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The Motley Fool
August 30, 2005
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KPMG Escapes an Ugly Death While consulting firm KPMG avoided the worst-case scenario, it still has many challenges ahead. Its $456 million settlement will mean less investment in its business, as well. In other words, KPMG will be an even weaker No. 4. In today's post-Enron climate, that's the cost of doing bad business.   |
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. |
BusinessWeek
June 12, 2006
Dawn Kopecki |
It Looks Like Fannie Had Some Help Major players on the Street may be tied to the fiasco at the mortgage giant Fannie Mae. |
BusinessWeek
February 13, 2006 |
Defining the Role of Ethics Monitor Fraud can't be eliminated completely, says former SEC Chairman Richard Breeden. But it can be caught before the damage is done. |
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. |
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... |
Inc.
August 2005
Amy Gunderson |
Can't Find an Accountant? Sarbanes-Oxley has so overwhelmed accountants that companies are having trouble getting their books audited. |
CFO
September 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Back to the Big Eight? Five years after Sarbanes-Oxley, smaller auditing firms are catching up with the Big Four. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2004
Rich Smith |
Auditors Are Getting Skittish Post-Enron, auditors are firing their clients, and getting fired by them. |
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... |
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. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Bristol-Myers' Paltry Penalty A reported settlement with the DOJ will put an end to an ugly scandal at the pharmaceutical, but the fine doesn't seem to fit the crime. As is always the case, the current shareholders will pay for the sins of past management. |
CFO
August 1, 2004 |
Loose Lips Siebel Systems is accused of another Red FD violation... More Fallout from Tax Shelters... CFOs on the Move... |
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. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
David McCann |
And Not a Moment Too Soon Could an audit firm's crash course on ethics churn out principled professionals? |
Fast Company
March 2000
Rehka Balu |
KPMG Faces the Internet Test Is the Web testing the way you do business? Then maybe you should require the people in your organization to become Web wizards -- and to pass a test to prove their Web skills. Take an online lesson from KPMG. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 4, 2013
Martha Lagace |
Are the 'Big Four' Audit Firms Too Big to Fail? For over a decade, there have been articles and op-eds in the popular and business press arguing that the auditing industry, currently dominated by Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PwC, is a tightening oligopoly, increasingly insulated from the risks of failure. |
Entrepreneur
May 2004
Joan Szabo |
Hangin' Tough Look sharp--the IRS is beefing up its enforcement tactics and cracking down on tax cheaters. |
Reason
April 2004
Anderson & Jackson |
Washington's Biggest Crime Problem The federal government's ever-expanding criminal code is an affront to justice and the Constitution. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Howard Gleckman |
Tax-Shelter Crackdown: Theater or Reality? From the look of things, the Internal Revenue Service has declared war on the tax-shelter industry. Surely, the campaign has slowed an explosion of shelters. But there may be less to the effort than meets the eye. |
| 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
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. |
CFO
July 1, 2005
Kate O'Sullivan |
Bittersweet Victory Bittersweet vindication for Andersen alumni... Here's Looking at You... CFOs on the Move... |
CFO
November 1, 2004
Don Durfee |
Shelter Fallout How much will the government's crackdown on tax shelters affect ordinary companies? More than you think. And not surprisingly, some finance professionals find the government's tactics alarming. |
