Honorary Professorship Strengthens Ties Between ICAS and Leading University

Norman Murray CA, a Past-President of ICAS and Chairman of Cairn Energy PLC has been appointed as an Honorary Professor of Heriot-Watt University.

Norman, an alumnus of the University is Chairman of Cairn Energy PLC, a FTSE 100 Company and a non-executive director of Greene King plc and Robert Wiseman Dairies plc.

Mr Murray is immediate Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and is also a past Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association.  He is Chairman of the Working Group overseen by the Financial Reporting Council that will develop a…

Major Conference Examines How Accountants Can Lead Change

The opportunity for commercially focussed accountants to drive and deliver real operational change has never been greater – but what’s the best way of achieving that and adding value to your organisation?

That’s the key theme of the CA Business Courses Accountants in Business Conference being held on 6th March in Edinburgh .  The Conference, to be held at The Apex International Hotel, will offer an excellent opportunity to listen to leading finance professionals and discuss experiences of driving business change.

Jim Mather MSP, Minister for Enterprise , Energy and will give the keynote…

ICAS and CICPA Agree International Co-Operation on Accounting Development

Following hot on the heels of the ICAEW the world’s first professional body of accountants and the sole accountancy body in mainland China today signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will help to develop the profession in the UK and People’s Republic of China.

Under the agreement, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) and the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) will cooperate in the areas of research and development, the education of accountants and auditors, staff and technical exchanges and internships, joint conferences, developing links with UK and Chinese…

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