On the move: New England CPA Society names first board

Plus, Kaufman Rossin launches a PE practice; Centri announces promotions; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

Plus, Kaufman Rossin launches a PE practice; Centri announces promotions; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.
Good morning, Nina Lindholm here with the Europe Wire from the London newsroom. We start the week with business services, as EQT’s Matthias Wittkowski tells me why the firm is betting on the testing, inspection, certification and compliance industry. We also discuss EQT’s plans for Intertek, a TICC business the PE firm recently agreed to…
As the Trump administration takes action to reduce its reliance on China, economists warn the cost for Europe and the U.S. to decouple from the country would be astronomical, and in some ways, completely unrealistic. A new EY-Parthenon analysis calculated that the U.S., Eurozone, and UK would need to collectively invest an additional $23.6 trillion…
In October 2025, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta (META 2.79%) announced plans to build a 2-gigawatt data center. By July 2026, that data center’s capacity had been upgraded to 5 gigawatts. Meta isn’t the only company building huge data centers; Space Exploration Corporation (SPCX 5.41%) is leasing out AI computing power from what it calls Colossus I…
A Republican senator whose vote is needed to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general said that the two sides haven’t yet reached an agreement that would secure his support ahead of a key vote on the nomination Thursday. Processing Content “Fake news alert: there is no ‘deal’ on Blanche nom,” John Cornyn of Texas posted…
Estate-planning attorneys often hear some version of the same request: “We just want something simple.” The request makes sense. Clients can feel overwhelmed by legal terminology, tax rules, fiduciary structures, family dynamics and the emotional weight of planning for death, disability, divorce or beneficiary vulnerability. They may also worry that complexity means higher fees, more…
Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF (PJP 0.30%) offers concentrated U.S. pharma exposure, while iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ 0.42%) provides a more diversified, lower-cost global approach with higher assets under management and dividend yields. Investors seeking exposure to the medical sector often choose between broad global baskets and targeted industry funds. This comparison examines how a concentrated…