DENVER (from the CFP Board) – Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board), the professional regulatory body for the almost 55,000 professionals holding CFP® certification, announced today that it has named Kevin R. Keller, CAE, as its chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2007. He replaces Don I. Tharpe, Ph.D., who has served as interim CEO since November 2006.
Mr. Keller comes to CFP Board with considerable organizational management expertise, particularly in the area of certifications for financial professionals. Previously, Mr. Keller served for 16 years at the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and served for the last seven years as senior vice president and chief operating officer. At AFP, Mr. Keller had management responsibility for programs and services for the 16,000-member organization. He led the organization’s strategic planning process and enhanced and grew the Certified Treasury Professional credential.
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Recruiting takes on the look of marketing.
by Rick Telberg
On Careers
If you think finding and keeping good people is tough in the finance and accounting business, then you probably haven’t been reading the papers… or listening to clients.
Today, all businesses on a global scale, are reporting labor shortages. The shortage in professional talent is undermining growth opportunities across the globe, according to a survey of nearly 32,000 employers across 26 nations by the Manpower staffing agency. Some 29 percent of employers worldwide say they would be hiring more professionals if they could, and about the same number are also paying higher salaries than a year ago.
Other reports suggest that India, typically considered as the first choice in outsourced professional talent, is facing a looming crisis in talent, which could push the next wave of outsourcing into China. Maybe the world really is flat.
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E-mail newsletters are one of the most important sources for business information and advice for small and midsize businesses, according to survey results published by Cambridge, Mass.-based Bredin Business Information. As reported by AICPA Custom Media… READ MORE →
What do small-business clients worry most about when it comes to taxes?
The National Federation of Independent Business offers a few clues. Among all the provisions of the Federal Tax Code, small-business owners most frequently turn to tax practitioners for:
1. Depreciation,
2. Methods of accounting,
3. Amounts subject to self-employment tax,
4. Capital gain and losses, and
5. The Alternative Minimum Tax.
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Survey Finds Employers Form Opinions of Job Interviewees Within 10 Minutes
MENLO PARK, CA [Robert Half Finance & Accounting] — Hiring managers often know whether they might hire someone soon after the opening handshake and small talk, a new survey suggests. Executives polled said it takes them just 10 minutes to form an opinion of job seekers, despite meeting with staff-level applicants for 55 minutes and management-level candidates for 86 minutes, on average.
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The number of returns prepared by tax professionals was running 5.4% ahead of last year through April 6, according to the IRS.
In all, tax practitioners had handled 44.2 million returns, out of the 61.3 million filed.
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Three categories-wired and wireless switching, routing, and networking products will see US$1.9B spent this year, says AMI study
New York, NY [AMI-Partners] – Wired and wireless switching, routing, and networking products are the top three fastest growing IT areas among U.S. small businesses (1-99 employees) this year. These three categories will account for about $1.9 billion, up 13% from 2006, according to a survey by New York-based Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, Inc.
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