1+ week, 2+ day ago   (148+ words) Mike De Stefano has taken the helm at RKL; The Bonadio Group named Cailee Medina its new chief human resources officer; Rea appointed Tory Spadafora its first-ever chief growth officer; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (266+ words) Confronted by a chronic talent shortage, fee compression and ever-increasing workloads, more U.S. accounting firms are turning to offshore talent. In earlier columns I've talked about the payoff from offshoring when it's done patiently and correctly. But there are some things…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (399+ words) Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS More in this Section Statement on Proposed Rescission of Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment Advisers Act Sixteen years ago, the Commission adopted Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment Advisers Act (“Advisers…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (317+ words) The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a proposal to rescind its “pay-to-play” rule that prohibits investment advisers from providing compensated investment advisory services to a government client for two years… Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (156+ words) It has been 40 years since the Commission last significantly updated its transfer agent rules.[1] In 2015, Commissioners Luis Aguilar and Dan Gallagher warned that the rules were already “anachronistic” and out of sync with industry practices.[2] They urged that critical reforms…...

3+ week, 21+ min ago   (447+ words) Accounting base salaries inched up again over the past year, while bonuses for lower-level employees decreased. Accounting Today and its parent company Arizent conducted our third annual salary survey, collecting responses from accountants from firms of all sizes regarding their…...