Deloitte gets Acne
Deloitte has acquired Acne, a Swedish creative agency that designs marketing and advertising campaigns for companies such as Ikea, H&M, Spotify, Telenor and Max in Europe.
Firms on the move: Eide Bailly calls for ‘Resourcefullness Award’ nominees
Boomer Consulting honors those ‘Bridging the Gap’ at annual Summit; Anchin Private Client wins NYSSCPA’s Family Office Cup; and more news from CPA offices across the country.
People on the move: Grant Thornton admits 39 partners
GT and RSM add flurry of national and regional leaders; BDO promotes eight; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.
AICPA extends due date for comments on employee benefit plan audit standard
The American Institute of CPAs has extended the comment period for its proposed standard for ERISA plan audits for another 150 days.
Measuring the right marketing metrics
Calculating ROI on a firm’s efforts starts with picking the appropriate statistics.
PCAOB sees continuing problems with broker-dealer audits
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a report Friday calling attention to high deficiencies among auditors of brokers and dealers.
KPMG, EY and PwC leaders speak out on Charlottesville
KPMG chairman and CEO Lynn Doughtie, Ernst & Young chairman and CEO Mark Weinberger, and PricewaterhouseCoopers U.S. chairman and senior partner Tim Ryan are weighing in on the protests in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend, denouncing the bigotry and hatred on display.
Trump ends business councils as CEOs turn against president
Donald Trump said he’s disbanding two advisory groups of American business leaders, after CEOs quit this week as the president faced blowback for failing to sufficiently condemn white supremacists.
Practice Engine Software now offers fee financing with QuickFee
Clients can obtain a loan from the payment portal company, while the firm gets paid in full.