10 Ways Boardrooms are Tackling Risk in 2018

February 6, 2018 

10 Ways Boardrooms are Tackling Risk in 2018

Looking to the year ahead, the organization WomenCorporateDirectors convened top global corporate directors in its EMEA and Asia Institutes this fall, and, from those and other discussions, identified ten ways boards are seeking to mitigate risk today.

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February 6, 2018 

Xero Partners with Stripe for Integrated ACH Transfers

Xero, a provider of small business accounting and management solutions, has partnered with Stripe, enabling Xero customers to accept Automated Clearing House (ACH) bank transfers. With the availability of ACH payments, Xero’s more than 1.2 million ...

 Office Workers Perform Better with Natural Light

February 2, 2018 

Office Workers Perform Better with Natural Light

According to a new study conducted a professor in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell, workers in daylit office environments reported an 84 percent drop in symptoms of eyestrain, headaches and blurred vision symptoms, which ...

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February 1, 2018 

Technologies Driving Remote Auditing

On-site auditing has been the customary default since the dawn of accounting. It’s worked reasonably well, though time and cost considerations – both from the company and firm’s vantages – typically took secondary focus to successful audit completion, ...

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February 1, 2018 

2018 Valentine’s Day Spending May Reach $20 Billion

Total spending is expected to reach $19.6 billion, up from $18.2 billion last year. The numbers are the second-highest in the survey’s 15-year history, topped only by the record $146.84 and $19.7 billion seen in 2016.

 Pending Home Sales Increased in December

February 1, 2018 

Pending Home Sales Increased in December

Pending home sales were up slightly in December for the third consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors®. In 2018, existing-home sales and price growth are forecast to moderate, primarily because of the new tax law's expected...

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January 31, 2018 

Cybersecurity Survey Shows Half of Businesses Totally Unprepared

This year, CohnReznick LLP, one of the nation’s leading accounting, tax, and advisory firms, conducted a global survey with Nexia International to assess the current state of cyber preparedness. More than 350 companies from around the world provided ...

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January 31, 2018 

Inspyrus Releases New Cloud AP Solution

Inspyrus’ patent-pending technologies and its unique approach to invoice processing enables organizations to automate up to 90 percent of accounts payable operations with the potential to deliver up to 3 times the cost savings compared to legacy and ...

 AccuFund Cofounder Peter Stam Retires

January 31, 2018 

AccuFund Cofounder Peter Stam Retires

Since 2001, AccuFund has provided nonprofits and government agencies with state-of-the-art financial software, helping clients grow and improve their overall financial management. “It’s been an honor working closely with so many wonderful clients ...

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January 31, 2018 

What Do Young Finance Professionals Want?

Young finance professionals at large accounting firms view a background in finance as a springboard for a career in business, finds a new report by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).