This month, Jack Lo FCCA, head of tax for Asia at AXA, talks about how advanced tech has proved essential for the growth of the insurance giant. In his interview, he also explains why accounting professionals need to equip themselves with skills to meet the challenges of a digitalised tax administration.
The recent COP27 climate change conference held in Egypt stressed the need to drastically reduce emissions and focus on meaningful climate action among participating nations. Our focus in AB is to highlight the role of organisations and their finance teams in meeting their sustainability agendas and net-zero ambitions. Read our articles Accountants lead on green change and Green light for sustainability.
Wrapping up our series of articles on the ACCA annual conference in Hong Kong SAR, we look at the regulatory and tax law updates that are underway as the government rolls out digital currency. And we find out the importance of standardising ESG rules as the Special Administrative Region seeks to become a centre for green finance.
This month’s men’s football tournament – the World Cup – in Qatar is set to benefit the Middle Eastern country for years to come. In our article, we find out about the huge investment made by the hosting nation. And for more on the tournament, listen to our AB podcast on football finance.
Working in not-for-profit sport organisations is the subject of our ‘Specialise in’ series in our careers section, along with articles on succeeding as a new manager and why personal values are more important than salary in your job.
And you can find out about all the key issues discussed and debated at The World Congress of Accountants, held in Mumbai, in our reports from the event at which ACCA was a major sponsor.
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