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94% of Men Feel Pressure to Financially Support Themselves and Their Dependents
Financial responsibility is closely tied to their sense of self, with 78% saying losing their job would feel like a personal failure
April 28, 2015
Deloitte Partners with Accenture Duck Creek to Help Insurers
The Big 4 accounting and business consulting firm Deloitte has established a strategic alliance with Accenture Duck Creek to help US property and casualty insurers prepare for the dynamic changes that are reshaping the insurance industry.
April 24, 2015
KPMG U.S. Names Lynne Doughtie as CEO
Lynne Doughtie has been elected to serve as the next Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG U.S. Doughtie currently leads KPMG’s Advisory business, and has distinguished herself in numerous leadership positions since launching her career ...
April 24, 2015
Underestimating Operating Model Can Be Barrier to Success for Businesses
The vast majority of U.S. companies are transforming their businesses, yet nearly one-quarter fail to realize the optimal value of their initiatives. Underestimating the significance of the operating model was identified as the greatest barrier to success
April 17, 2015
Professionals on the Move – April 19, 2015
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
April 15, 2015
Thomson Reuters Releases New ONESOURCE Global Trade Solution
With workflow management tools, the system facilitates information exchange between a corporation’s trade team and their logistics, compliance, finance, and strategic planning departments.
April 15, 2015
Focus on Risk Management Helps Companies Achieve Better Growth
While 73 percent of executives feel outside risks are on the rise, companies are generally not meeting these increased risks with improved risk management. Only 12 percent of responding companies demonstrated qualities that marked them as true risk ...
April 11, 2015
Professionals on the Move – April 13, 2015
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
April 10, 2015
Redefining Financial Success: Americans More Focused on Retirement, Children’s Education
More than twice as many U.S. adults cited having enough money for a comfortable retirement (28 percent) and providing their children a debt-free education (23 percent) as the best indicator of financial success than did owning a home.
April 10, 2015
Majority of CFOs Dissatisfied with Their Company’s Budgeting Process
This widespread dissatisfaction could be due to the fact that nearly 70 percent of finance leaders use a “last year plus percentage” budgeting technique, which is based on prior year figures plus a percentage to take into account planned business growth.
April 9, 2015
In Survey, 83% of CFOs Attracted to Consulting Careers
CFOs were asked, "In your opinion, how attractive is a career in consulting to senior-level accounting and finance executives?" Their responses:
April 7, 2015
Host Analytics Launches Cloud-Based Financial Modeling System
Modeling Cloud provides a bridge between operational and financial planning processes to help companies drive better organizational alignment and achieve greater business agility.
April 2, 2015
Stock Market IPOs Drop by Half in First Quarter 2015
The decrease in IPO activity was particularly felt among middle market companies (companies with market caps between $10 million and $2 billion post IPO) which saw only 27 IPOs in Q1 2015, compared to 62 in Q1 2014. Moreover, if annual IPO activity ...