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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is planning to raise billions of dollars from banks and insurance companies by changing the tax rules for dividends they get from Canadian firms.

Companies that went public before the slowdown in the IPO and SPAC markets have been having trouble complying with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

IOSCO is encouraging the development of a more global assurance framework for sustainability-related corporate reporting.

The cash-like instruments have garnered hundreds of billions of dollars since the banking crisis began.

A look at challenges and opportunities faced by accounting researchers in contributing to the world of academia and business.

The board proposes modifying IFRS 9 to deal with assets with environmental, social and governance features, as well as electronic payment systems.

Almost half of North America's biggest institutional and wholesale investors worry they'll face legal consequences if they consider environmental and social factors, as the political backlash against ESG broadens.

This handful of elements is critical to effectively and profitably serving clients environmental, social and governance needs.

A marked increase in staffing shortages at auditing firms has resulted in significant setbacks to complete issuers' financial disclosures, S&P said in a report.

Another market meltdown, and another costly lesson for ESG, as hundreds of funds bought into the doomed bank.

Businesses are using environmental credits, allowances and offsets to help meet greenhouse gas reduction targets, but the accounting rules around them are murky at best.

The Treasury Secretary defended the extra investment in the IRS, arguing it is already paying off and that taxpayers are getting "drastically improved customer service this year."

Plus, Clarus Solutions rebrands to Arvo Tech, adds new leaders and upgrades; E&Y working with IBM on ESG; and other accounting technology news.

An inside look at current climate change disclosures and responding to SEC staff comments.

Deloitte announced the launch of GreenLight Solution, an enterprise decarbonization Software as a Service (SaaS) solution.

Companies are getting ready for the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize the climate-related disclosure rule it proposed last year.

The vote was 50-46 to end a rule that allows retirement plans to weigh climate change and other environmental, social and governance issues in their investment decisions.

More global companies are doing sustainability reporting, but multiple standards and frameworks are getting in the way.

New data from Fidelity Investment shows disparate reductions in account balances for IRAs and employer-sponsored retirement plans last year.

The AICPA and the University of Oxford will jointly offer a new executive management program in sustainability for accounting and finance professionals.