This week on the podcast – it’s the season finale of the Compound Show! We’ll be back this summer with something big, everyone’s hard at work behind the scenes building something new. For now, I just want to say thanks for listening, rating, reviewing, sharing, commenting and making this show a part of your weekly […]
Archives for April 2021
Myanmar has become a global flashpoint as violence escalates. Here’s what to know
A protester stands near a burning makeshift barricade during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon. STR | AFP | Getty Images Myanmar has descended into chaos as protestors show no signs of backing down against the Feb. 1 military coup that ousted the democratically elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, the […]
Myanmar has become a global flashpoint as violence escalates. Here’s what to know
A protester stands near a burning makeshift barricade during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon. STR | AFP | Getty Images Myanmar has descended into chaos as protestors show no signs of backing down against the Feb. 1 military coup that ousted the democratically elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, the […]
What you missed in wealth management: March 26 to April 2
This week, Captrust announced record new assets in 2020, Avantax bought fintech GuideVine Technologies, and Morningstar found that portfolio diversification paid off for investors during last year’s market drop. Here’s what else happened over the past week in wealth management.
GAO: Guidance for single audits should be more timely, responsive
The timing and content of key yearly federal guidance provided to single audit practitioners needs to be more responsive to auditors’ input and needs, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress. In a Report to Congressional Committees, the GAO called on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement appropriate […]
Advisor gone missing: A $10 million disappearance and the people left behind
Ex-financial advisor Chris Wayne Burns’ truck was found about six months ago in a parking lot with copies of three cashier’s checks. He wasn’t in it. Meredith Brown, his wife at the time, filed a missing person report with the police on Sept. 25, after using OnStar to track down his vehicle. The SEC had […]
Bankers want power lunches and less machismo in new post-COVID era
Pam Hendrickson took work calls while waiting to give birth at a New York hospital three decades ago, helping to sort out a problem at Chemical Bank from her labor room. Since then, she’s watched colleagues drag themselves to the office when they should be home sick. Now, the vice chair of investment firm Riverside […]
This accounting firm will let staff choose start times — and clock off early in the summer – MarketWatch
PwC has told its U.K. based staff they can spend around half their working hours at home after the COVID-19 pandemic ends — and clock off early on Fridays during the summer. The accounting giant said it expects its 22,000 employees in the U.K. to spend an average of 40–60% of their time working with […]
This accounting firm will let staff choose start times — and clock off early in the summer – MarketWatch
PwC has told its U.K. based staff they can spend around half their working hours at home after the COVID-19 pandemic ends — and clock off early on Fridays during the summer. The accounting giant said it expects its 22,000 employees in the U.K. to spend an average of 40–60% of their time working with […]
Legacy QNAP NAS Devices Vulnerable to Zero-Day Attack
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