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Joining the ranks of top-tier colleges and universities to offer fully digital master's programs, the University of Miami School of Business has recently announced the launch of its online Master of Science in Finance degree, set to debut January 2015.

Audit and tax firm KPMG and Junior Achievement USA (JA) recently unveiled a redeveloped digital curriculum—complete with new technology and software—for the JA Finance Park program, as a means of increasing financial literacy in middle and high school students.

The CPA Consultants' Alliance has launched a new survey to collect information on succession planning in order to determine how partners in CPA firms view their firm’s ability to address the succession of their partners as they approach retirement.

As the world becomes more and more interconnected, an emphasis on global awareness in education is bound to increase. Recognizing this, the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) and PwC US have launched a new curriculum called Economics of Globalization.

The IFRS Foundation announced a free-of-charge online quiz today, available for both students and educators alike. The quiz tests participants on their knowledge of the use of the IFRS, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), as well as the Standards themselves.

Payroll giant ADP is planning to issue a new quarterly report examining different trends in the U.S. workforce.

As of October 1st, 2014, Indian citizens and permanent residents wishing to take the Uniform CPA Examination may do so in designated Middle Eastern countries, according to a statement made by the AICPA, NASBA, and Prometric.

The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation revealed the Alan Barry Accounting Lab last week, in recognition of generous donations made by Class of '66 graduate Alan H. Barry to his alma mater.

As the world starts to rely more and more on digital data, a fertile job market has emerged for those who will analyze and report on those statistics. In response to this, St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, has formed a new bachelor of business administration degree program in accounting and data analytics.

The AICPA said in its Sept. 24 letter that it “strongly supports” the IRS’s effort to develop standards allowing for electronic signature. However, stricter methods of achieving these means were urged