a)Who did IFAC team up with to research how the accounting profession is linked to economic development? And what was the research results.

b)What percent of U.S. public company audits utilize at least one foreign audit firm?

c) What big accounting firm received a record fine from Britain's accounting watchdog and why?

d) L&G's finance RPA project began back in 2017 to reduce the need for manual, repetitive, nonjudgmental tasks.Their technology choice was Blue Prism.For the L&G team, the key lesson learned was to avoid doing too much at once.What further advice(six items) for management accountants starting on a finance automation journey did they give?

e) Although US public companies are not currently required to adopt IFRS, the IFRS affects US businesses in multiple ways.Companies will be affected at different times and to a different degree, depending on size, industry... geographic makeup, M&A activity and global expansion.List the three main challenges or impacts that merit companies' attention.