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Chartered accountants warn of widening AI skills gap as vast majority seek urgent, hands-on training to use new tools safely and effectively.

Audit firms embed AI in core workflows as new research shows rising adoption is matched by stricter validation, governance and training controls.

A new foundation has launched to study how AI is transforming real-world accounting and finance work, from tax and audit to advisory.

Australian executives ramp up data governance and AI for reporting by 2026, tackling siloed information and slow access to real-time insight.

US mid-market CFOs eye AI to free time for strategy but say adoption hinges on strict human oversight and verifiable audit trails.

AI is turning CFOs from backward-looking reporters into real-time strategists, reshaping financial and sustainability reporting alike.

Sage CTO Aaron Harris says CFOs must demand transparent, auditable AI in finance as trust becomes a measurable requirement by 2026.

BlackLine snaps up WiseLayer to embed AI agents in its Verity suite, automating complex close tasks and reshaping finance team workloads.

Drata appoints Aneal Vallurupalli as CFO to lead finance amid global expansion, following rapid growth and surpassing USD $100 million in revenue.

Australian cyber security firm CSO Group and automation specialist xAmplify plan to merge in 2024, creating the nation's largest AI and cyber security service provider.

Cybersecurity firm Panaseer forecasts that SEC reports may see up to 2,600 mentions of NIST in 2024, a significant increase driven by new SEC rules enforcing detailed cybersecurity disclosures.

Juniper Networks enhances its AI-Native Networking solutions with new offerings, including WAN Assurance and Routing Assurance, promising streamlined operations and up to 85% cost reduction.

Nokia is set to revolutionise data transmission with its Multi-Access Edge Slicing technology, to be showcased at the 2024 Mobile World Congress with etisalat by e&.

Infovista has appointed Rick Hamilton as Deputy CEO to scale its Network Lifecycle Automation strategy and expand the company's presence in Americas.

Atturra (ASX: ATA) has appointed Richard Campbell as CEO of its subsidiary, SME Gateway, to help connect small and medium enterprises in Australia.

PwC Australia welcomes 67 new internal partners as well as 18 lateral hire partners, bringing the total to 85, marking the firm's largest intake ever.

According to 83% of respondents, ensuring continuity of operations during a crisis is the top priority in their crisis response strategies.

Chris O'Kane, BIZview business manager, guides resellers through the three phases of the journey for customers to reconciliation-as-a-service.