BKD merges in Ledgeview Partners

BKD CPAs & Advisors, a Top 20 Firm based in Springfield, Missouri, is adding Ledgeview Partners, a marketing and customer relationship management consultancy in Appleton, Wisconsin, effective March 1. The deal is the latest in a string of mergers for BKD. Just last week, the firm announced a merger with Bankers Assurance, a regulatory compliance firm in Little Rock, Arkansas. […]

5 Finance Tools High-Growth Companies Need to Scale

Modern startups are more decentralized than ever and they’re moving at lightning speed. As companies grow, finance and accounting teams need to choose the right tools with which to scale the company. Shutterstock But now that some employees are splitting time between home and the office, while others are working from home for good, how does your financial team keep […]

Energy giant Shell to end partnership with Russia’s Gazprom as Ukraine conflict intensifies

The central processing plant for oil and gas in Salym, Russia, Feb. 4, 2014. Salym Petroleum Development is a venture between Shell and Gazprom Neft. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shell said Monday it is ending an “equity partnership” with Gazprom, a Russian state-owned energy company, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues. Shell said it’s selling a 27.5% stake […]

IFAC partners on anti-money laundering, accrual accounting

The International Federation of Accountants teamed up with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales on the latest installment of an educational series aimed at combating money laundering, and launched a new site dedicated to helping government entities adopt accrual accounting in partnership with other groups. “Installment Seven: Virtual Assets” is a continuation of “Anti-Money Laundering: The Basics,” […]