ThomsonReuters

APRIL 25, 2024

Guide your clients on when to start receiving Social Security benefits. Consider the overall financial picture to determine the optimal time to start receiving Social Security. This may involve establishing trusts , gifting strategies, or other estate planning tools. Keep abreast of tax changes. Delay Social Security.

Dividends 52

Dividends Start-ups Compliance 52

Audit Board

APRIL 7, 2022

One of the things that we’ve seen as we’ve explored that topic within my team is that you may start off thinking, ‘We have a risk that we’re not complying with regulations and what do we do about it?’ They’re just going to say, ‘thank you very much, stop wasting our time.’ Idle labor leads to delays in marine schedules.

Start-ups 98

Start-ups Compliance Banking Technology 98

Audit Board

APRIL 27, 2023

Objectively evaluating risks, analyzing and assessing processes and systems for efficiencies, doing spot-checks for as-yet-unknown issues, and keeping departments aligned and meeting business objectives are all important ways that auditors can bring value. Building the Internal Audit Team Start with building the internal audit team.

Compliance 52

Compliance Start-ups Technology Finance 52

Reynolds Holding

MAY 23, 2023

Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) during the Great Depression to stop the rolling banking panic by guaranteeing bank deposits. Bank runs stopped for almost 90 years, most banks were consistently profitable, failures were rare, and, as the FDIC proudly states, “no insured depositor has lost a penny.”

Banking 52

Banking Equity Start-ups Finance 52

M&A Leadership Council

JUNE 12, 2023

Mark Dickelman (MD): Start by understanding the value proposition of the deal itself. Anna Sherony (AS): Start by searching publicly available information on the target company before launching formal due diligence. Don’t just pick an automated tool to do this. First, true deal-stop or red-flag issues.

Start-ups 52

Start-ups Technology Compliance Banking 52

ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

These days, the number one concern of corporate tax departments is clear: keeping up with changing regulations. This includes proposals or transactions that were started and then stopped. Why technology is critical for DAC6 compliance. Adding to this complexity is a new set of European reporting requirements known as DAC6.

Technology 52

Technology Compliance Start-ups 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 12, 2021

I also start thinking about my passion, which is teaching, the spring semester to come, and the classes that I will be teaching, repeating a process that I have gone through every year since 1984, my first year as a teacher. I normally teach these classes, in person, every spring, starting late January/early February and ending early in May.

Corporate Finance 52

Corporate Finance Start-ups Finance Marketability 52

M&A Leadership Council

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Mark Dickelman (MD): Start by understanding the value proposition of the deal itself. Anna Sherony (AS): Start by searching publicly available information on the target company before launching formal due diligence. Don’t just pick an automated tool to do this. First, true deal-stop or red-flag issues.

Start-ups 52

Start-ups Technology Compliance Banking 52

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

That may reflect the concern that once a person or entity starts borrowing to fund its needs, it is easy to overuse debt, and risk its wellbeing in the process. An Optimizing Tool In my second and third data posts for this year, I chronicled the effects of rising interest rates and risk premiums on costs of equity and capital.

Equity 52

Equity EBITDA Start-ups Net Debt 52

Audit Board

AUGUST 1, 2023

Types of IT Cyber Threats Since a major component of any risk management methodology is the identification of risks — which can sometimes be the hardest part to get started with — we have identified some common IT cyber risks that all organizations should be aware of. This can have significant costs for organizations.

Technology 52

Technology Start-ups Compliance Marketability 52

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

Nevertheless, the frequency with which strategic acquirers are adopting R&W insurance as a potential tool is noteworthy, and it will require dealmakers of all stripes to weigh the utility of such policies, particularly in competitive situations. Antitrust agencies scrutinize tech transactions. Looking ahead to 2022.

Private Equity Firm 40

Private Equity Firm eCommerce Equity Marketability 40

Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As a result, in those few instances where the crucial work of the supervisory staff becomes public, it behooves us to ask whether the supervisory staff has the right kind of tools, resources, training and management and is subject to effective oversight by the full Board of Governors, in addition to the Vice Chair for Supervision.

Banking 40

Banking Start-ups Venture Capital Fund Equity 40

FE International

MARCH 23, 2022

For most businesses, the valuation benchmark debate stops there. Businesses that are 2 years old are the preferred entry point, and at 3+ years they start to receive more of a premium multiple. Eventually all software needs development to keep up with customer requirements or to grow the business further. 2) Product Lifecycle.

EBITDA 105

EBITDA Start-ups Business Valuation Marketability 105

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

That year, I computed these industry-level statistics for five variables that I found myself using repeatedly in my valuations, and once I had them, I could not think of a good reason to keep them secret. After all, I had no plans on becoming a data service, and making them available to others cost me absolutely nothing.

Dividends 98

Dividends Risk Premium Equity Book Value 98

Musings on Markets

JULY 14, 2021

Third, behavioral research indicates that as people are inundated with more data, their minds often shut down and they revert back to "mental short cuts", simplistic decision making tools that throw out much or all of the data designed to help them on that decision.

Start-ups 52

Start-ups Marketability 52

Internal Audit 360

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

What do you do to keep your finger on the pulse of the culture? We set out to consider some of the tips and tools for assessing and improving internal audit’s culture. Staff meeting are valuable tools (even when they are done on Zoom calls) for assessing the team’s culture. Elements of Internal Audit’s Culture.

Start-ups 75

Start-ups Banking 75

Audit Board

AUGUST 29, 2023

One of the great inhibitors of greater technology adoption among internal audit leaders is not knowing where to start. Easy Wins to Start the Digital Transformation Journey A good starting place is to identify available internal and external datasets. Excel contains some very effective analytical and graphical tools.

Technology 52

Technology Start-ups Compliance Finance 52

Internal Audit 360

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

What do you do to keep your finger on the pulse of the culture? We set out to consider some of the tips and tools for assessing and improving internal audit’s culture. Staff meeting are valuable tools (even when they are done on Zoom calls) for assessing the team’s culture. Elements of Internal Audit’s Culture.

Start-ups 52

Start-ups Banking 52

M&A Leadership Council

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Standardized Tools, Templates and Samples. In our view, it should be a true enterprise-level “end-to-end” process map that starts with strategy and targeting, continues through due diligence and completion of the transaction, and encompasses all phases of integration, transition, and optimization. A Resource Library or Knowledge Base.

Start-ups 52

Start-ups Technology 52

Audit Board

JUNE 8, 2023

While most companies are compelled to complete compliance audits because of regulatory agency requirements or contractual demands, clients should really approach compliance audits as a multi-faceted tool. Keep in mind that each type of compliance audit will have nuances, scopes, and procedures unique to that framework or regulation.

Compliance 52

Compliance Start-ups Technology Accounting Firms 52

Reynolds Holding

MAY 2, 2023

Much of the SEC’s work in updating rules is to keep up with today’s ever-changing technology and business models. Efficiency You probably are familiar with Alfred Winslow Jones, the father of hedge funds, who started the first fund strategy in 1949. The MFA’s clients are your members, largely investment advisers to private funds.

Treasury 45

Treasury Equity Marketability Banking 45

Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our communities safe, and to protect civil rights. It has the potential to be an indispensable tool to help identify, disrupt, and deter criminals, terrorists, and hostile nation-states from doing us harm. And I fear it’s just the start.

Technology 45

Technology Equity Marketability 45