Along with initiatives around work from home and innovative use of telecom spectrum, incentives worth ₹48,000 crore for the electronics manufacturing sector will play a big role in reviving the economy reeling from the Covid-19 virus outbreak, said Union Minister for Electronics and IT and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad. In an interview with ET’s Surabhi […]
Archives for April 2020
Op-Ed: Get ready for the recovery of the 1%
Pedestrians wearing face masks walk past the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on March 18, 2020. Michael Nagle | Xinhua via Getty Images There were two important economic events on Thursday. The government reported that 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment, an all-time record. And the Federal Reserve announced a new program to […]
Is your business continuity plan ready for SEC scrutiny?
Granted, no advisors could have foreseen a pandemic. But business continuity plans are ranking high on the SEC’s must-read list as the commission continues its remote compliance reviews of RIAs for the duration of the outbreak. “Who could have predicted an event that would have impacted the entire globe simultaneously?” asked Lori Weston, a managing […]
Consulting with Employees about Workplace Change
We are going through strange and uncertain times, and you may need to make a major workplace change. Things are different now. They may never be the same again. The rules of Fair Work still apply! So it’s important to remember what the rules are (and yes they seem to be changing constantly at the […]
Morgan Stanley CEO recovers from coronavirus
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman, seen here in Davos, Switzerland, on January 2020, disclosed to employees that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, but has since recovered.Bloomberg News Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman has recovered from an apparently mild case of the coronavirus that the firm hadn’t previously disclosed. The chief executive is the highest […]
After coronavirus ordeal, advisor warns against ‘false sense of security’
The coronavirus dealt financial advisor Zachary Edwards about two weeks of body aches, fatigue, high fevers and a nasty cough — along with a four-hour trip to the emergency room. Even though he was sick, the Davenport, Iowa-based Waddell & Reed representative kept working and keeping in touch with clients as the economy fell into […]
Finding an e-commerce accountant who understands Amazon and Shopify
Accounting for online sellers is unique. Finding a good Amazon and Shopify accountant who understands those unique needs can be challenging. It is important to know the right questions to ask when interviewing accountants to handle the financials for your e-commerce business. I’ve come up with a comprehensive list of questions to help you in […]
Designing Your Social Distancing Strategy
Has the recent required social distancing and your recent work-from-home status left you feeling lost and uncertain about what to do and best practices as we all navigate a new normal? If so, you are not alone. Working from home can be challenging for anyone but even more so for those who have never done […]
Chloe Moran: Laptops and Love Hearts – coping with WFH
Now that I have reached the end of week four of working from home, I have been able to reflect on this time. There are things that I miss (colleagues) and things that I don’t (Thameslink). I am hopeful that after this strange period of uncertainty with lots of unexpected change, we will see the […]
Zoom Taps Ex-Facebook CISO Amid Security Snafus, Lawsuit
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