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Official ACCA news channel. This feed is monitored Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm GMT. For student/member enquiries contact ACCA Connect http://t.co/liFQJ34TA0

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ACCA
5 years
ACCA announces pass rates for the September 2019 exams, which saw more than 99,000 students in this sitting. Good luck to everybody receiving their results!
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Happy birthday to...us! ACCA is 113 today - here's to the next 113...
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Joseph Owolabi has been elected as president of ACCA. Confirmed in his new role on 10 November 2022, Joseph said: ‘I am passionate about connecting our community and inspiring the accountants of tomorrow. Great things happen when we collaborate.’
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Joseph Owolabi @opejoe from Melbourne, is the new vice president of ACCA. ‘I am so proud to be a member and to serve ACCA. My values and motivations are exactly the same as ACCA’s.’
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Accountancy isn’t a numbers game for ACCA Council member Ronnie Patton. ‘Our job is about communication. Accounting is simply the language we communicate in.’ Interview
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Great news to share this morning! ACCA won Professional Body of the Year at the Digital Accountancy Forum and Awards, run by @WAI_News last night. A brilliant accolade for the Professional Insights team #DAFVirtual
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Good luck with your exam results :)
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Congratulations to Mauritius student Sharmeen Choomka who at 13 has passed her A-Levels and completed ACCA Level 1!
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We are honoured to be @PQMagazine ’s Accountancy Body of the Year – and to receive the Innovation Award for our Ethics & Professional Skills Module. Proud that our 200,000 members are leading and shaping the profession! #PQAwards #ACCA
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Exams are over. Well done! Now enjoy some well-earned ‘me time’.
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ACCA wishes to convey our condolences to His Majesty the King and the Royal Family. We pay tribute to Her Majesty’s remarkable life. ACCA was honoured to receive its Royal Charter from Her Majesty The Queen on 25 Nov 1974, which continues to act as ACCA’s constitution.
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ACCA is enabling students around the world to take their exams at home or in another location in circumstances where centre-based exam sittings are disrupted.
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#ACCA wins Overall Best Association Award @AssocAwards . #GCNAEA
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Delighted that ACCA has won both Professional Body of the Year and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year at Digital Accountancy Awards in London! @WAI_News #DAF19
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ACCA & EY's new report says that digital tools offer new possibilities for meaningful work for accountants and finance professionals that'll outlast the economic challenges posed by Covid19. Read more here: @EYnews
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‘We live in a society of contradictions, where there is abundance of resources, yet we are the poverty capital of the world; where many are incredibly rich while millions struggle to survive.’ Interview with ACCA Council member Taiwo Oyedele, from Nigeria.
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Lost for words? @BPPProfEd develops new English language course to assist ACCA students -
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Unlocking the potential of our 200k+ members - find your name and watch the ACCA Story here
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110 Queen Street in Glasgow - which houses ACCA's global operations centre - has been awarded a Scottish Green Apple Environment Award for its eco-friendly construction @ACCAScotland
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ACCA wishes you all a Merry Christmas, and all the very best for 2019! Please note our account will be monitored periodically between Dec 21 and Jan 2.
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Wishing all ACCA students the best of luck as they receive their #ACCAresults today!
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ACCA congratulates our Undergraduate of the Year - Future CFO winner Molly Ashton!
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ACCA's President, Leo Lee, declares voting open. Your vote matters - Vote now.
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Congratulations to Doris Ahiati - Head of ACCA Ghana - named as one of Ghana's Top Female Corporate Leaders!
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ACCA has launched a new wellbeing hub to provide mental health, lifestyle and community support to our students.
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ACCA today reveals pass rates of the March 2019 exam sittings - it saw over 96,000 students around the world entering over 117,000 exams. Find out more on the pass rates via @ACCANews
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Impressive results announced for ACCA's December 2017 exam sitting
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ACCA confirmed as official sponsors of World Congress of Accountants 2018
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First day of exams? You've got this. #ACCAExams
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Pick up a copy of today’s @MetroUK to see how @ACCA_UK can kick-start your #accountancy #finance #career
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What are the differences between professional certification and a degree? Here are five reasons why certification, such as ACCA can boost a new graduate's career!
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"As a CEO, I would never have a CFO who is not a professionally qualified accountant -- because knowing that they are trained in and committed to ethical behaviour is critically important" Helen Brand OBE talks #ethics & #accounting w @et_cfo
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New accounting standard #IFRS17 will significantly impact the #insurance industry. Significant moment after 20 years of development! #IFRS
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#IASB has today issued #IFRS17 Insurance Contracts:
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Mark Millar named new ACCA president. ‘It is humbling that so many talented and dedicated professionals have placed their trust in me to serve as their president, and I look forward to representing them faithfully and well in the coming year.’ Full story
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Helen Brand returned to BBC The Papers last night alongside @paul__johnson to discuss today’s headlines including Labour MP Frank Field, the collapse of payday lender Wonga and more!
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Risk of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin must be better understood by accountancy profession, says ACCA
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Our members finding their name on our #ACCA200k wall. Have you found your name? #ACCAAC2018
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ACCA celebrates reaching 200,000+ global membership
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ACCA members and future members will have a route to attaining Registered Auditor status in South Africa following accreditation of the ACCA Qualification by #IRBA
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ACCA is introducing a new ‘Practice Solution’ platform to directly help students with the changeover to CBEs at the Strategic Professional level in 2020. These will contain exam question replicating the exact look & feel of Pearson Vue software. (1/2)
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And here it is... Well done to @ACCA 's Professional Insights team who received a special mention for their work, including the recent Covid-19 research #DAFVirtual
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ACCA is celebrating 20 years of its dual qualification with @BrookesOBBS . Globally, 33,500 students have graduated from the BSc (Hons) Applied Accounting degree programme to date.
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Our 200,000 member wall is in Kingston, Jamaica for ACCA Caribbean Annual Meeting. Come find your name on the member wall #ACCA200K
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‘It is all about fairness. Fairness in business. Fairness in the world. Fairness in life. And fairness is a concept that everyone understands. /2
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6 years
The accountancy profession needs to better understand #cryptocurrency - Helen Brand OBE writes for @CityAM today #ripple #ethereum #bitcoin
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Ethics is at the heart of the ACCA qualification and everything that we do. Explore the power of ethics at: #PowerOfEthics
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6 years
Helen Brand was a guest on #BBCpapers last night discussing #Italycrisis , #PretAManger takeover, #HMRC , #SerenaWilliams & much more
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6 years
ACCA and @MSI_Global sign MoU to strengthen legal and accountancy skills
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Profession should play greater role in attracting diverse talent, finds ACCA #socialmobility #DiversityandInclusion
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ACCA’s chief economist, Michael Taylor, presents the latest of economic insights into the economic consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic -
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Our wall of member names is in our Glasgow office today for one day only! And here's a happy member who found his name, ACCA's Raymond Jack #ACCA200k
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6 years
Happy #InternationalAccountingDay ! Read @TimHarford in @ACCA_ABmagazine on the literary gift we all owe the earliest accountants...
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3 years
If you’re an ACCA student & have a story about changing career alongside pursuing the ACCA Qualification then do get in touch with our press team newsroom @accaglobal .com. It’s always good to share in inspirational, positive stories!
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What will you try today?
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4 years
How can public sector accountants help to bridge the infrastructure gap around the world? ACCA and BDO will explore this and more at today's conference in Dublin.
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2 years
Proud to win Comms Campaign of Year at International Accountancy Awards 2022 for 'Rethinking Sustainable Business', picked up by our Council member Dinusha Weerawardane @Dinusha_W19 (l). Congrats also to our member @JamesLizars (r) for Sustainability Initiative Award! #IAFA
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ACCA past president - and the first Malaysian to hold the role - Datuk Alexandra Chin finds her name #ACCA200K
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Delighted to have won Professional Body of the Year and Comms Campaign of the Year for Accounting for a better world at the International Accounting Forum & Awards. Testament to the work of our members and efforts of our team. #IAFA23
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Celebrating 30 years of ACCA in China with some our brilliant members, students, advocates, learning providers, employers and staff
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Our 7th integrated report is now live
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More members finding their name in the ACCA global members wall #ACCA200k
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Technology and the accountancy profession - opportunities undoubtedly await, but with power comes responsibility. All of this and more can be discovered in ACCA's latest report - Machine learning: more science than fiction. #ACCAInsights
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7 years
Businesses must grip ethics in a digital age, finds global study: Ethics and Trust In a Digital Age released today
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6 years
31 ACCA members are standing for election to Council, read their profiles and cast your vote:
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‘Together, we shape the future of the profession’, ACCA celebrates thirty years in China
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Challenge yourself, who knows where it might lead you!
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Delighted to announce we're finalists for 2 awards #IAFA - Professional Body of the Year & Comms Campaign of the Year. We'll hear more at the event on the 29 June.
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The remarkable story of the development of Rwanda’s accountancy profession in the spotlight at #WCOA2018 fringe event, featuring the country’s accountancy body @iCPAR , ⁦ @PAFA_Africa ⁩, ⁦ @IFAC ⁩ and ACCA.
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Accountancy faces several significant challenges, from social and technological trends and developments. Read more of ACCA's report, Learning for the Future, setting out how the profession can adapt.
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ACCA and CSOEC launch a new Certificate in Business Valuations course | ACCA Global
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Accountants shouldn't fear the rise of the robots: @ACCA_UK Head John Williams on #automation & Gen Next
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Celebrating #GlobalEthicsDay & the launch of our new Ethics & Professional Skills Module #EPSM17
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Strong results issued for June 2017 ACCA exam sitting
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ACCA and ⁦ @Xero ⁩ sign global Memorandum of Understanding at #wcoa2018 to help members take advantage of opportunities presented by digital advances. More at
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ACCA chief executive Helen Brand OBE will be a guest again on @BBCWorld Papers Review tonight at 10:30pm (UTC)
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‘Our Qualification makes you smarter every day.’ Council member Cristina Gutu talks about her childhood behind the Iron Curtain, oranges and bananas, and how ACCA helps build lives as well as nations. Interview
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ACCA continues to grow, with 5.5% increase in membership and high levels of satisfaction | ACCA Global
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Making accountants fit for the digital era - ACCA President Leo Lee talks to China Daily about innovations to the Qualification the evolving skill-set
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12 years
Have you signed up for our Accounting for the Future #online conference in #October yet? Register now at http://t.co/Kz2EeFIX #AFF
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3 years
Orla Collins, from Dublin, is ACCA’s new deputy president. ‘I am so grateful and happy that so many wonderful people have placed so much trust in me. As an Irish woman it is a huge privilege to represent the profession on the global stage.’ Full story
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Coding & the accountancy profession: not every professional accountant may need to code, but even a basic understanding can add value to their organisations, help to differentiate themselves & open future career opportunities - read more 👉
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The digital accountant to the fore! ACCA's Clive Webb explains how accountants can define their digital skills and ensure they are future-ready
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ACCA is calling on new UK prime minister Boris Johnson to look at at the proposed salary threshold for international workers in a post-Brexit Britain. Read more via @WAI_News .
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Our chief exec, Helen Brand, spoke about the need to promote more female directors at a global online event hosted by the Board Directors Institute this morning.
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🚨Calling current & future accountancy students🚨 What does a career in accountancy look like? Can accountants save the planet? Head of @ACCA_UK Claire Bennison will reveal more along with other speakers at a joint @PQMagazine and @LSBF conference - 10am to 2pm on Sat 8 Feb (1/2)
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#RoyalWedding2018 & #FACupFinal offers an opportunity to boost UK soft power at a crucial moment for #Commonwealth & global relationships ahead of #Brexit , says Helen Brand in her City AM column
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ACCA commends the new European Commission's anti-money laundering and tax transparency proposals.
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Golden opportunities to transform business to create and support a sustainable world. The future of careers defined for the accountancy profession
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With Brexit rapidly approaching, UK SMEs need to think global. New report on #internationaltrade from us available here: @tradegovuk @LiamFox @ACCA_UK
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Thrilled & honoured to be #DAFAwards Professional Body of the Year. Here's ACCA's head of media Peter Williams, Claire Bennison head of @ACCA_UK & Chris Quick, director of brand & corporate reputation at the event. Thanks to @ArenaFinancial for a great evening.
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10 years
Good luck all #ACCA students taking exams this month!
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4 years
Shanghai tax guru Matthew Wong was named #1 in his field of expertise throughout the whole Asia. The @PwC partner talks about how he earned the accolade in the latest of our ACCA Council member interviews
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ACCA is delighted to have caught up with @pamelamonroeel2 , auditor general of Jamaica, at our ninth international public sector conference conference in Prague #ACCAIPSC2019
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Helen Brand OBE will be a guest once again on @BBCNews #BBCPapers review alongside @JBeattieMirror tonight from 22:40 (UK time)
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'It's not the end of the world if young people are disappointed on #resultsday , there's still many options available for success' says ACCA
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#ACCA setting a new standard – 1st to integrate deep, broad technical & professional skills, experience and ethics in our exams - #ACCAGLPC
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ACCA's Ethics and Professionalism Skills module launches today
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ACCA's latest report 'Careers in small medium-sized accountancy practices' demonstrates why smaller accountancy firms could be your next career move
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Twitter @ACCANews ACCA’s proud that @ACCAHelenBrand is appointed to the UK government’s Trade Advisory Group for Professional advisory services. Delighted to bring to this our global presence & knowledge about the accountancy sector @tradegovuk
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