For the first time in CCAB award history, Six Nations twin sisters, Dakota and Jesse Brant, of Sapling & Flint jewellery manufacturing chosen as dual recipients of CCAB Young Aboriginal Entrepreneur Award. Mohawk Turtle Clan Twins of Sapling & Flint jewellery manufacturing are 2022 CCAB Young Entrepreneur Award Winners Twin […]
Manhattanville and New York Institute of Finance forge new educational partnership
Manhattanville College and the New York Institute of Finance have struck a deal to collaborate in a long-term strategic partnership to offer business and financial education starting this fall. Through the New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) at Manhattanville College, students will be able to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s […]
Switzerland tests digital currency payments with top investment banks
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A general view of the building of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) in Zurich, Switzerland December 16, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register ZURICH, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Switzerland’s central bank has successfully used digital currency to settle transactions involving five commercial banks, the […]
Grant Thornton spotlights ESG progress with 2021 Sustainability Report | Business
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 14, 2022– Grant Thornton LLP has released its third annual sustainability report outlining the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives and progress. The 2021 Sustainability Report details Grant Thornton’s recent efforts in priority areas such as talent attraction, retention and development ― as well as employee health, […]
Federal probe into serial entrepreneur couple who cashed in on COVID testing boom
A serial entrepreneur couple who cashed in on the COVID testing boom are now at the center of a federal probe after being accused of fraud by customers who say they never received results or got negative test results via email before they had even taken the test. Longtime entrepreneurs […]
EU should ban energy-intensive mode of crypto mining, regulator says
Miners have pushed into countries with plenty of wind and solar power following China’s crackdown © Akos Stiller/Bloomberg A top EU financial regulator has renewed calls for a bloc-wide “ban” on the main form of bitcoin mining and sounded the alarm over the rising proportion of renewable energy devoted to […]
Professionals on the Move – January 2022
Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and hiring announcements in and around public accounting. Withum Introduces CEO-Elect Pat Walsh to Succeed Bill Hagaman Withum, a national top 25 accounting and advisory firm, announced at the recent State of the Firm meeting that Pat Walsh, Partner and […]
NineDot Lands Carlyle Investment for New York Battery Projects
David Arfin, a pioneer of rooftop solar power in the U.S., is developing a dozen basketball court-sized electric battery sites in New York City with a recent investment from Carlyle Group Inc. CG -1.31% Carlyle bought a stake in Mr. Arfin’s company, NineDot Energy, as it expands into the market […]