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While the vast majority of senior executives remainconcerned about the impact financial regulatory reform will have on theircompanies, half indicated a sweeping revamp could eventually be a "netpositive" according to survey from Big Four firm KPMG.

Private sector jobs increased by some 32,000, accordingto the monthly employment report compiled by payroll processor ADP and economicconsultancy Macroeconomic Advisors.

Just because women now make up 50 percent of the workforce doesn’t mean they are on equal footing with men. In fact, many women are still judged on a dusty stereotype – that they can’t control their emotions. A new book looks at this phenomenon and offers women reasons to hold back the tears in the workplace.

IMGCAP(1)]Compliance reporting may not be a top-line revenue driver, but it certainly impacts overall corporate valuation. Unfortunately, that impact is net negative for most companies.

Global business consulting and internal audit firmProtiviti Inc. released a new version of its Governance Portal for InternalAudit, adding a synchronization management engine that allows auditors to workeven when they are disconnected from the network.

Xcentric, a technology consultingconcern for CPA firms has rebranded its Gray Matter hosting services offeringto Xcentric Cloud Network.

Two weeks after the Securities and Exchange Commissionleveled fraud charges against banking concern Goldman Sachs, the financialgiant is said to be mulling settlement talks with the regulator, according to Fox Business Network.

The International Federation of Accountants and ThePrince's Accounting for Sustainability Project have entered into a memorandumof understanding to support the role of global accounting in developingsustainable organizations.

The American Institute of CPAs and the FinancialAccounting Standards Board announced that the following have been named to thePrivate Company Financial Reporting Committee: George Beckwith, CPA, controllerof National Gypsum Co., in Charlotte, N.C.; Stephen Bodine, CPA, an audit andaccounting principal at LarsonAllen, LLP, in Minneapolis; and Steven D. Lords,CPA, CFO of Martin-Harris Construction in Las Vegas. The PCFRC is part of abroader initiative by the AICPA and FASB to improve the standard-settingprocess and the financial reporting needs of privately held enterprises.

Phil Shane, an accounting professor at the University of Colorado, was recently appointed to a year-long research fellowship with FASB to build bridges between the standard setting world and academia.