Sustainability reporting rules are biggest development for accountants in 30 years - Acca
Directive will require firms to disclose information on their performance across social and environmental issues
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Study finds 46 per cent of businesses believe there will be an increase in supply chain disruptions until 2030
The survey found that there is still uncertainty in the market about how companies will adapt to become environmentally compliant
Number of firms going bust rose in the first six months of the year even as pace of failures slows
Rate of insolvencies still well below the financial crisis a decade ago
Royal Irish Automobile Club seeks investor to exploit air rights above car park at Dawson Street premises
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Few Irish companies have set up rules for using AI systems, survey says
Majority of business leaders see AI tech as threat to trust among workers and bosses
Can we trust AI to grant you a loan?
Assessment of credit worthiness and health and life insurance risk have been designated as ‘high risk’ under the Artificial Intelligence Act
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council in €18m deal for prime residential lands in Cabinteely
Site first put on market for €35m in 2018 and came close to being sold to Johnny Ronan for €29m in 2020
Cost-of-living concerns continue to weigh on more than half of Irish consumers
More than six in 10 are holding back on non-essential spending, PwC consumer survey finds
National children’s hospital development stretches back 13 years
Development marked by missed deadlines and ballooning costs
PwC China crisis looms after audit of Evergrande
Firm braces itself for one of the largest fines ever imposed on a Big Four accountancy in China following the collapse of the developer
Many jobs requiring AI skills ‘carry significant average wage premium’
PwC’s inaugural 2024 Global AI Jobs Barometer analysed over half a billion job ads from 15 countries
Relief on interest and penalties on €1m tax bill sought by University of Limerick
PwC did not correct ‘incomplete’ advice when UL clarified a question on stamp duty, report finds
PwC and EY UK units hit with multimillion-pound fines over LCF audit failures
UK watchdog imposes penalties during review of group at centre of retail savings scandal
Pension funds in Ireland still have work to do on customer service
New master trust structure improves governance and should boost pension returns but are struggling on interaction with scheme members
Why don’t auditors find fraud?
Regulators have put forward a series of proposals to clarify and extend responsibilities to spot wrongdoing and investors say they are willing to pay
Grant to buy used electric vehicles should be included in next budget, PwC says
PwC’s pre-budget submission also suggests that interest relief be offered to homeowners who take out loans to retrofit their properties
Master trust capacity issues could cost retirees, notes report
PwC confident sector will consolidate and improve outcome for pensioners but short-term challenges remain
Hundreds of new GPs and 1,250 more hospital beds will be required if Simon Harris pledge on new homes is met
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Cost-of-living crisis hits Ireland’s ranking as place for private businesses to thrive
The State was ranked ninth among 33 major economies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in PwC report
It doesn’t pay to be a working-class professional
Class is a bigger barrier to career progress than gender or ethnicity in some City firms
Death, taxes and life insurance: Why it is costing you not to get married
Change may be afoot, but there is no doubt that cohabiting couples lose out financially when compared to married people
Business insolvencies rise more than 40% as hospitality sector comes under pressure
Some Irish businesses continue to struggle, PwC says, as Revenue’s warehoused debt deadline approaches
It is in a company’s interest to publish its tax strategy
How a firm treats tax can be a powerful indicator of their impact on society
Deloitte launches biggest reorganisation in decade to cut costs
Revamp comes after Big Four firm decided against splitting up its audit and consulting businesses
PwC strips partners of leadership roles over election rule breaches
Big Four firm found three senior executives committed ‘significant violations’ of its electioneering rules
Fitzwilliam Square Georgian office and mews for €2.85m
Four-storey building and mews with planning for expansion for sale with vacant possession
Former Glanbia chief Siobhán Talbot receives Distinguished Leader in Business award from The Irish Times
Talbot helmed Co Kilkenny-based dairy/nutrition group for 10 years, pivoting enterprise from dairy to sports nutrition
AI-enabled software tool eases the burden on time-pressed project managers
Project Pal leverages generative AI and large language learning models to search existing data about a project, before extracting information requested by a project manager and collecting it in one place
FDI pipeline remains ‘strong’ but energy and housing issues must be tackled - IDA chairman
Feargal O’Rourke will tell Oireachtas committee that like Limerick in hurling, the agency can have an off year but cannot afford to live off past glories
HSE ‘shocked’ as St John of God says it will stop providing disability and mental health services
Provider to hand over services to HSE after lack of progress over €30m funding deficit
National Lottery and gambling ads, RTÉ defers hit shows, and influencers and their tax bills
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Some Irish executives think their business will not last 10 years
Increasing technological disruption and climate related challenges among pressures listed by Irish chief executives
Value of Irish funds industry grows, reversing 2022 decline
Growth driven in part by an increase in the value of exchange-traded funds during the year
Investors wary of Irish companies’ sustainability claims - PwC
Lack of confidence in reporting standards evident amid concerns of greenwashing
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