LIC New Jeevan Shanti (Plan 858) is new pension plan launched by LIC in the year 2020. New Jeevan Shanti is non-linked, non-participating, individual single premium deferred annuity plan. This plan is launched on 21st October, 2020. Few days’ back LIC has launched LIC Jeevan Akshay VII plan (Table 857). At the time of launching […]
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How Can a Bookkeeper Help My Business?
Owning and operating a business is just as rewarding as it can be taxing. With juggling day-to-day operations with building business strategies, it can feel inundating to remember to keep up to date with bookkeeping tasks. Are you considering the value of hiring an outsourced bookkeeper? We provide three answers to the question, “how can […]
UBS revamps benefit offerings, unveils new Morningstar partnership
Wealth management giant UBS added new benefit offerings on Thursday aimed to improve employees’ personal finances, including a partnership with Morningstar and other vendors to address student loan debt, retirement and overall financial wellness. The offerings will be added to the existing UBS Workplace Wealth Solutions platform — launched in January — which received a […]
FINRA: Zoom arbitration hearings could be here to stay
After further postponing in-person hearings due to the coronavirus pandemic, FINRA may make video conferences a permanent option for arbitration cases. “I think Zoom is here to stay in some capacity,” Laura McNamire, regional director of FINRA Dispute Resolution Services, said Oct. 21 during a virtual panel at PIABA’s annual meeting. “It’s something that we […]
Employers to lose accounting talent if incentives aren’t applied
As businesses seek to cut expenses during the pandemic, retaining talent within a firm can be a challenging task – particularly for the accounting industry looking to preserve its professionals now in high demand. “We have observed that accounting and finance professionals most value working environments with a supportive employee culture, where they feel valued […]
My Election Bet with Barry Ritholtz + How to make your first venture capital investment
This week on the pod, Josh talks to Barry Ritholtz and gets the rules straight for their 2020 election bet – who will win, what will happen afterwards. Plus, venture capital is now a $500 billion asset class, but gaining access to the top VC funds is pretty much impossible for ordinary investors and even […]
Gauging risk assessment and response processes
How auditors assess and respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, including the risk of fraud, is a critical component of audit quality. New research supported by the AICPA’s Assurance Research Advisory Group provides analysis about auditor risk assessment and response processes based on engagement teams’ real-world experiences with their clients. The […]
Fidelity buys LGIM’s £5.8bn personal investing arm
Fidelity has acquired Legal & General Investment Management’s UK Personal Investing business which manages £5.8bn in assets for 300,000 clients. The company says the deal, for an undisclosed sum, will double the number of D2C customers using Fidelity’s expanding Personal Investing business. Fidelity Personal Investing currently has 280,000 customers with £20.3bn assets under management. The […]
Introducing Osome: the next-gen corporate services provider
Think back to the last time you visited the office of your corporate services provider. What’s the first thought that comes to mind? A room full of cabinets? Files? Paper? Osome, a Xero Platinum Partner with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, prides itself on having a paperless office from day one. […]
Uber and Lyft face setback in case to reclassify workers, but it’s far from over
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., listens during a panel discussion at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber and Lyft must comply with a preliminary injunction requiring them to stop classifying drivers as independent contractors pending […]