Matthew Ord

1 week ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Matthew Ord

An Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) member has been excluded and hit with a £16,000 fine after being found to have paid enhanced employer pension contributions into his nominated pension fund totalling £86,954.36. Adrian Jones had been a member of the ICAEW since 1999 and in 2010, took employment with a precision engineering company, C Ltd, as its financial controller and company secretary.

1 week ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Matthew Ord

Interest rates have been cut by the Bank of England to 4.25%. The drop is the second of 2025 and fourth since it hit 5.25% last year, with further reductions expected over the coming months. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 5–4 to reduce the rate by 0.25 percentage points. Two members had preferred to reduce it by 0.5 percentage points to 4%, while a further two preferred to maintain the rate at 4.5%.

2 weeks ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Matthew Ord

Technology is reshaping how the finance function works, meaning CFOs and FDs must navigate an increasingly complex tech stack while ensuring minimal disruption to their workflow. Almost every element of the role is influenced by the advancements being made, meaning those in charge need to be aware of emerging tools, how to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and what the future of finance looks like.

2 weeks ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Matthew Ord

I recently received the bitterly disappointing news that my trail and fell running shoes were no longer fit for purpose. Hundreds of miles had been racked up in those beautiful things, with many a mountain summitted and plenty of bogs squelched through. They were suitably mourned and I soon began my search for the next pair, which for whatever reason, I thought would be fairly straightforward. Reader: how wrong I was.

2 weeks ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Matthew Ord

The day before accountancy and advisory firm MHA floated – marking the largest Alternative Investment Market (AIM) initial public offering (IPO) in the business support services sector over the past five years – there was fresh private equity (PE) interest in the business. However, minds had been made up long before this late bid.