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10 Hilarious Chinese-Stock Red Flags You Need to Know Want to avoid getting taken for a ride on a Chinese-stock scam? Here are 10 key red flags to look out for.   |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2011
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Chinese Small Caps Get Even More Hilarious The latest train wreck from this decidedly shaky slice of the market. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Waving the White Flag on Chinese Small Caps Chinese small caps have been blowing up left and right. There may be some attractive looking valuations, but I'm steering clear. |
CFO
October 1, 2011
Sarah Johnson |
Making Audits More Audible New rules would require auditors to speak up about possible problems, and describe in more detail what they do and don't look at. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
VanceInfo Technologies Shares Popped: What You Need to Know VanceInfo Technologies popped 14% in intraday trading today after its closing price dropped 15% over the first three days of the week. |
CFO
October 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
Can We Talk? Ironically, as the amount of communication between auditors and top executives has increased, the content of these conversations has become much more restricted. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is partly the reason. |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Auditor Angst Want faster, cheaper audits? Your auditor humbly suggests you avoid last-minute data dumps and other less-than-helpful practices. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
No More Mr. Nice Guy A new CFO survey suggests why new rules for auditors may be a wise idea. |
BusinessWeek
August 22, 2005
Nanette Byrnes |
The Little Guys Doing Large Audits Cheaper, more attentive second-tier accounting firms are scoring clients off the Big Four accounting firms. |
CFO
March 1, 2010
Sarah Johnson |
Now You Don't See It Auditors are less likely to find manipulated earnings when management directs their attention away from areas of financial statements that contain errors. |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Can This Relationship Be Saved? Auditors and CFOs aren't the friends they once were, but they are working out their differences. |
CFO
September 1, 2005
John Goff |
Fractured Fraternity Oh for the days when auditors were counselors and not pricey overseers. In fact, some CFOs say dealings with external auditors have become a lot like encounters with the Internal Revenue Service: shrill, chilly, and frustrating as hell. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
China Questions Big Four Auditors The Chinese government wants the big auditing firms to double-check their work. |
CFO
April 1, 2011
Robert Pozen |
A Three-Step Plan for CFOs How to help your audit committee work more effectively. |
CFO
February 1, 2012
David M. Katz |
The Cost of Confidence Two proposals aim to increase auditor independence, but may cause problems for CFOs. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
Andras Kosaras |
Thinking About an Audit? Read This First What kinds of grantmakers get audits and how should a foundation choose an auditor if it opts for this process? |
CFO
May 1, 2004
Lori Calabro |
Looking Under the Hood New attestation standards for internal controls put more power in the hands of auditors. |
CFO
July 1, 2003
Kris Frieswick |
How Audits Must Change Auditors face more pressure to find fraud. |
BusinessWeek
November 22, 2004
Nanette Byrnes |
Auditing The Auditors J.D. Power & Associates is now evaluating the very audit firms that are supposed to protect investors from improprieties. |
CFO
February 1, 2003
Alix Nyberg |
Auditor Independence: Separation Anxiety Many tax services may be "inappropriate" work for auditors to perform for their audit clients, says the SEC. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
Russ Banham |
Party of Three With corporate reputations -- as well as their own -- on the line, finance managers are increasingly relying on outside advisers to help with internal controls. |
CFO
August 1, 2004 |
The Enforcer If audit firms don't voluntarily improve their processes, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) chairman William McDonough promises he'll make them. |
CFO
December 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Subprime Suspects Just about everyone, it seems, is being held to blame for the financial meltdown. But what role auditors played, if any, is far from clear. |
Investment Advisor
November 2006 |
FPA Letter to CFP Board This letter documenting concerns over revisions to the Board's Code of Ethics was signed by 21 current and former leaders of the leading professional financial planning organizations. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Geoffrey James |
The Auditors Are Coming, the Auditors Are Coming... and That Could Be Good News for You Corporate accountability has Washington's attention, and now the auditors have their pencils sharpened for IT processes and projects. Here are nine strategies for working with auditors before, during and after an accounting exam. |
CFO
September 1, 2010
Tim Reason |
Fees Still Falling, but Not as Dramatically The latest analysis of audit fees shows continued good news for most companies, but not all. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Do Accountants Who Act as Consultants Take Greater Care or Cut Corners? New Wharton research challenges the idea that lucrative consulting contracts routinely lead auditors to look the other way when preparing financial audits, a key allegation in the scandals at WorldCom, Tyco and Enron. |
CFO
September 1, 2004
Alix Nyberg |
Raising Red Flags As they identify control weaknesses, companies find a common one: inadequate finance staffs. |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Avital Louria Hahn |
Crunching the Words New software purports to give auditors clues as to when executives' public statements indicate that fraud may be at hand. |
CFO
May 1, 2010
Sarah Johnson |
You Complete My Audit The relationship between accounting firms and their corporate clients has been shaky over the past decade, to say the least, but amid the tumult of Sarbanes-Oxley and thorny auditor-client issues lie long-lasting relationships, some that have endured for more than 50 years. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
David M. Katz |
The Insiders Do internal auditors have a bigger role to play in ensuring the integrity of financial reports? |
CFO
July 1, 2003
Julia Homer |
Lifting the Fog How audits must change. |
CFO
March 15, 2006
David M. Katz |
A Tough Act to Follow What CFOs really think about Sarbox -- and how they would fix it. Included are the results of an exclusive survey of finance executives on the topic. |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
David Henry |
How Clean Are The Books? As companies begin to release new report cards on their financial controls, here's how to tell if there are problems in your portfolio. |
BusinessWeek
December 27, 2004
Amy Borrus |
Auditors: The Leash Gets Shorter Providing tax services to audit clients will no longer be allowed. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2005
Brian Harris |
Why Do REIT Auditors Resign? Several auditor resignations, such as those at Shurgard Storage Centers, Glimcher Realty Trust and National Health Investors, have recently occurred in the REIT sector. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Julia Homer |
How Did We Get Here? Much of what happened in the 1990s also happened in the 1980s. Here's hoping we don't do it again. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
China Small Caps: Whom Can You Trust? Is there any way for investors to venture into the wild world of Chinese small caps? |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2011
Deena Katz |
Keep Calm and Carry On One firm's experience with and advice for an SEC RIA audit. |
Registered Rep.
April 28, 2010
Bill Singer |
The SEC's Own Report Says that It Missed Tips and Clues in a Giant Ponzi Some have alleged improper political motives in the Stanford case, which the SEC has denied. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 22, 2005
Jim Middlemiss |
Internal Auditors Traditionally, internal auditors have been feared by IT organizations. But, rather than view auditors as foes, technology executives must learn to embrace auditors' expertise. After all, auditors' advice can help IT departments deliver better results. |
CFO
June 1, 2008
Sarah Johnson |
The PCAOB Turns 5.099 We're inspired by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's birthday to review its short history -- by the numbers. |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
David Henry |
Where's That Quarterly Report? Companies, striving to clean up their books, are filing late -- and seeing shares fall. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2004
Rich Smith |
Auditors Are Getting Skittish Post-Enron, auditors are firing their clients, and getting fired by them. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Chasing China? Beware. Be ready to get your hands dirty if you venture into the world of Chinese small caps. |
Knowledge@Wharton
June 18, 2003 |
Board Members Feeling the Heat of Public Scrutiny Should Bone Up on Finance, Accounting What you don't know can't hurt you. That old adage may be true some of the time, but not for people serving on boards of directors and audit committees in the wake of recent scandals that have tarnished the reputation of corporate America. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2010
Andrew Bond |
China Is Still Safe for Investors Recent micro and macroeconomic issues in China should not scare investors away. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Big Four Auditors Losing Clients The big names carry less prestige in the wake of scandal. Many big companies are no longer paying big accounting firms to audit their books. |
BusinessWeek
August 1, 2005 |
Mr. McDonough, You Have The Floor An interview with William J. McDonough, chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, on Sarbanes-Oxley. |
