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U.S. Banker January 2002 |
Trust Big Accounting Firms? Arthur Andersen, the huge accounting firm, hides behind legal technicalities to excuse itself for approving Enron's financial statements. Rather than working for shareholders and investors as it is supposed to, Andersen seems to have done whatever Enron's management wanted it to... |
CIO June 1, 2003 Christopher Koch |
Postcards from an Ethical Wasteland When it comes to ethics, former Arthur Andersen consultant Barbara Toffler says culture is more powerful than individuals. |
CFO February 1, 2003 Ed Zwirn |
The Second Six: Ready to Step Up? The largest of the Group B accounting firms are facing new challenges and enjoying new opportunities. |
Entrepreneur October 2002 C.J. Prince |
Big Shots Are your chances of landing a big accounting firm following Enron down the drain? |
CFO January 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg |
After Andersen Surviving the Demise: Perhaps the saddest aspect of the whole debacle has been its impact on Andersen's respectable employees as they try to move into new jobs. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2002 John S. McClenahen |
Goodbye To GAAP? Probably not. But Enron's collapse makes changes in financial regulation likely... |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2005 Rich Smith |
Andersen Innocent? Think Again. Despite the reversal of its conviction, Arthur Andersen is still far from coming out clean. |
Salon.com February 7, 2002 Terry Greene Sterling |
Arthur Andersen and the Baptists Enron's auditor is no stranger to accounting disasters -- including one of the largest religious foundation bankruptcies in the history of the U.S.... |
U.S. Banker April 2002 Mark Bruno |
Broken Affair? Banks, as most companies, have enjoyed close relationships with their accountants for decades, and have been becoming more and more dependent on them for a variety of services, often far removed from auditing their books. Now those relationships are being called into question... |
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 |
Professional Services: Auditors Applaud, Consultants Cope New regulations will boost both the hours put into audits and the fees paid. Low-cost competition and fewer new technologies will hold back consulting. |
Knowledge@Wharton January 29, 2003 |
Lawyers and Accountants Can Expect Curbs and Compromises in New SEC Rules Recent rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to curb the kind of legal and accounting shenanigans that toppled companies like Enron and Arthur Andersen are not as strong as the SEC first indicated they might be. But do they still have enough teeth to work? |
Entrepreneur November 2005 Jane Easter Bahls |
Shred Away? If your company doesn't have a document retention policy in place, ask your lawyer how to create one - then be consistent in following it. |
Wall Street & Technology February 15, 2007 Cory Levine |
Paisley Consulting Released Its Enterprise GRC Platform To help firms break down the barriers between audit, risk and compliance groups, Paisley Consulting released its Enterprise GRC (governance, risk and compliance) platform. |
U.S. Banker April 2002 Robert A. Bennett |
We've Learned Nothing Despite the Enron-Andersen scandal, little has changed, at least so far... |
CFO January 1, 2004 John Goff |
They Might Be Giants It's been nearly two years since Arthur Andersen went under and Sarbanes-Oxley was passed. Have the Big Four audit firms changed since then? |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Do High Consulting Fees Compromise the Independence of CPA Firms? Key components of the audit process---the independence and objectivity of auditors---may be eroding, according to some industry observers. |
CFO July 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan |
Bittersweet Victory Bittersweet vindication for Andersen alumni... Here's Looking at You... CFOs on the Move... |
Financial Advisor May 2007 Karen DeMasters |
Leader Of The Pack Arthur Anderson refugee Mark Felderman has built a financial advisory firm that's a billion-dollar boutique success. |
CFO October 1, 2002 CFO Staff |
And Justice for All? CFOs facing civil or criminal trials today might wish they had settled or done their time already... More than 80,000 U.S. employees of Arthur Andersen, which closed its doors on August 31, hit the job market this summer... etc. |
HRO Today April 2008 Andy Teng |
Leading the Charge Into a New Era As chairman of HR Business Process Outsourcing Buyers Group, the most important organization in the HR outsourcing industry, LeAnne Andersen is helping the industry mature in a way that serves employers and providers alike in a rapidly evolving marketplace. |
CFO Lori Calabro & Alix Nyberg |
The Global 100 The kingmakers, deal breakers, and power brokers that shape finance. |
PC Magazine March 2, 2004 Michael Cohn |
Honest Reporting at Toys "R" Us With antifraud law in place, nobody's playing games with financial reports. A case study of Toys "R" Us |