ICAEW

Events

Staff Management
28th February, Sonning Golf Club, 7.00pm. Speaker Joy Ainley will show how to have a greater understanding of your staff, your peers and yourself.

New Members Dinner
Please contact Sue Pye for more information.

Sponsor: Hays Accountancy & Finance

Off shore/Outsourcing Debate
March 2007, Holiday Inn, Guildford - 4pm start. How to add value to client businesses and resolve finance function problems. Run by Techno Beavers, this event promises to spark debate. Join us for a finger buffet after the event.

Negotiation Skills
26th April, Oxford Centre, 7.00pm. Find out the six essential ingredients to successful negotiation from our speaker Joy Ainley.

Thames Valley Society AGM
15th May. More information to folllow.

Audit, Accounting and Tax Update
26th June, Blenheim Palace, 9.30-5.30pm. These are highly popular and essential updates for practioners and staff needing to keep informed of current developments in audit, accounting & tax.

Thames Valley CPD Courses and News
Our CPD provider, SESCA Enterprises has a full CPD programme covering the south east region and offers one of the best value for money CPD discount schemes.

News

New Year Honours
Two members, both from the South East have been honoured in the Queen's New Year Honours lists.

Business Leaders Wanted for 2007
South East finance professionals wanting to sharpen their leadership skills can spend time with a polar explorer and join a charitable project in Africa as part of the new Leadership Essentials programme launched by the ICAEW.

ICAEW Unveils New Brand Identity
The ICAEW unveils its new corporate identity, an integral component of the Institute's new brand.

Survey Reveals Lack of Trust in
E-Filing
A fear of a systems failure in the HMRC electronic system is deterring accounting professionals from taking advantage of e-filing.

Financial and Legal Service Opportunities in the Gulf
The UKTI are offering a £500 investment grant for companies wishing to participate in a financial services programme and visit to the Gulf next Spring.

The University of Surrey, Guildford
Seeks a co-opted member for their Audit Committee.

New Year Honours

Two members, both from the South East have been honoured in the Queen's New Year Honours lists. KPMG's global chairman Mike Rake has been knighted for services to the accountancy profession and Sainsbury's chairman Philip Hampton, who led the Hampton Review for HM Treasury, has been knighted for public service. ICAEW president Richard Dyson commented: "On behalf of the institute, I congratulate both on their knighthoods". "Mike Rake has made an invaluable contribution to the profession not just here in the UK but internationally. I am delighted that this has been recognised."