ContentsIssue 681 • June 2026C-Suite Q&AHLB Vision and future StrategyCEO Marco Donzelli met Zoya Malik, editor-in chief, International Accounting Bulletin, to discuss HLB’s company strategy and his growth plans for the future of the networkAIFrom knowing to doing: the real challenges of AI adoption in accounting firmsSkill gapUK SMEs grapple with financial skills crisisThe Big Four accounting networks are increasingly hiring for technology related rolesEditor's noteNewsFeaturesRethinking business models for a polycrisis worldFrom knowing to doing: the real challenges of AI adoption in accounting firmsACCA spotlights neuro-divergent talent strengthsHLB Vision and Future Strategy anchored by client engagementWomen, wealth and the workplaceReforming tax, rethinking successionUK SMEs grapple with financial skills crisisBDO’s FraudTrack report: Money laundering surges over fraud levelsSurveys and reportsGhana’s fortunes are on the riseRankings Report: Ghana UAE reforms remake local firmsRankings Tables: KenyaRankings Tables: NigeriaRankings Tables: EthiopiaRankings Tables: EgyptRankings Tables: MoroccoRankings Tables: Ivory CoastRankings Tables: South Africa06/23/2026 12:58:42
Skill gap
UK SMEs grapple with financial skills crisis
The Big Four accounting networks are increasingly hiring for technology related roles