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AI will reshape accounting, but jobs in Singapore remain safe for now: Chartered accountants body

What is clear is that employer expectations are shifting as AI becomes more integral to accounting work.
What is clear is that employer expectations are shifting as AI becomes more integral to accounting work.

When crooked employee hid scams by booking in profits for company

No one suspected the manager because she always booked in profits for the fake orders.
No one suspected the manager because she always booked in profits for the fake orders.

Singapore accountants will need new skill sets in future, such as in data analytics: Acra survey

Second Minister for Finance Indranee Rajah speaking at the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants Conference on Nov 12.
Second Minister for Finance Indranee Rajah speaking at the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants Conference on Nov 12.

Company directors to face heavier penalties if they fail to act in the best interest of firms

Accounting, wealth, working, work, taxes, money, investing, investment, business. PHOTO: PEXELS
Accounting, wealth, working, work, taxes, money, investing, investment, business. PHOTO: PEXELS

Italian judge approves plea bargain deal for former Juventus chiefs

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Torino v Juventus - Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy - October 15, 2022  Juventus president Andrea Agnelli before the match REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Torino v Juventus - Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy - October 15, 2022  Juventus president Andrea Agnelli before the match REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo

Acra launches playbook for students to explore accountancy careers

ST20250527_202529200628/raacra27/Brian Teo/Rosalind Ang SW/Mrs Chia-Tern Huey Min, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority chief executive, unveiling Singapore’s first Accountancy Education & Career Guidance Playbook at the “Bridging Classrooms and Careers: Shaping the Future of Accountancy” event held at the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority office in Revenue House on May 27, 2025. The Playbook is a comprehensive guide aimed at inspiring students to pursue accountancy as a rewarding, dynamic career, and tackling challenges in talent attraction and development within the sector.ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
ST20250527_202529200628/raacra27/Brian Teo/Rosalind Ang SW/Mrs Chia-Tern Huey Min, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority chief executive, unveiling Singapore’s first Accountancy Education & Career Guidance Playbook at the “Bridging Classrooms and Careers: Shaping the Future of Accountancy” event held at the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority office in Revenue House on May 27, 2025. The Playbook is a comprehensive guide aimed at inspiring students to pursue accountancy as a rewarding, dynamic career, and tackling challenges in talent attraction and development within the sector.ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Accounting giant PwC to slash about 1,500 jobs in US

The layoffs represent about 2 per cent of PwC's US headcount.
The layoffs represent about 2 per cent of PwC's US headcount.

Actor Ben Affleck proud to return for sequel to fan-favourite movie The Accountant

Ben Affleck promoting The Accountant 2 at the Amazon MGM Studios presentation during CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 2.
Ben Affleck promoting The Accountant 2 at the Amazon MGM Studios presentation during CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 2.

Portuguese police raid public offices, including central bank, in IT-related probe

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks outside Bank of Portugal  in downtown Lisbon, Portugal, May 11, 2016.  REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks outside Bank of Portugal  in downtown Lisbon, Portugal, May 11, 2016.  REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo

Juventus says it may need more cash, secures $16 million from the Agnellis

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - May 9, 2021 General view inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus v AC Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - May 9, 2021 General view inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo

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