when officials cannot always be relied upon to do the right thing, delegates at Public Finance Live heard.
The pressure on democracy is already finding its way to audit in some parts of the world, but audit has always known political pressure, Public Finance Live delegates heard.
The major challenges facing the world will only be overcome with the help of public finance professionals, new CIPFA president Sir Mark Lowcock said as he opened Public Finance Live in Birmingham.
International aid from official donors has fallen for the first time in five years, dropping by 7.1% in real terms in 2024, according to preliminary data.
A negotiated deal with the US is the best way to secure economic stability in the wake of tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, the government has said.
The government has been urged to rethink its fiscal strategy in the light of its decision to raid international development budgets to fund a boost in defence spending.
With more than half of the countries included in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index scoring below the global average, there is still much to be done to stamp out public sector corruption, writes...
The government has been urged to balance the UK’s strategic interests in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine against the maintenance of its own military resources.
Karen Sanderson and Samantha Musoke explain the work CIPFA and Humentum have done to develop International Non-Profit Accounting Guidance, and how you can give your feedback ahead of the final...
As startling infringements on the independence of national public auditing authorities reflect a worrying global decline in democratic systems, INTOSAI and the OECD call for more hands on deck.
Social care visa applications have plummeted since the introduction of a ban on overseas workers bringing dependants into the UK, according to the latest figures.
Asylum in the UK is a government problem and human catastrophe. Local services are under pressure, and vulnerable people are the biggest losers. PF investigates.
What does Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index tell us about the state of the world? CIPFA international director Khalid Hamid explores the issues.
The coming years will be defined more by politics than the economy, despite inflation and the cost-of-living crisis dominating the agenda right now, Public Finance Live heard.
