By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 12th
October:- The Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants (ACCA) won the hotly contested ‘Professional Body of the Year’
award at the prestigious ‘The Accountant & International Accounting
Bulletin Awards’ in London.
ACCA pipped
fellow nominees CIMA, CPA Canada, CPA Ireland and the IMA to win the award in
front of a packed crowd of industry leaders. On accepting the award, Alan
Hatfield, ACCA’s executive director of strategy and development paid tribute to
ACCA’s people around the globe: “I am particularly proud to accept this award
on behalf of everyone at ACCA because it is in recognition of the breadth of
the work our employees, members and students are doing right across the world.”
According to
Alan Hatfield, ACCA’s integrated report was integral to winning the award,
along with a host of key developments in learning and a new strategic alliance
with CA ANZ (Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand).
Our
integrated report illustrates the work ACCA does around the world and provides
clear insight into our strategy, governance and performance and how ACCA works
in the interest of the public in everything we do. As a resource, it ensures
everything we do is transparent, accessible and understandable to all our
stakeholders. 'We are also especially proud of the key developments in
education and learning we have launched this year, including the move to four
exam sittings a year, the launch of the revolutionary ACCA-X online learning
solution, and our unique global partnership with University of London on a
Masters in Professional Accounting.
As well as
winning the award for Professional Body of the Year, ACCA also received
nominations for ‘Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year’ for its flagship
research project ‘Professional accountants the future’ and ‘Capacity Building
Champion of the Year’ for its pioneering work in international development.
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