To fight the rising menace of online fraud by cyber crooks resulting in consumers losing money, Paytm Payments Bank — which houses the Paytm e-wallet — has handed over 3,500 numbers to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), the ministry of home affairs (MHA) and CERT-In, the cybersecurity agency. It has also filed a […]
Archives for January 2020
Porsche’s first Super Bowl ad since 1997 features car chase with its all-electric Taycan
Porsche will return to Super Bowl advertising for the first time since 1997 with a 60-second commercial that features the German brand’s all-electric Taycan sports car. Screenshot Porsche is returning to the Super Bowl with its first ad since 1997 — a 60-second car chase that features the German brand’s all-electric Taycan sports car. The automaker […]
CAIT seeks probe into business models of 16 online platforms, e-commerce firms
A traders’ association has urged the government to probe the business models of 16 technology startups and ecommerce companies, including Flipkart, Amazon, Zomato, Swiggy and Oyo, arguing that incurring huge yearly losses and earning revenue were not healthy business practices. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) wrote to commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday, […]
How you can help your clients cope with a forced retirement
Welcome to Retirement Scan, our daily roundup of retirement news your clients may be talking about. How to help clients cope with a forced retirementSeniors who are forced to retire earlier than planned could put their financial stability at risk, according to this article from Motley Fool. To reduce the impact of a forced retirement, […]
Habit Burger Grill plans to offer Impossible plant-based patty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Habit Restaurants Inc (HABT.O), known as the Habit Burger Grill, plans to put a plant-based meat patty from Impossible Foods Inc on its menu in the second half of this year as a limited-time offering. The agreement would put a third plant-based meat producer on the map among YUM! Brands […]
Avalara adds 17 new app integrations – Accounting Today
Avalara has added 17 new certified integrations to accounting, enterprise resource planning, e-commerce, point-of-sale, mobile commerce and customer relationship management software applications. Aptean Intuitive ERP is an enterprise resource planning solution designed for manufacturers in repetitive, high-mix production environments and regulated industries like electronics, medical devices and aerospace. Bolt is a checkout app for online […]
Creative Planning grabs Texas firm on way to goal of doubling 2019 AUM growth
Rapidly growing RIA Creative Planning has inked its first deal of the year — an early step in its 2020 goal of doubling last year’s $10 billion growth. With its purchase of Stratford Consulting, which has $618 million in client assets, Creative Planning also expands its Texas presence. “Dallas is a very big market, but […]
Weekend Reading for Financial Planners (Jan 25-26)
Executive Summary Enjoy the current installment of “weekend reading for financial planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the industry news that lawmakers are recommending the Federal Trade Commission investigate Envestnet’s Yodlee over its data-sharing practices, raising concerns that the anonymized data they sell might still potentially be pieced back together by data buyers […]
Why audit firm leaders need to practice what they preach
Firm leaders can improve audit quality by modeling the behavior they say they value, according to a new study performed with the backing of the AICPA Assurance Research Advisory Group. For example, if firm leaders work 80-hour weeks even though they encourage work/life balance among their employees, audit quality may suffer, according to the research, […]
LV= revamps critical illness cover after adviser feedback
LV= has made significant changes to its Life and Critical Illness insurance following feedback and suggestions from financial advisers. The company’s CI cover now includes 87 conditions and the number of full payment conditions has increased from 44 to 49, with much of the focus on improving family cover. Full payment options include brain injury […]