Financial Planning

A trio of lawmakers in Congress have introduced a bill in the House that would modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to make clear that appraisers of employee stock ownership plans are not fiduciaries under ERISA.

Workday vice president Mark Nittler explains why so-called "bolt-on" business intelligence offerings are soon to be replaced by embedded analytics.

Americans in their sixties are taking more money out of their IRAs than those who are older, according to a new report.

CPA-based wealth management firm Hewins Financial Advisors has teamed up with accounting firm Wipfli LLP to introduce Cue Wealth Management Solutions, a strategic partnering system for CPA and registered investment advisor firms.

Members of Congress have introduced several bills this week to keep student loan interest rates from doubling in July.

Intacct has unveiled Flex Reporting, a new tool designed to allow strategic CFOs to manage performance, look at financial metrics -- particularly accounting measures-- and performance related information unique to an organization.

KPMG has launched KPMG Link Cost Projector – Online, a Web-based version of its global mobility budgeting software, designed to serve international HR and finance departments.

The Internal Revenue Service has published 2010 statistics on foreign trusts indicating an an increasing interest in foreign investment by U.S. taxpayers, and the impact of changes made in 1996 to information reporting requirements.

The two genders may be very different (and vive la difference, as the French would say), but not when it comes to their retirement expectations and preparations, according to a new survey.

Check out the digital edition of the May 2013 issue of Accounting Today.