IA gets behind Bless.(Investment Adviser promotes child welfare charity)(Brief Article)

On May 23, 2000, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held a roundtable on regulation of investment advisers. Chairman Levitt opened the roundtable with a keynote address, followed by a series of panel discussions moderated by officials from the SEC's Division of Investment Management. Topics of the roundtable ......

From pairs of socks to affordable housing to fund-raising galas, the franchise community shows it's all heart. When notes went home to parents of the students of the Primrose School childcare franchise in Cary, N.C. asking for donations to the annual "Socks for Sharing" drive, that franchisee never expected this: ......

The Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA) announced it will launch a new campaign with a goal of raising at least $100,000 by collecting one million pennies during its 2007 fund raising initiative called "One Million Miracles." COTA's Saturday initiative campaign was launched in 2006 and raised more than $100,000 to ......

The American Institute of CPAs emphasized the need for reform of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to focus on activities giving rise to investment adviser fraud and abuse--namely, holding clients' funds or securities for investment purposes or recommending and selling securities to the same client. In testimony before the ......

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation that would modernize a number of existing securities laws by eliminating many duplicative federal and state registration regulations. The Securities Investment Promotion Act of 1996 (S 1815), introduced by Senators Phil Gramm (R-Tex.), Alfonse M. D'Amato (R-N.Y.), Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), Richard H....

HEADNOTE Credentials, Time Commitment Among Considerations of Offering PFP Services IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 CPAs who provide tax and other financial services already possess many of the requisite skills to provide personal financial planning services. And the trustworthiness and competency inherent in the CPA brand-our status as the trusted adviser-gives CPAs ......

CPAs who provide tax and other financial services already possess many of the requisite skills to provide personal financial planning services. And the trust-worthiness and competency inherent in the CPA brand--our status as the trusted adviser--gives CPAs a competitive advantage as financial planners. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Further, as financial illiteracy reaches ......

"Building a succession plan typically takes three steps. In the first, the business undergoes an overall assessment to identify problems and opportunities that need to be addressed in a comprehensive succession initiative. Next, develop a compatible plan and make a commitment to implementation. And, finally, remember that succession planning is ......