Get Organised and Keep Up-To-Date with New ACCA Apps

Two new apps for students and people working in the accountancy profession have been developed to help keep everyone in the know

HONG KONG, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) students and accountancy professionals now have access to information at their fingertips, to keep them organised and informed of key accounting issues, with the launch of the Student Planner and the Research and Insights apps.

The Student Planner app is free to download and is available on the iPhone.

It offers students:

• Advice on how to get started with the ACCA qualification, pass exams, gain experience and behave ethically and professionally.
• A countdown to key dates relating to exams and recording experience, with the ability to set alerts for these events and synchronise them with their iPhone calendar.
• An interactive tool to work out when they might become an ACCA member, based on their progress and if they stay on track with their study and plans for gaining experience.
• An insight into how fast they are progressing and tips on how to move faster through to ACCA membership.

A free Research and Insights app has also been produced for the iPad, which keeps users up-to-date with the latest reports that have been published -- such as Risk: The Inside Story.

The app also explores trends and issues crucial for business, economies, society and the accountancy profession, now and in the future.

There are other features to the app such as exclusive video interview with ACCA's leading experts and interactive infographics.

Ewan Willars, policy director at ACCA, said: "These apps have been designed to make it easier to access information on technology that more and more people are now relying on, such as smartphones and tablets, in their busy day-to-day lives.

"This is part of ACCA's digital strategy, which is about making our products and materials available to the online community."

To download the Research and Insights app, please visit: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/acca-insights/id536582944?mt=8

To download the Student Planner app, please visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/acca-student-planner/id541033402?mt=8

Notes to editors:

About ACCA

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. We aim to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. As the first global accountancy body entering into China, ACCA now has over 22,600 members and 42,500 students, with 7 offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR.

Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability. We believe that accounting professionals bring value to economies in all stages of development. We aim to develop capacity in the profession and encourage the adoption of consistent global standards. Our values are aligned to the needs of employers in all sectors and we ensure that, through our qualifications, we prepare accountants for business. We work to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers to entry, ensuring that our qualifications and their delivery meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers.

We support our 154,000 members and 432,000 students in 170 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills needed by employers. We work through a network of over 80 offices and centres and more than 8,400 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development.

For more information about ACCA, please visit www.accaglobal.com