Investments

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.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new hedge accounting standard is prompting some companies to adopt the standard ahead of the Jan 1, 2019 effective date, though many companies are still not using hedge accounting at all.

The Prince of Wales’ Accounting for Sustainability project and the International Integrated Reporting Council intend to promote sustainability reporting and integrated reporting at the World Congress of Accountants that’s set to take place in Sydney, Australia in early November.

Whether you’re at a Big Four firm, a regional firm or a sole practitioner, you have the potential to be a rainmaker.

Touting figures may give companies a short-term boost, but often leads to a long-term drop.

Steven Henning allegedly defrauded investors out of $2 million by claiming to have entered into multi-million-dollar intellectual property deals.

Harvard University’s $39.2 billion endowment has reached a record value. So did Yale. And Brown. And Dartmouth.

Tax advantages for bonds funding private hospitals and sports stadiums survived last year’s tax overhaul thanks to an eleventh hour compromise. The securities may be headed for a decline anyway.

The International Integrated Reporting Council has tapped a former global managing partner at McKinsey & Company as its new head.

Corporate America isn’t using the Trump tax cuts to gorge shareholders with stock buybacks and dividends — despite the prevailing narrative.

The IRS estimates alternative minimum tax filings will decrease to 1 million from 10 million as a result of the law.

A new survey by the Center for Audit Quality shows some signs of slippage in public attitudes toward audits and investing.