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The UK Stewardship Code 2026: A Comprehensive Overview

The UK Stewardship Code 2026, published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and effective from 1 January 2026, sets a refreshed standard for responsible investment stewardship in the UK. It applies to asset owners, asset managers, and service providers such as proxy advisors, investment consultants, and engagement providers. The Code establishes principles, disclosures, and reporting […]

Benchmarking Capacity: How Do You Compare to High-Performing CPA Firms?

In today’s accounting and CPA firm landscape, working hard isn’t enough. You must work smart, scale capacity, and keep audit and service quality airtight. The real question is: How does your CPA firm’s capacity compare to the best in the business? Benchmarking capacity is the process of measuring your firm’s ability to deliver consistently high-quality […]

Three Out of Four Broker-Dealer Audits Are Falling Short – And What It Means for Audit Delivery Models

The PCAOB has spoken – and the numbers aren’t pretty. In its 2024 Annual Report and Supplementary Information on Broker-Dealer Audits, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board revealed that 76% of broker-dealer audits inspected last year had at least one deficiency. Yes, you read that right – more than three out of every four audits […]

Auditing Made Simple: The FRC’s New Guidance for Smaller and Less Complex Entities

If you’ve ever waded through the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and thought, “This is great, but it feels like it’s written for giant multinationals, not my clients,” you’re not alone. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has noticed, too – and they’re doing something about it. In July 2025, the FRC released its Practice Note […]

Audit Quality in 2025: What the FRC Report Reveals – and Why Audit Capacity Needs a Rethink

Audit quality is rising at the top – but falling further behind for the rest. That’s the central message of the FRC’s Annual Review of Audit Quality 2025, which lays bare a growing divergence in audit performance across the UK market. While Tier 1 firms (the Big 4 plus BDO and Forvis Mazars) continue to […]

Strategically Transforming Audit Capacity: Enhancing Quality & Efficiency

Audit firms today face significant pressures from maintaining high audit quality amid resource constraints to addressing high staff turnover rates. Strategic audit delivery is not about compliance; it is essential for sustainable growth and competitive advantage. This blog post offers deeper insights, real-world examples, expert opinions, and strategic solutions aligned with authoritative institutions and regulatory […]

Introduction: Why Audit Outsourcing Matters Now More Than Ever

Audit practices today face an intricate web of challenge- shrinking margins, evolving regulatory demands, growing complexity of client businesses, and, above all, a severe talent shortage. In this high-stakes environment, audit firms are increasingly turning to a transformative solution: Audit Support Services through outsourcing. Gone are the days when outsourcing was seen merely as a […]

From Spreadsheets to Systems: A Guide to Automating Audit Support Processes

In the world of audit delivery, spreadsheets have long been the workhorse of support teams. But with increasing engagement complexity, remote collaboration, and staffing challenges, firms are waking up to a difficult truth: manual-heavy processes are no longer sustainable. ⚠️ According to the IFAC 2024 Technology in Audit Survey, over 60% of firms still rely […]

A Breakdown of Audit Support Functions: What to Keep In-House vs. What to Offload

In today’s complex audit landscape, most firms don’t have a talent problem – they have a leverage problem. You’re not losing people because they can’t do the work. You’re losing them because you’re asking them to do the wrong work. At CapacityHive, we’ve worked with audit firms across geographies and growth stages, and the pattern […]

The Talent Equation: Why Delegating Low-Leverage Work Boosts Retention

In the symphony of modern audit and professional services, where deadlines scream and spreadsheets multiply, one truth hums quietly beneath the chaos: your best talent will leave if you keep misusing their time. At CapacityHive, we call this the Talent Equation-a mental model that helps audit leaders reframe how they think about people, performance, and […]

The UK Stewardship Code 2026: A Comprehensive Overview

Benchmarking Capacity: How Do You Compare to High-Performing CPA Firms?

Three Out of Four Broker-Dealer Audits Are Falling Short – And What It Means for Audit Delivery Models

Auditing Made Simple: The FRC’s New Guidance for Smaller and Less Complex Entities

Audit Quality in 2025: What the FRC Report Reveals – and Why Audit Capacity Needs a Rethink

Strategically Transforming Audit Capacity: Enhancing Quality & Efficiency

Introduction: Why Audit Outsourcing Matters Now More Than Ever

From Spreadsheets to Systems: A Guide to Automating Audit Support Processes

A Breakdown of Audit Support Functions: What to Keep In-House vs. What to Offload

The Talent Equation: Why Delegating Low-Leverage Work Boosts Retention

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