Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Wednesday he believes there’s enough Covid immunity protection across the U.S. population that, even as the highly transmissible delta variant circulates, the country is unlikely to experience a situation nearly as dire as previous points in the pandemic. “I don’t think it’s going to be a raging epidemic across […]
Archives for 2021
ASB addresses agreed-upon procedures for asset-backed securities
A new statement of position issued Wednesday by the AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) addresses the effects of changes to the attestation standards on agreed-upon procedures related to rated asset-backed securities issued in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, when those engagements fall within the definition and scope of “third-party due […]
Google to tighten up financial ad rules from August
Google is to make it harder for non-FCA authorised firms to advertise financial products in the UK without advance verification. From August the global search company will change its UK advertising policy to require most financial advertisers to be verified in advance before they can advertise. There has been widespread criticism from the FCA and […]
Recognizing Financial Survivorship Guilt And Strategies To (Help Clients) Cope
Executive Summary Survivorship Guilt is the experience of emotional distress that can result after having survived a traumatic event when others did not. These feelings can have an adverse effect on behavior, such as reduced motivation and irritability, and when left untreated, can manifest in much more serious and harmful behaviors, including suicide. Given the […]
Managing third-party risk in a connected world
Recent world events have accelerated digital transformation programmes in organisations of all sizes and sectors. As businesses create more connected products, integrate new technologies or enter new partnerships, they need to ensure they are not exposing their data and systems or their clients’ data to cyber risks, says Paul Kenealy, co-founder & managing director at […]
Overcoming the barriers to global IoT connectivity: How regional operators can reap rewards from IoT
It is exhilarating to be involved in an innovative and fast-paced technology sector with the potential to transform lives and disrupt business models, acting as a real global gamechanger. IoT is just that, says Nick Earle, CEO of Eseye. Its potential across a diversity of sectors from medicine to manufacturing and logistics to retail is immense […]
EOFY New Beginnings Series: Why this bookkeeper changed his small business to a franchise
Going it alone in small business is tough. There is a long list of reasons why many don’t make it past the first few years. It was then he decided to join First Class Accounts. Just a year on, Peter of First Class Accounts Moorooka, had a list of clients. His dream of small business […]
Mercer acquires AFI Wealth Strategies
In a deal taking advantage of its new custodial relationship with Raymond James, RIA aggregator Mercer Global Advisors acquired a high-net-worth practice. A. Farah Investments’ AFI Wealth Strategies (AFI), a Wisconsin-based wealth management firm with about $240 million assets under management, sold to private equity-backed Mercer, the parties said on June 23. While the firms […]
Next batch of ‘Dirty Dozen’ warns of personal info scams
In the second installment of this year’s IRS “Dirty Dozen” list, which highlights common tax-related scams, the IRS cautioned taxpayers to be on the lookout for deceptive schemes in the form of emails, text or social media messages, and phone calls (IR-2021-137). In what has become an annual ritual, the Service each year highlights 12 […]
Billion Dollar Roth IRA
5:30pm ET LIVE premiere today – Subscribe for the alert! Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts? On this week’s episode, Josh and Michael discuss the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►Rally Runs Out of Steam? – The S&P 500 Index hit a new […]