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• Wolf Named Boston Business Journal Best Places to Work for Second Consecutive Year

  April 28, 2012

  Wolf & Company is proud to be named by the Boston Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work in Massachusetts, for the second consecutive year. Wolf has received a number of accolades this year, including those for strong revenue growth and as a "Top Firm in New England", however recognition as one of the Best Places to Work, based on an anonymous survey by our employees is particularly gratifying.

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• Jean Joy Discusses Community Bank Mergers in Boston Business Journal

  April 27, 2012

  Jean Joy shares her insights about community bank mergers in the Boston Business Journal's article "Smaller banks seen caught in merger cross-hairs". The article appears in the April 27 - May 3 BBJ.

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• College Planning & Management Features Data Security Article by Jerry Gagne

  April 27, 2012

  Most universities seek to instill in their employees a strong commitment to being as welcoming, accommodating and helpful to students, parents and outsiders as possible. But this culture is exactly what con artists and hackers can exploit to gain access to the systems and privileged information that they covet. This practice, which is referred to as “social engineering,” seeks to use people’s behavior, including their desire to be helpful, curiosity or even greed against them, and, more importantly, your institution.

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• Wolf Featured on 2020 Women on Boards Website

  April 17, 2012

  Look for Wolf in the spotlight section of the 2020 Women on Boards website (www.2020wob.com). Wolf is proud to be a sponsor of 2020 Women on Boards, a non-profit conducting a campaign to increase the percentage of women on U.S. corporate boards to 20% by 2020. The campaign redefines good corporate governance and gender diversity standards—and believes that diversity of thought is essential to good corporate governance. 2020 Women on Boards focuses on educating all people about the importance of this issue.
  

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• 403(b) Audits: Lessons Learned by Wills and Carideo Featured on University Business Website

  April 11, 2012

  Read about the problems and challenges higher ed institutions encounter with retirement plans, in an article by Wolf's Lisa Wills and Tony Carideo. Their article appeared on the University Business website.

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• WolfPAC Upgrades Core Platform

  April 6, 2012

  Wolf is proud to announce that our leading Enterprise Risk Management software solution WolfPAC has introduced a significant upgrade to the core platform. This enhancement allows clients to continue to remain current with all regulations, and to meet the ongoing challenges that impact the financial institution sector.

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• Wolf Named One of the Region's Fastest-Growing Companies for Third Consecutive Year by Boston Business Journal

  April 4, 2012

  Wolf is proud to announce for the third consecutive year the Firm has been recognized as a Pacesetter by the Boston Business Journal for strong revenue growth. As a Pacesetter Wolf is recognized as one of the region's fastest-growing privately held companies, based on a three year growth rate of 10%.

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• Wolf Ranks #5 in New England by Accounting Today

  March 24, 2012

  Wolf & Company is proud to announce that Accounting Today has ranked the Firm #5 in New England, based on revenue. In addition, Wolf ranked #8 on Accounting Today's "Beyond the Top 100: Firms to Watch", and was previously recognized as one of the "Best Accounting Firms to Work For." Accounting Today is one of the country's leading publications covering the accounting profession.

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• Top 5 IT Security Threats Presented by Jerry Gagne at EACUBO Annual Workshop

  March 23, 2012

  The Eastern Association Of College And University Business Officers' (EACUBO) 2012 Annual Workshop was held on March 21-23, 2012. Jerry Gagne, CPA, CISA, Director of Risk Management Services & Member of the Firm at Wolf spoke about the Top 5 IT Security Threats.

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• Effective ERM: The Roadmap to Operational Efficiency by Mike Cohn Appears in Banking NY

  February 29, 2012

  Risk management used to be a “trial by fire” method of operation. You wait for something to happen and clean up the mess when it does. Today’s world of on-demand information, market fluctuations, and constantly evolving computer vulnerabilities requires a much more proactive approach. Enterprise risk management (ERM) helps business leaders control risk and make decisions swiftly. The challenges for any risk management system stem from complexity in maintenance and coordination. Each new regulatory mandate adds a new project initiative and the integration and maintenance of these new project initiatives usually involves little synchronization. By instituting an ERM program, you will have set the framework for evaluating uncertainties, thereby managing threats and providing opportunity to build value for your institution. A structured ERM program provides a holistic view of the institution’s business opportunities and risk profile, with the goal to minimize operational losses while maximizing returns on new business ventures.

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