Accounting

The CFA Institute has created a voluntary Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Code for the Investment Profession in the United States and Canada as financial firms wrestle with expanding a more diverse workforce.

How advisors handle tax advice for their clients can depend on how large their firm is.

The chairman-elect in 2022 is preparing to deal with the changes that come with a new presidential administration.

Adjustments to the organization’s sanction guidelines and procedural rules are the latest step in its ongoing enforcement overhaul.

The nonprofit's response to the scathing criticism of the Independent Task Force on Enforcement was to protect its own executives at the expense of benefiting investors, writes Allan Roth.

The SEC has tweaked certain accounting rules and is considering doing more.

Some clients may have to pay the money back if their jobs or salaries change.

The Dallas-based hybrid RIA has more than 100 reps, and, if they follow the chief’s exit, it would be the the No. 1 IBD’s largest loss since 2019.

Anyone can call themselves a wealth advisor these days. Here are credentials that count.

Outmoded, unpopular, a tad unsavory: the once-ubiquitous title is now out of favor.

Financial advisor Hannah Moore and more than 60 presenters are expanding access to instruction and networking for aspiring and underrepresented advisors.

NCCPAP’s Stephen Mankowski shares details from the service on filing date extensions and more.

The update is a step forward to being more inclusive of individuals who don’t identify as male or female.

The change will affect continuing education immediately and certification examinations starting in March 2022.

Keith Beverly, one of a handful of Black CFP-CFA holders, is pushing to mint more.

A fever-pitch argument over whether prices and wages will rise after the giant pandemic relief packages has split financial advisors into two camps.

Coronavirus put the Financial Planning Association’s volunteer program to the test.

Christine Kuglin started her journey to pass the test by thinking, 'Today is a good day to become a CPA.'

More than three-quarters of those who passed the test studied at least 10 hours-per-week, according to a recent study.

Like most financial instruments, special purpose acquisition companies present risks and rewards, and require due diligence from accounting firms to help avoid landmines.