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Remarks at the Investor Advisory Committee Meeting
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (571+ words) Before I continue, I must note the customary disclaimer that the views I express here today are my own as Chairman and do not necessarily reflect those of the SEC as an institution or of my fellow Commissioners. To begin,…...
Caseware rolls out Excel add-on, client request AI
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (284+ words) Audit and risk solutions platform Caseware announced new upgrades that allow users to bring the company's AI agents into Microsoft Excel as part of the most recent expansion of its Caseware Verity AI offering, first introduced in May. The company…...
Paystand agents now generally available
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (163+ words) Digital payments solutions provider Paystand announced the general availability of its agentic finance suite, which brings AI agents into accounts receivable, spend management and reporting on its B2B payment network. "Agentic finance does not mean giving software unlimited authority," Almond said....
Acquisitions could be solving the succession crisis, so why aren't they?
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (911+ words) An AICPA survey conducted in 2020 found that 26% of single owners and sole practitioners were planning to retire within the next five years. Today those partners have either hung up their hats and left a critical role to be filled, or…...
Why accounting firms should benchmark their hiring
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (805+ words) It's no secret that accountants love benchmarking. Internally, accounting firms benchmark their revenue per employee or productive hours against industry averages because benchmarking provides context. Yet few apply the same discipline to one of their biggest investments: their people. Recruiting…...
Statement on Proposed Rescission of Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment Advisers Act
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…...
The AI skills gap in accounting is structural, not technical
1+ week, 3+ day ago (408+ words) Since generative AI entered mainstream conversation, disruption has dominated the headlines. Will automation eliminate accounting jobs? Will finance teams get leaner, smaller and further removed from the strategic table? For many of us, AI has stopped being an isolated pilot…...
Using AI to decode client behavior
1+ week, 4+ day ago (813+ words) AI bots like ChatGPT are already widely used for drafting personalized emails, engagement letters, proposals and other client-facing content. But when used strategically, they can help CPA firms analyze client feedback, identify recurring concerns, understand changing expectations and spot patterns…...
Samsung plans up to $80 billion in shareholder returns after SK Hynix buyback
3+ week, 2+ day ago (246+ words) Samsung Electronics has announced a shareholder return package, marking a blockbuster week for shareholder returns among South Korea's chip giants following SK Hynix's share buyback. The company announced Friday that it expects shareholder returns to total between 90 trillion won and…...
Your clients' data belongs to your clients
3+ week, 4+ day ago (573+ words) Every accountant knows the first principle of the profession, even if it's rarely stated out loud: We work in service of the business owner. The financials we prepare and the insights we deliver exist to help someone else's business succeed....