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A look inside the growing demand for assurance services for ESG reporting.

Having a positive impact on society is more than just making the world a better place; it also makes good business sense.

A group organized by the United Nations has already come up with a global framework of sustainability standards.

Biden's infrastructure plan calls for an expansion of tax credits for low-income housing, energy-efficient buildings and renewable energy, and that could boost the finance industry's options.

On Earth Day, many family-run businesses are ahead of corporate America when it comes to environmental, social and governance practices, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Gamification and the ease of using apps with access to complex financial instruments presents substantial risk.

Finance leaders are in a pivotal position to be even more strategic partners to leaders across the enterprise.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s increasing scrutiny of special purpose acquisition companies and guidance on how to account for warrants are slowing deal activity for firms.

Bernard Madoff’s death in prison doesn’t change much for his victims, many of whom are still waiting to be made whole.

The Manhattan investment adviser defrauded his A-list clients of more than $19 billion in history’s largest Ponzi scheme.

A conservative think tank is throwing its support behind proposals long associated with progressives like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders: taxing stock trades and breaking up Wall Street investment banks.

Other issues take precedence over environmental, social and governance issues for many finance execs, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey.

The move is aimed at helping pave the way for a potential international standard-setter for ESG accounting.

Investors would face a 0.1 percent tax on each sale of stocks, bonds and derivatives under a Democrat-led proposal aimed at curbing risky trading behaviors.

Plug Power Inc.’s accounting errors sent shares of the fuel-cell maker plunging on Wednesday, dragging down its peers.

The International Federation of Accountants convened a meeting of leaders of accounting organizations to advance sustainability reporting as momentum builds worldwide for consistent environmental, social and governance reporting.

It’s not just $1,400 checks. Here’s what advisors need to know about other financial perks in the massive stimulus package.

Calculating land and building values for tax purposes is a critical step toward maximizing your available tax deductions from depreciation.

Roth conversions and backdoor Roths ease COVID financial pain for wealthy earners this tax season

Global organizations that set corporate reporting standards failed to keep pace with the ESG boom, opening the door to greenwashing, mispricing and bubbles, according to one such group.