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  • Maria Tsennykh, Ph.D., is a principal at CLA in New York. She has more than 17 years of experience in valuation, forensics, litigation, investigations and audit, including serving as an expert witness and 11 years at a Big Four firm. In addition, having worked on two continents, she combines her economic, accounting, corporate finance, valuation and investigation backgrounds to advise clients on a variety of complex circumstances in the U.S. and internationally. Her experience includes damages analysis, assessment of corporate governance practices and internal controls, business and intangible assets valuation, and international arbitration advisory. She also regularly directs large-scale financial investigative assignments including forensic accounting investigations, financial fraud investigations, financial reporting investigations, white-collar crime investigations, corporate governance investigations and investigations involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

    August 10
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  • During the recent banking crisis, both businesses and wealth management clients moved their money out of banks. Commercial deposits have since recovered, but those in wealth accounts continue to decline amid fierce competition from both inside and outside the banking system.

    August 9
    Bank of America - Hancock-Whitney - Fifth Third
  • Two advisors from the RIA space shared why they took a risk and moved abroad — and what they learned from it.

    August 9
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  • Between conflicting data points and countless buzzy 'best practices,' it's easy for advisory firms to get caught up in the weeds on the elusive business booster.

    August 9
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  • The Wilmington, Delaware, bank announced this week that it had purchased Bell Rock Capital. WSFS' management says that legal troubles involving that investment advisory firm's founder won't affect the transaction.

    August 9
    WSFS Financial Corporation is a financial services company. (Delaware-USA). Taken at Philadelphia (PA) USA on Nov 28, 2022.
  • Alejandro M. Agenjo is a Madrid-born engineer, psychologist, and entrepreneur whose passion is understanding people and improving communities and their systems. He was named one of the top social entrepreneurs in 2019 for his ed-tech startup seeking to detect students' strengths and learning styles to improve learning and future opportunities. Today, he's the proud co-founder and CEO of Erudit, an AI SaaS empowering executives with real-time workforce insights to drive better decisions and to build healthier work communities.

    August 9
  • CG Advisory Network's move comes less than a month before the transition of clients from TD Ameritrade is scheduled to take place.

    August 9
    Charles Schwab Corp. signage is displayed on the door of an office building in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Charles Schwab Corp. reported earnings per share for the first quarter that beat the average analyst estimate, with 443,000 new accounts, the highest quarterly level in 18 years, chief executive officer Walt Bettinger said in a statement. Photographer: Christopher Lee/Bloomberg
  • Compliance experts warn that financial advisors should prepare for new requirements relating to ESG, custody, cybersecurity, private funds and many other issues.

    August 9
    SEC headquarters, Bloomberg News
  • Erika Duncan is a human capital consultant at UHY Advisors.

    August 9
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  • With proper entity-based planning and tax strategies, risks to HNW assets may be minimized — or avoided entirely.

    August 9
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    Chamberlain Hrdlicka, Trusts & Estates Practice Group