Frank Gargano

1 week ago | benefitnews.com | Frank Gargano

Mental health has become a dominating presence in employee benefit discussions, as new entrants to the workforce face higher levels of burnout, rising healthcare costs and stagnating benefit packages. Employers that are drafting new suites of benefits are wondering how to take the first step towards change.

1 week ago | bondbuyer.com | Frank Gargano

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Municipals have been up and down President Donald Trump's on again off again tariff announcements, but issuers and investors alike remain confident that the market is still ripe with opportunities. Yields fell across the board in secondary trading on April 29, with yields on 2-year munis at 2.92%, 3.36% for 10-year munis and 4.4% for 30-year munis.

2 weeks ago | accountingtoday.com | Frank Gargano

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The contentious 150-hour rule — the number of college credit hours required to sit the CPA exam — has been a sticking point in the profession since it became the standard in the 1990s. With an ongoing talent crisis, uncompetitive salaries and rising education costs further weakening the inflow of new professionals, is the end of the rule the first step to changing the tide?

2 weeks ago | americanbanker.com | Frank Gargano

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Heading into May, bankers are looking at top issues from April such as the resurgence of fintechs buying banks, the ongoing fallout from Synapse's bankruptcy proceedings, an increasing number of bots attacking banks and more. For the previous month's host of top headlines, click here.

2 weeks ago | americanbanker.com | Frank Gargano

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Going into May, bankers are up against a host of industry changes such as mass layoffs at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., a major data breach at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the glimmer of enforcement action from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and more. Click here for the top banking news in March.