Adam Leaver
@adamleaver.bsky.social
Prof of Accounting & Society at Uni of Sheffield; Head of Subject Group; Director of CRAFiC & The Audit Reform Lab; veteran soulboy.
Were you a Fat City regular?
January 5, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Were you a Fat City regular?
His latest argument is that some of the UK's investment/productivity problems are linked to the accounting rules. I think that's partly right. www.ft.com/content/2543...; also academic.oup.com/cje/article/...
Blessed are the bean counters — except when it comes to growth
Accounting rules are holding back investment just as it needs to meet growth and net zero requirements
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
His latest argument is that some of the UK's investment/productivity problems are linked to the accounting rules. I think that's partly right. www.ft.com/content/2543...; also academic.oup.com/cje/article/...
Reposted by Adam Leaver
I've spoken with policyholders who are fearing life-changing losses.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
When Wall Street’s Insurance Playbook Goes Wrong
Almost a decade after a private equity firm began reshaping a struggling life insurer, authorities are grappling with a $2.2 billion shortfall. Policyholders fear life-changing losses.
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I've spoken with policyholders who are fearing life-changing losses.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Here's a link to Abi's project: sheffield.ac.uk/crafic/news/...
Dr Abi O’Connor joins CRAFiC through the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme
Abi O’Connor will join Sheffield University Management School’s Centre for Research into Accounting and Finance in Context to research a project titled ‘Following urban assetisation: a comparative the...
sheffield.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Here's a link to Abi's project: sheffield.ac.uk/crafic/news/...
This is genuinely great. Many thanks for this. The comments under the article are inexplicable.
September 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is genuinely great. Many thanks for this. The comments under the article are inexplicable.
Thank you for your kind words Hetan!
August 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Thank you for your kind words Hetan!
Reposted by Adam Leaver
Scrapping of audit watchdog for English councils ‘led to soaring costs and chaos’. Valuable report from @adamleaver.bsky.social & colleagues at the Audit Reform Lab
www.theguardian.com/business/202... (Full report here auditreformlab.group.shef.ac.uk/administrati...)
www.theguardian.com/business/202... (Full report here auditreformlab.group.shef.ac.uk/administrati...)
Scrapping of audit watchdog for English councils ‘led to soaring costs and chaos’
High critical report finds that instead of promised annual saving of £100m, fees have rocketed amid financial crisis
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Scrapping of audit watchdog for English councils ‘led to soaring costs and chaos’. Valuable report from @adamleaver.bsky.social & colleagues at the Audit Reform Lab
www.theguardian.com/business/202... (Full report here auditreformlab.group.shef.ac.uk/administrati...)
www.theguardian.com/business/202... (Full report here auditreformlab.group.shef.ac.uk/administrati...)