accountingcpd blog

  1. Barclays Bank and the Differential Association Theory

    Juan Carlos Venegas
    7 min read

    The Barclays case is the first criminal prosecution faced by a bank for financial crisis related misconduct. To understand the case we consider...

  2. Barclays and Guinness - Déjá vu?

    John Taylor
    6 min read

    What have Barclays Bank and Guinness PLC got in common? Not a lot, it would seem. However, there is a connection...

  3. Not A Good Week for Bankers or Was it Directors?

    John Burbidge-King
    4 min read

    Four ex-top-level executives of Barclays have been charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and a former European Bank for Reconstruction and...

  4. German Banks Face Tax Scandal

    Alan Nelson
    3 min read

    While the UK focuses on 2017's General Election, Germany faces a major scandal.An international group of bankers, lawyers and stockbrokers,...

  5. Professional Scepticism: A Key Skill for Every Finance Professional

    The AccountingCPD Team
    3 min read

    While professional scepticism is usually associated with audit work, it is increasingly being listed as a key skill for every finance professional....

  6. How Can We Ensure that We Continue to Behave Ethically in a World that is Always Changing?

    The AccountingCPD Team
    2 min read

    As finance professionals, do you think we focus enough on ethics? Things change constantly, and new situations emerge that we haven't encountered...