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Cryptocurrencies fair value accounting.

FASB (Finally) Backs Fair-Value Accounting for Cryptocurrency Assets

Cryptocurrencies fair value accounting.

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts don’t exactly seem like rule-following types. In fact, defying convention likely makes up much of crypto’s appeal for many digital-token owners. Pesky things like accounting standards probably don’t even show up o...

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Eco-friendly investing with a torn bag

BlackRock Facing Political Pressure from Both Sides Over ESG

Eco-friendly investing with a torn bag

Perhaps it’s the curse of being the world’s largest asset manager, but it seems like BlackRock just can’t win when it comes to ESG investing. No one is shedding any tears for an investment firm with $8.5 trillion in assets under its control...

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C-Suite: Into the Metaverse

Virtual reality users with CMO in metaverse

If you’re not familiar with the metaverse, imagine melding real life with The Sims video games. What may be the first allusion to the idea appeared in the 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash by American author Neal Stephenson. The book’s...

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U.S. Government Officials Move to Curb Money Laundering

Lawyers on a classic Riverboat with heavy clouds in background

This year, America said goodbye to its favorite money-laundering family with the final season of the Netflix drama “Ozark.” The Byrde family – Wendy, Marty, Charlotte and Jonah – introduced casual viewers to the art of washing drug dealers’...

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Puppeteer's control, strings of power

Report Says Big Polluters Shield CEO Pay from Climate Incentives

Puppeteer's control, strings of power

Forget about hearts or stomachs; the way to achieving a company’s ESG goals runs through the CEO’s pocketbook. It’s a popular line of thinking, anyway. Making CEOs’ compensation dependent on their companies reaching environmental, social an...

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