Issue 685 • October 2026

Blueprint for a ‘Cinderella story’ – How PE capital dealmaking is transforming the accounting profession

Alex Curran, CEO, Aptitude Software discusses her experiences and market insight for finance-ERP technology investment and why, in an increasingly AI driven world, human judgement and experience remain more powerful than data alone

In partnership with HLB International

HLB & Lovable: Prototype‑Driven AI Innovation

HLB advances its AI agenda in Barcelona

Women in Accounting Tech: Beyond Linear Paths

Feature

Geopolitical risk and corporate security advisory

Feature

Nexia Global Growth Index Report 2026

Feature

Navigating growing business pressures

Feature

10/19/2026 17:25:27
  • Home | Blueprint for a ‘Cinderella story’
  • Editor's note
  • Contents
  • News
  • Testimonials from accounting profession’s global CEOs
  • HLB Technology at Work supplement
  • HLB | Introduction
  • HLB & Lovable: Prototype-Driven AI Innovation
  • From experimentation to application: HLB advances its AI agenda in Barcelona
  • Women in Accounting Tech: Beyond Linear Paths
  • HLB International
  • About HLB
  • IAB Sponsored Supplements
  • Features
  • Blueprint for a ‘Cinderella story’ – How PE capital dealmaking is transforming the accounting profession
  • Geopolitical risk and corporate security advisory
  • The Nexia Global Growth Index Report 2026
  • GlobalData Marketing Solutions
  • Navigating growing business pressures
  • A SARS Audit Doesn't Have to Be a Business Crisis
  • Surveys and reports
  • Uruguay’s reforms to benefit whales and minnows
  • Political uncertainly hinders Mexican growth
  • Uruguay fee and staff tables
  • Panama fee and staff tables
  • Argentina fee and staff tables
  • Peru fee and staff tables
  • The IAB team
10/19/2026 00:00:00