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Archives for October 2020
Quilter reports Q3 recovery in net inflows
Wealth manager Quilter has reported a year on year rise in assets and a modest recovery in inflows. Assets under Management and Administration (AuMA) were £109.5 billion at the end of September compared to £108.2m in Q3 2019. Year to date net inflows were £1.2 billion compared to £0.2bn in net outflows in 2019. Third […]
Accounting firm’s bottom line is blue and gold: 7 principals and dozens of staff are FIU Business grads – FIU News
Previously, GEMRT’s leaders were members of two small firms that started to think about the best way to move forward. Each firm recognized that as accounting firms evolve into multidisciplinary consulting practices with strong technology components, the need to scale the practice became a stronger pull. Yet in contemplating a merger, they saw that finding […]
Accounting firm’s bottom line is blue and gold: 7 principals and dozens of staff are FIU Business grads – FIU News
Previously, GEMRT’s leaders were members of two small firms that started to think about the best way to move forward. Each firm recognized that as accounting firms evolve into multidisciplinary consulting practices with strong technology components, the need to scale the practice became a stronger pull. Yet in contemplating a merger, they saw that finding […]
Amazon employees can work remotely through June 2021
The Amazon headquarters sits virtually empty on March 10, 2020 in downtown Seattle, Washington. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Amazon recommended all employees in its Seattle office to work from home, leaving much of downtown nearly void of people. John Moore | Getty Images Amazon will allow employees who can work from home to […]
Diversity and inclusion: Tips for moving the needle
Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, CPA, CGMA, believes it’s time for the accounting profession to build on its focus on creating ethnic diversity and making an earnest effort to promote inclusion. Ellison-Taylor, the vice chair of the AICPA National Commission on Diversity and Inclusion, said the accounting profession through its recruiting processes has improved in attracting diverse people […]
Buy stocks now or after the election?
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William Blair expects to pursue a ‘hybrid’ work arrangement
William Blair expects to pursue a “hybrid” staffing model combining in-office and remote work, Chief Executive Officer John Ettelson said. The investment bank’s businesses are all functioning well with about 90% of employees at home during the pandemic, Ettelson said Monday at SIFMA’s annual meeting, held virtually this year. William Blair, with roughly 1,500 workers […]
FASB proposes 3 targeted lease accounting changes – Journal of Accountancy
FASB issued a proposal Tuesday that is designed to improve three targeted areas of its lease accounting guidance. The proposed amendments are designed to represent FASB’s commitment to take timely action based on what the board learns during its post-implementation review process of major standards, FASB Chair Richard Jones said in a statement. “In this […]
FASB proposes 3 targeted lease accounting changes
FASB issued a proposal Tuesday that is designed to improve three targeted areas of its lease accounting guidance. The proposed amendments are designed to represent FASB’s commitment to take timely action based on what the board learns during its post-implementation review process of major standards, FASB Chair Richard Jones said in a statement. “In this […]