Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance
Roadmap for Reporting By Jennifer Sharrow, Esq. Businesses, get ready. The federal government is implementing new reporting requirements that will bring even the smallest businesses under the purview of […]
An Uphill Climb Dan Moriarty was among the participants in the recent IRONMAN competition that wound its way through many Western Mass. communities. The president and CEO of Monson Savings […]
Calling for a Recount By Kara Graves, CPA On Feb. 23, 2023, the Department of Labor, the IRS, and the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp., in conjunction with the Employee […]
Sound Investment By Hub International Financial wellness is no longer just being a nice thing for employees or a way to help recruiting and retention — it’s an important […]
Firm Resolve Julie Quink says she’s often asked about the name of the company she now leads with her partner, Deborah Penzias. And that’s understandable, given that neither one […]
Beyond the Paycheck Allison Ebner called it “a little bit of a wavy ocean at the moment.” She was referring to the shifting calculus within companies of what benefits to […]
Checks and Balances By Mark Morris About a year into the pandemic, banks found themselves in a strange position. When the federal government pumped stimulus and Paycheck Protection Program […]
And If There Is One, How Will It Affect You? By Barbara Trombley, CPA It seems as if we have been waiting for a recession for quite a while […]
Marking a Milestone It’s called the ‘Founders Room.’ This is a small conference room at Holyoke-based Meyers Brothers Kalicka featuring a table that can comfortably seat six or seven people, […]
Avoiding a World of Hurt By Encharter Insurance If you are an employer in Massachusetts with one or more employees, workers’ compensation is a mandatory business-insurance coverage. An employer […]
Perfect Storm Inflation ebbs and flows in unpredictable ways. The insurance world is certainly finding that out — and so are customers seeing their auto-insurance bills. “Auto insurance hasn’t kept […]
Branching Out At a time when a bank’s customers can conduct business from anywhere with a few clicks, dramatic branch expansion may seem outdated. But it’s not, Ali Zaidi said, […]
Details, Details By Matthew Nash, CPA The implementation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) new lease accounting standard, ASC 842, presents a major challenge for companies that produce […]
Forward-looking Statements Matt Garrity says it was a few years ago, when he was established in his role as executive vice president and chief lending officer at Premier Financial […]
The Goal Is Efficiency Financial reporting isn’t all about profits. Not-for-profit entities can also benefit from implementing formal accounting processes. From preparing budgets and monitoring financial results to paying […]
