We know it’s not enough to just create really #beautiful accounting software – we also need to teach you to use it. Spending time educating yourself on Xero can help you get time back once you’ve built up your confidence. You probably know by now that when you have a question about Xero, Xero Central […]
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Cetera to pay $8.6M as SEC disclosure cases leave lasting impact
Upfront And Ongoing RIA Compliance Obligations Of State Vs SEC-Registered Investment Advisers
In the United States, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) are required to register in one of 2 ways: with the Federal government (namely the SEC) or with one (or more) state securities regulatory agencies. While SEC-registered RIAs are governed by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (and its associated regulations), state-registered RIAs are subject to the […]
PFS Festival – All the award winners
Leeds-based The Private Office has scooped the Personal Finance Society’s Chartered Financial Planning Firm of the Year. The company beat off stiff competition to win the coveted award last night at the PFS Festival of Financial Planning. Actress and comedian Sally Phillips presented the awards during a ceremony at the Festival being held this week […]
How to Catch Up on Your Bookkeeping
Are you worried about catching up on your bookkeeping as the year comes to an end? If it’s any consolation, you are not the only one. You’re supposed to update your books consistently throughout the year, but few small businesses and individuals actually do that. Still, you can catch up in time if you’re smart […]
How a heart attack improved my business
In July 2021 I had a heart attack that nearly killed me! It’s not the first “near death” experienced our family has endured but it was definitely a wake up call for me. The worst part of the 10 days in ICU wasn’t all the invasive testing, nor the uncertainty of what was happening, […]
Avantax’s parent to adopt its name, spin off TaxAct for $720M
‘It ruined everything’: Buy now, pay later drives Gen Z into debt
FCA prosecutes 5 over alleged £1.2m investment fraud
The Financial Conduct Authority is prosecuting five people for involvement in an alleged £1.2m ‘binary options’ investment fraud between 2016 and 2020 and an attempted cover up in 2022. Cameron Vickers, Raheel Mirza, Opeyemi Solaja, Reuben Akpojaro and Taheer Sardar have all been charged. Cameron Vickers, Raheel Mirza, Opeyemi Solaja (also known as Opeyemi Olaja) are […]
PFS Festival – Consumer Duty ‘tougher’ than TCF
The new FCA Consumer Duty will be much tougher than the previous Treating Customers Fairly regulatory principles, the FCA’s director of consumers investment Therese Chambers told Financial Planners in a keynote speech at the two-day Festival of Financial Planning which got under way today. Ms Chambers said the financial services sector must appreciate that the new […]