Editor's note

Issue 634 • June 2022

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Finalists announced for International Accountancy Forum and Awards 2022

This year’s finalists for the International Accountancy Awards 2022 have been announced and winners will be disclosed at the International Accounting Forum & Awards event held on 29th June at The Waldorf Hilton, London.

FINALISTS

NETWORK OF THE YEAR
HLB
Russell Bedford
Moore Global
Reanda International

RISING STAR NETWORK
Parker Russell
ETL Global

ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
Allinial Global
Prime Global
Morison Global
Abacus Worldwide
Praxity Global Alliance

RISING STAR ASSOCIATION
LEA Global
INPACT Global
BOKS International

DIGITAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
Deloitte
PwC
KPMG
CPA Ireland

WELLBEING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Allinial Global
Russell Bedford

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
IMA
Allinial Global
Moore Global

PROFESSIONAL BODY OF THE YEAR
ACCA
AICPA/CIMA

SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Allinial Global
Thrive Accountants

COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Abacus
ACCA
CPA Ireland

ACCOUNTANCY SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR (VENDOR)
Syft Analytics
Xledger
Inflo
Ignition
Dayshape
Circit
Kamozo

CLOUD INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR (VENDOR)
Syft Analytics
Konsolidator
Xledger
Inflo

USER EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR (VENDOR)
Syft Analytics
Inflo
Ignition
Circit

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
TBA on the night

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TBA on the night

To register for the event, which will be held in London on 29th June, please click here.

In this issue, read my Q&A with Morison KSi CEO Kenny Young; on Covid-related litigation there is a comment by Macfarlanes LLP Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department; Stephen Baker from Baker & Partners gives his views on the urgency for audit reform regulations citing examples of high profile audit failures; an expert form Mazars discusses deal trends and financing within the Pharma sector; Amy Spurling, CEO, Compt draws attention to the importance of taxing employee perks; PrimeGlobal’s CEO and experts from its member firms comment on how developing strong well-being policies can attract and retain talent; and Gisela Medeiros Coimbra, Partner Director at Russell Bedford Brazil discusses the challenges and opportunities of blockchain enabling smart contracts, as new accounting methods.

There are also rankings reports and tables from Ivory Coast and South Africa and further country tables from Morocco and Egypt, as well as a round-up of monthly news.

Our team at IAB and The Accountant look forward to receiving your feedback and meeting you at IAFA 2022.

Zoya Malik
Editor-in-Chief, Financial Services Practice