Investments

Analysts are more likely to highlight the negatives instead of the positives, according to new research.

Higher rates tend to be a good thing for the state and local government bond market, a haven for investors looking for income that’s exempt from federal taxes.

Renaissance Technologies, the giant hedge fund founded by billionaire Jim Simons, looks like it has created the premier individual retirement account.

The software company will be folded into the firm's technology consulting division.

As the U.S. government shutdown continues, one potential consequence of it threatens to disrupt the supply of T-bills.

Complicated corporate tax planning tactics can produce uncertainty about taxes, in addition to the basics of company operations and finances.

An all-star lineup of economists is endorsing a plan to combat climate change.

There’s no lack of optimism among officials who hope to jump-start local economies, thanks to a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

CPA financial planners share their favorite moves for kicking off the year right.

A city task force has restored nearly $40 million in unreconciled cash accounts that was driven largely by duplicate debt service entries.

The Top 100 Firm is adding a pair of municipal advisory businesses in a three-way merger.

A longtime stalwart of the Financial Accounting Standards Board is now on the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board.

Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires public companies to undergo annual audits of the adequacy of their internal controls over financial reporting, appears to be supported by investors who want newly acquired companies to be audited as well, according to a new study.

New IRS regs on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act throw the industry some curveballs.

The commodity-trading firm is being investigated by three Singaporean agencies more than three years after a whistle-blower questioned the company’s accounting.

For some hedge fund investors, President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul adds insult to the injury from poor investment performance.

The cryptocurrency is pegged to a fiat currency like the U.S. dollar or to assets like gold.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board published its long-awaited set of industry-specific standards at the London Stock Exchange.

ASU 2018-16 lets hedgers use the SOFR Overnight Index Swap Financing Rate.

The Internal Revenue Service unveiled proposed regulations Friday for what Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says could be a $100 billion investment opportunity for real estate and businesses in distressed areas.