Did We Mention That Phil Mickelson Has His Own KPMG Website?

As we’ve discussed, Silvercorp Metals hasn’t appreciated the anonymous letters floating around the Series of Tubes accusing the Canadian miner of accounting fraud and has stated that, save their assets in China, “this wouldn’t be happening.” What the company would really like is for these jerks to show themselves and cooperate with investigators. But until that happens, Silvercorp hired KPMG to poke around to calm all the fears out there. According to reports, the House of Klynveld will have a report out soon but in the meantime, Silvercorp CEO Feng Rui will address everyone who thinks that his company is just a bunch of Tonka trucks in a sandbox:

“We’re a real company and will fight against shorters and distorters,” Feng Rui, Silvercorp chief executive officer, said today at a meeting in Beijing.

Furthermore, the auditors in this matter, Ernst & Young, have carried out their duties to a T and if you think some bullshit letters are going to cause them (or Feng & Co.) to do things differently, you’d be wrong:

“Our auditing doesn’t have anything wrong, the allegations are fabrication,” Feng said today in an interview on the sidelines of the meeting.[…] “The allegations won’t prompt us to make any changes in the process of financial reporting and auditing,” he said

Frankly, it’s embarrassing that they even have to address this but you’ve given them no choice.

Silvercorp Says KPMG to Issue Fraud Allegation Report ‘Soon’ [Bloomberg]