10 Years After SOX: PCAOB Update (NASBA Annual Meeting)

Firm Management June 18, 2026 

KPMG announced several global and regional leadership appointments on June 17, including Will Williams taking over as the Big Four firm's global chief operating officer beginning Oct. 1.

Jason Bramwell

Financial Reporting June 18, 2026 

37% of finance leaders are optimistic about the U.S. economy over the next six months, the lowest level recorded in the survey question’s 20-quarter history.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

Accounting Standards June 17, 2026 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed Accounting Standards Update on June 17, the purpose of which is to improve interest rate risk hedging and net investment hedging accounting guidance.

Jason Bramwell

Mergers and Acquisitions June 17, 2026 

Centri Business Consulting has made its very first acquisition, as the top 200 accounting firm completed a deal with Altair Associates, a Minneapolis-based property and casualty insurance and reinsurance underwriting and claim services firm, on June 12.

Jason Bramwell