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XCM, which makes cloud-based workflow solutions, released several new products and product enhancements at its 2018 Xchange XCM user conference, held in Austin. XCM has updated its XCMscheduler, and released XCMapi and XCM Analytics as a Service, a new interactive visual data analytic service offering benchmark data and insights from XCMworkflow. The new version of […]
In his 2008 book, “Strategy and the Fat Smoker,” David Maister wrote that we often (or even usually) know what we should be doing in both our personal and professional life. We also know why we should be doing it and often how to do it. Figuring all that out is not too difficult. What […]
IT has moved from a back-office concern to a key component of a firm’s future success, says consultant Gale Crosley.
The shakeup at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board continued with the announcement Tuesday that Claudius Modesti, director of the PCAOB’s Division of Enforcement and Investigations, will be leaving at the end of the month. Modesti served for 14 years at the PCAOB. He is the latest of a series of officials whose departures have […]
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards announced on Thursday that it will launch a new scholarship program with XY Planning Network, an organization dedicated to connecting fee-only financial advisors with Gen X and Gen Y clients. XYPN plans to cover the cost of the CFP exam for its approximately 660 members who do not […]
Samsonite International SA, the world’s largest branded-luggage maker, tumbled the most since 2012 after short-seller Blue Orca Capital questioned the company’s accounting and corporate governance. Samsonite concealed slowing growth with debt-funded acquisitions and inflated profit margins with dubious accounting linked to its takeovers, Blue Orca, founded by former Glaucus Research Group research director Soren Aandahl, […]
In the movie “No Time for Sergeants,” a real oldie, Andy Griffith sees an officer who is also a woman. He has been taught to see and respect the uniform and not the wearer of that uniform. When his friends comment about the woman’s figure, he says he doesn’t see a woman — all he […]
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation takes effect Friday, and it could affect accountants and auditors, along with their clients, in the U.S. Under the GDPR, any company that gathers, monitors or manages the personal information of EU residents will need to make drastic changes in how it gets and stores the data. Companies […]
Abundant energy; ‘I wouldn’t go too high;’ maximum mileage from stolen IDs; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Spokane, Wash.: Jin Chul “Jacob” Cha, 41, of Tustin, Calif., has been sentenced to 51 months of prison to be followed by three years of court supervision after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government […]
The consultants at ConvergenceCoaching work with countless accountants and business experts every year – and whenever they hear of a book that’s had an impact, they add it to their growing list of useful reads that they recommend. When co-founder Jennifer Wilson offered to share the list with our readers, we jumped at the chance […]
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