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The top U.S. securities regulator is delaying the launch of a wave of novel exchange-traded funds that would let investors wager on events such as elections and economic data.
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May 17, 2017
The Access to Audit Personnel Program will connect these researchers with 400 audit staff and managers at CAQ Governing Board firms: BDO, Crowe, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, PwC, and RSM. Now in the program’s fifth year, the CAQ and the AAA ...
May 17, 2017
More than 60 percent of the insurance companies are not prepared to implement a new auditing standard, according to a survey conducted by top 10 accounting firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly). The survey found that these organizations ...
May 16, 2017
A SOC 2 attestation focuses on an organization’s controls in areas such as operations and compliance. It is performed in accordance with AT Section 101: Attest Engagements, and this report is generally best suited for financial services, health care ...
May 15, 2017
Just how much weight do investors assign to revenues as distinct from earnings? New research in the June issue of Accounting Horizons, a journal of the American Accounting Association, finds this answer to vary considerably among five major business ...
May 15, 2017
The National Society of Accountants (NSA) has announced the latest courses in its series of ConnectED Webinars, which are approved for continuing professional education (CPE) by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Association of State ...
May 12, 2017
With the current break-neck pace of software and technology we can often overlook the fact that "the cloud" is really just outsourcing. The term "cloud" is simply a catch-all term for subscription-based services running on someone else's network.
May 3, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has announced new solutions to expand the Knowledge Coach offering, which is designed to help professionals accurately and effectively conduct preparations, compilations, review and audit engagements.
May 2, 2017
In a joint letter to House Financial Services Committee leadership, the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ), Council of Institutional Investors (CII), and CFA Institute today expressed shared opposition to any legislation that would erode Section 404(b) of ...
May 2, 2017
The exam for the Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations (CEIV) credential for fair value measurement is now available. It offers the opportunity for finance professionals to receive this credential from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) ...
April 26, 2017
The AICPA’s new framework will enable all organizations – in industries worldwide – to take a proactive and agile approach to cybersecurity risk management and to communicate on those activities with stakeholders. Two resources that support reporting ...
April 24, 2017
With over $783 billion in annual sales in 2016, the restaurant industry might seem like a no-brainer as an accounting firm’s industry vertical. However, without the ability to speak the language they need to hear, you might be missing out and be ...
April 24, 2017
Almost ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, risk management is evolving, shifting away from a purely protective mindset. In the old paradigm, risk was managed traditionally by the “second line” of defense in an organization.