19 Nov
Member News

Berkowitz Pollack Brant | 2026 Inflation Adjustments to the Tax Laws

By Tony Gutierrez, Director of Tax Services, Berkowitz Pollack Brant The IRS released the annual inflation adjustments to more than 60 provisions of the tax code. Taxpayers will use these figures when filing their 2026 federal income tax returns in 2027. Income Tax Rates The income individuals use to determine how much tax they pay each year increases in 2026. However, unless taxpayers’ income rises significantly from the prior year, they will likely remain in the same tax bracket. • 37% for income...

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18 Nov
Member News

PKF O’Connor Davies | A CFO’s Lifeline: Mastering the 13-week Cash Flow Forecast

By Eric Gelb, CPA, Partner and Joe Marchese, CTP, Partner, PKF O'Connor Davies Key Takeaways: • A 13-week cash flow forecast supports short-term liquidity management and operational planning. • Identifying liquidity opportunities helps improve cash flow stability and flexibility. • Collaboration with financial advisors helps uncover opportunities and manage risk effectively. Many are familiar with the 13-week cash flow forecast as a critical tool during periods of financial stress — whether in the context of a business restructuring, turnaround or a looming liquidity shortfall....

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18 Nov
Member News

IPTI | Property Tax in the News – November 2025

IPTI’s usual monthly newsletter - the “President’s Message” - contains, inter alia, some summarised news articles from around the world. This IPTI publication - “Property Tax in the News” - contains some of the more interesting news articles concerning property taxes in North America and Europe which is where many of our members have a particular interest. Links to these and more, similarly summarised, articles - from North America, Europe and around the globe - can be found in...

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17 Nov
Member News

Trepp | Chief Economist’s Weekly Watch – November 17, 2025: Fed Views, Delinquency Dynamics, & Loss Severity

By Rachel Szymanski, Chief Economist, Trepp Last week’s big headline was the government reopening, but questions remain about its impact and the timing of key data releases. Here are three things to watch this week... Fed Views & Government Data Situation With government releases still in flux after the shutdown, the most reliable signals this week come from the Fed. The October Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes and a dense roster of speakers will shape the conversation. Some divergence in Fed views...

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17 Nov
Chapter News

Council of the EU | EU budget for 2026: Council and Parliament reach agreement

The Council and the European Parliament have agreed on the EU’s annual budget for 2026. Next year’s budget will focus on delivering Union priorities and dealing with ongoing challenges. It will boost competitiveness, strengthen Europe’s defence readiness and preparedness, provide support for humanitarian assistance and address migratory pressures. At the same time, the budget safeguards the flexibility to react swiftly and effectively to unforeseen needs and crises. The 2026 budget amounts to €192.8 billion in total commitments and €190.1 billion in total payments. €715.7 million has been kept available this...

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17 Nov
Chapter News

European Commission | Autumn 2025 Economic Forecast shows continued growth despite challenging environment

The European Commission's Autumn 2025 Economic Forecast shows that growth in the first three quarters of 2025 outperformed expectations. While the strong performance was initially driven by a surge in exports in anticipation of tariff increases, the EU economy continued to grow in the third quarter. Looking ahead, economic activity is expected to continue expanding at a moderate pace over the forecast horizon, despite a challenging external environment. This year's Autumn Forecast projects real GDP to grow by 1.4% in the EU in 2025 and...

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17 Nov
Chapter News

Council of the EU | Council adopts new EU law to speed-up handling of cross-border data protection complaints

Today the Council adopted new rules to improve cooperation between national data protection bodies when they enforce the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in order to speed up the process of handling cross-border data protection complaints. The measures adopted will streamline administrative procedures relating to, for instance, the rights of complainants or the admissibility of cases, and thus make enforcement of the GDPR in cross-border cases more efficient. Main elements of the new EU regulations • Admissibility: The requirements for the admissibility...

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17 Nov
Member News

Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar: Tangled up in Tariffs

In this week’s Roar: Difficult times for planning, a positive Red Sea update, steady operations at the Port of Long Beach, the strength of Asia-Europe trade, and accelerated AI adoption due to tariffs. For the moment, tariff-related headlines have quieted. However, ongoing tariff drama and a pending Supreme Court decision continue to have an impact. A significant challenge is how difficult long-term planning has become for importers and carriers. For example, many retailers stocked up early to avoid holiday surprises, but forecasts show import...

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14 Nov
Member News

CLA | Operationalizing AI Governance: How Technology Powers Responsible AI

Strong governance lowers risk, accelerates progress, and makes it easier to show results to leadership and regulators. Responsible AI becomes real when workflows, data, and evidence live in one place. A modern governance environment turns policies into daily routines. The goal is simple — make it easy for financial services teams to do the right thing and easy for leadership and examiners to see it. Make the AI inventory your control center Start with a centralized catalog of AI use cases and models....

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14 Nov
Chapter News

ECB | Resilient banks through effective supervision: a pillar of Europe’s competitiveness

Keynote speech by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the ECB Forum on Banking Supervision 2025 It is a pleasure to deliver the last keynote speech of this year’s banking supervision forum. Over the past two days, we have discussed what resilience means in times of challenge, complexity and disruption – and why resilience should be broad based. As the Chair mentioned yesterday morning, broad-based resilience is...

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