With hundreds of companies holding their earnings conference calls on the same day, it is hard to keep up. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is the trump card for analysts and investors to capture alpha in Earnings Season. Every quarter, the couple of weeks that constitute Earnings Season continues to afford substantial opportunities to harness alpha, but with hundreds of companies holding their earnings conference calls on the same day, analysts and investors are left with no choice but to prioritize...

Not only is the crypto and blockchain sector developing dynamically, but the related regulations are as well: On 1 October 2021, the German Crypto Asset Transfer Regulation (Kryptowertetransferverordnung – ”CATR“) issued by the German Federal Ministry of Finance came into force. The regulation intends to improve the traceability of the transfer of crypto assets. To date, crypto assets could be transferred largely anonymously. The legislator therefore assumes these transfers involve an increased risk of money laundering, terrorism funding and other criminal...

The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep its members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes in the USA and Europe. IPTI has put together below a selection of articles from IPTI Xtracts; more articles can be found on its website (www.ipti.org). UNITED STATES Colorado: Property tax rates poised to skyrocket in coming years, report by business group finds Coloradans are facing massive property tax increases in the coming years due to...

NYC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO ADD $138 MILLION TO 2022 REVENUE Highly strategic and complementary financial services acquisition Enhances presence and capacity in key markets and expands service offerings for existing and prospective clients. Adds $138 million in annual revenue. Expected to be immediately accretive with a contribution to adjusted EPS of $0.10 in 2022 after eliminating impact of transaction and first year integration costs. Acquisition supports CBIZ's growth strategy and capital allocation priorities and will be discussed further on...

Leveraging Data Analytics to Enhance Cryptocurrency Investigations With the Netflix series “Squid Game” becoming a global phenomenon, many businesses are attempting to ride on the hype and the crypto market is no exception. Launched in late October 2021, the Squid Game crypto project gained instant popularity, and its value (SQUID) rose by more than 23 million percent, from just over a cent to $2,861.80 in three days1. Although the Squid crypto had plenty of red flags, including bizarre spelling and...

Key Insights Fair compensation levels and flexible work arrangements can give you a better chance of attracting and retaining talented workers. The pandemic brought insecurity that gave the upper hand to organizations offering stability and reassurance to employees. Providing a strong culture may help develop a workforce more adaptable to situations like a pandemic. Leaders that offer new challenges and diverse opportunities are more likely to keep their employees interested and engaged. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, when business owners...

Editor's Note: Organizations continue calling for a comprehensive federal privacy law, and U.S. states continue trying to fill the void by proposing their own such laws. The latest states to do so include Mississippi and Vermont. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state attorneys general, and private litigants continue litigating, using the mélange of privacy laws available to them, including Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In litigation, defendants have seen some...