The new lease accounting standards will make financial statements more transparent and comparable by requiring organizations to report operating lease liabilities on the balance sheet.  But will the lease accounting standards have other...

Two things to consider before adopting the Premium Allocation Approach under IFRS 17

Just over a year ago, on August 30, 2017, Aptitude Software and RevStream joined forces. We thought we would look back at the past year to see how the two companies have come together, what's in store for the Aptitude RevStream product and how...

You may see SOCs labelled by companies as, "SOC certification" and "SOC certificate", and we wanted to explain just why that term is incorrect. SOC (Service Organization Control) reports are not a certificate.

We recently released our Global IFRS 17 Readiness Assessment (GIRA) Q3 survey results which revisits our base of insurers to see how IFRS 17 projects have progressed since the first report was released in January of 2018.

With recent hacking scandals and general concern around security of information, we discuss SOC reports at a basic level. For those who need a broad understanding of the importance of SOC reports to their business, service providers, and...

How do you know what security controls and compliance features are essential, important, or perhaps unnecessary, when it comes to choosing your revenue recognition software service providers? SOC 1, SOC 2, SSAE 16, Type 1, Type 2, and soon SSAE...

 One of the challenges of being a part of a global company with many offices is building trust. Trust increases collaboration and helps us find solutions and deliver value faster. Having the opportunity to build commonalities and shared...

“The only thing that is constant is change.”

- Heraclitus of Ephesus

Within the ever-changing world of business, regulatory change stands out as particularly daunting to even the most experienced CFO. Time-bound, complex and often impacting...

This month we showcase a few finance rockstars we have met.