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AI Assurance: The New Frontier for Boards, Audit Committees, and Risk Leaders

July 3, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Why responsible AI adoption requires independent confidence, not just innovation ambition EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation into core business operations — and once AI influences decisions, processes transactions, or touches sensitive data, it becomes part of the organization’s control environment. The question for boards and audit committees is no longer “should...

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How to Transition Your Finance Function Without Disrupting Operations

June 21, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The fear of disruption keeps many enterprises tied to a finance setup they have already outgrown. Here is how a well-run transition actually works — and how to keep operations running while you change. For most leaders, the decision to change how their finance function is run is not the hard part. The...

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Build vs Buy: The Real Cost of Your Finance Function Compared

June 20, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Hiring in-house looks like control; outsourcing looks like savings. Here is the true, all-in cost of each — and where the break-even actually sits. For most growing enterprises, buying an outsourced managed finance function costs less and delivers more than building an in-house team — until the business is large or complex enough to justify...

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The Hidden Cost of Poor Financial Management: What Weak Numbers Cost a Growing Business

June 19, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Bad books rarely send an invoice — but they bill you anyway: in cleanup fees, missed deductions, poor decisions, lost financing, and a lower valuation. Poor financial management rarely sends you an invoice — which is exactly why it is so expensive. The costs are real but hidden: one-time cleanup fees of US$150–$175 per neglected...

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QuickBooks Live vs a Full-Service Finance Partner: What You Actually Get

June 19, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Intuit’s in-house service is convenient and affordable — but its scope is narrower than many leaders realise. Here is how to compare on value, not just price. QuickBooks Live is Intuit’s own bookkeeping service, priced in 2026 from about US$50 per month for expert-assisted help to US$300–$700 per month for full-service bookkeeping. It is a...

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IFRS 20 and EBITDA: Why Lenders, Investors and Boards Must Pay Attention

June 1, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Executive Summary IFRS 20, Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities, will not merely change technical accounting for rate-regulated entities. It may also change how performance is measured, interpreted, financed, and communicated. For many regulated companies, IFRS 20 may affect reported revenue, operating profit, EBITDA, funds from operations, working capital, leverage ratios, interest cover, return measures, and...

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IFRS 20 Explained: What Regulated Companies Need to Know Before 2029

May 31, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Executive Summary The IASB has issued IFRS 20, Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities, introducing a comprehensive financial reporting framework for entities subject to rate regulation. Effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2029, with earlier application permitted, IFRS 20 supersedes IFRS 14 and is a significant development for utilities, energy, transportation,...

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Fraud, Going Concern, and the Board’s Expanding Risk Mandate

May 1, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Why classic assurance questions are returning to the center of board oversight in a more volatile and more judgment-heavy economy. Fraud and going concern are once again shaping the assurance conversation because business volatility, financing pressure, and management judgment have increased. Boards need sharper challenge, stronger scenario thinking, and better alignment between strategy, reporting, and...

Audit and Assurance in 2026: The Leadership Agenda

April 30, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Why boards, CEOs, CFOs, and audit committees are treating assurance as a strategic trust issue rather than a technical back-office function. 2026 is emerging as a hinge year for audit and assurance. Sustainability assurance is moving into operational reality, regulators remain dissatisfied with core audit quality, and firms are being pushed to prove that technology...

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Energy-Rich, Reform-Poor? Dissecting T&T’s Business Readiness Deficit in a Post-Boom Era

March 31, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

B-READY 2025 CARIBBEAN SERIES TRINIDAD & TOBAGO The Paradox of Resource Wealth and Regulatory Lag Trinidad and Tobago occupies a singular position in the Caribbean economic landscape — an energy-exporting powerhouse whose per capita income substantially exceeds most of its regional neighbours, yet whose business environment data tells a story of institutional inertia and...

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Caribbean Accounting Firm

AI Assurance: The New Frontier for Boards, Audit Committees, and Risk Leaders

Build vs Buy: The Real Cost of Your Finance Function Compared

The Hidden Cost of Poor Financial Management: What Weak Numbers Cost a Growing Business

QuickBooks Live vs a Full-Service Finance Partner: What You Actually Get

IFRS 20 and EBITDA: Why Lenders, Investors and Boards Must Pay Attention

IFRS 20 Explained: What Regulated Companies Need to Know Before 2029

Fraud, Going Concern, and the Board’s Expanding Risk Mandate

Audit and Assurance in 2026: The Leadership Agenda

Energy-Rich, Reform-Poor? Dissecting T&T’s Business Readiness Deficit in a Post-Boom Era

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