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Archives for April 2021
Offensive acronym leads to GASB’s name change proposal
An offensive-sounding acronym led to GASB’s proposal Tuesday to change the name of the “comprehensive annual financial report” to the “annual comprehensive financial report.” The acronym for “comprehensive annual financial report” sounds like an ethnic slur that ranks among the most offensive terms in South African English. GASB issued an exposure draft, The Annual Comprehensive […]
AICPA names 2021 Accounting Doctoral Scholars – Accounting Today
The American Institute of CPAs has named four new Accounting Doctoral Scholars, recognizing current CPAs interested in becoming accounting professors. Launched in 2009, the Doctoral Scholars program has participants who attend an all-expenses-paid seminar that explores the requirements of a PhD in accounting and the teaching, research and service requirements of a college faculty member. […]
Powell: We’d rather clean up after a bubble than try to prevent one
Bank of America’s economists pull together some insights from Fed Chair Powell’s appearance on 60 Minutes this weekend. I thought this was the most interesting insight: Most Fed officials in recent years have endorsed an “asymmetric risk management” approach to potential asset “bubbles”: if bubbles are hard to identify and manage then allow them play […]
Hot chart: Top 500 US stocks added $2 trillion in market cap so far this year
via Finbold: Source: Top 500 U.S. companies add $2 trillion in market value amid a pandemic (Finbold)
Cashing in on Crypto: Your Guide to Crypto Payments and Accounting
The digital world is changing a lot. So, you’re probably wondering how to change with it, especially when it comes to your business. And, that may make you think about the latest buzz in finance—cryptocurrency. If you’re thinking about adding crypto payments to your business dealings, the questions can start stacking up. What is crypto? […]
#FASuccess Ep 224: Crafting A 5-Step Process To Add Value As A “Thinking Partner” for Clients, with Amy Mullen
Executive Summary Welcome back to the 224th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Amy Mullen. Amy is the President of Money Quotient, a company based in Portland, Oregon that has developed tools and training to help advisors have better and more meaningful conversations with their clients. What’s unique […]
10-year Treasury yield tops 1.69% ahead of key inflation report
The 10-year Treasury yield topped 1.69% early on Tuesday morning, ahead of the release of a key inflation report, due to come out before the opening bell on Wall Street. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.691% at 3:45 a.m. ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond climbed to 2.35%. […]
M&G Wealth hires acquisition director from Loyal North
M&G Wealth has appointed Tim Clark from Financial Planning and IFA network Loyal North to be its first recruitment and acquisition director. The moves comes soon after M&G Wealth axed the brand names of its recently-acquired wealth platform Ascentric and its advice business Prudential Financial Planning (PFP) to bring the businesses under the M&G Wealth […]
Why it’s time for community groups to uptake cloud accounting
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