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2025 Global IPO market key highlights and 2026 outlook

The EY Global IPO Trends covers news and insights on the global IPO market for 2025 and an outlook for 2026. Learn more.

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How can treasurers transform to realize new value in a world of uncertainty?

The EY DNA of the Treasurer Survey provides insights for treasurers and senior finance leaders looking to drive success. Learn more.

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How can the financial controller transform to shape the future with confidence?

The EY DNA of the Financial Controller Survey provides insights for financial controllers and senior finance leaders looking to drive success. Learn more.

Myles Corson

Financial accounting advisory services

We can support you in building an effective and efficient finance function with a range of accounting, reporting and analytics services.
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Finance consulting services

Discover how EY's finance consulting services can help your business capitalize on opportunities to drive profitable growth and drive transformative change.
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Tax and Finance Operate

Our tax and finance operate solution can help your business manage risk, realize value from data, drive innovation and improve efficiencies. Find out how.
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EY Sustainability

Sustainability and ESG services that help protect and create value for business, people, society and the world. Explore the depth and breadth of EY services and solutions.
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Case study: How collaborating on tax operations powers a focus on strategy and growth

The multibillion-dollar acquisition of Scripps by Discovery enabled them to reimagine the tax function and create a more adaptive enterprise.

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If you always follow the script, how will you ever change the story?

See how the world’s largest non-scripted, factual media company changed its trajectory. Continue reading FLM

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A true collaboration

A co-sourcing arrangement that addresses complex compliance obligations, which enables more time spent on high value activities. Continue reading FLM

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An adaptive digital enterprise

The standardization of processes, better training for the tax team, and the ability to bring new technology are realized. Continue reading FLM

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Assurance services

Featured: ASEAN’s sustainability policy overhaul calls for updated strategies from Japanese firms but also offers growth opportunities

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Financial Services

Featured: How intra-generational transfers disrupt inter-generational strategies

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Consulting

Featured: EY study finds ICE could outperform BEV in reduction of CO₂ emissions by adopting remanufacturing in production process

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Long-term value

Featured: Supporting next-generation educational programs that combine the metaverse experience with a problem-solving mindset

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Future of corporate reporting

Featured: How can better sustainability reporting mobilize companies and capital?

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Business growth

Featured: How do CEOs reimagine enterprises for a future that keeps rewriting itself?

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Tax

Featured: Why public disclosure will require renewed focus on CbC reporting

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Trust

Featured: Our purpose and values shared across all EY member firms empower our high-quality services to resolve increasingly complex client issues and contribute to wider society

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The team

Ken Akaishi

EY Japan Energy Advisory Leader, EY Japan Assurance, FAAS Partner

Engaged in Financial Accounting Advisory Services. Project leader for IFRS adoption, accelerated accounts settlement and M&A.

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The EY CFO Agenda

How can treasurers transform to realize new value in a world of uncertainty?

Case study: How collaborating on tax operations powers a focus on strategy and growth

The multibillion-dollar acquisition of Scripps by Discovery enabled them to reimagine the tax function and create a more adaptive enterprise.

The better the question

If you always follow the script, how will you ever change the story?

The better the answer

A true collaboration

The better the world works

An adaptive digital enterprise

The team

Ken Akaishi