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Preliminary Analytics | 09.25.09

by Caleb Newquist

Thumbnail image for 140px-United_States_Securities_and_Exchange_Commission.png• Accused Perot Staffer Led ’79 Hostage Rescue – The SEC will be dropping the charges due to losing all the evidence… Not really but give it time. [WSJ]
• Goldman to benefit from new OTC derivatives rules: Citi – Surprised? [Reuters]
• IRS Tells Auditors to Look at Loans by Offshore Funds – The IRS continues its role as party-pooper. [Bloomberg]
• PCAOB Issues Report On First Year Implementation of AS5 – There’s room for improvement auditors. Sounds like your personal performance reviews. [FEI Financial Reporting Blog]

Thumbnail image for 140px-United_States_Securities_and_Exchange_Commission.png• Accused Perot Staffer Led ’79 Hostage Rescue – The SEC will be dropping the charges due to losing all the evidence… Not really but give it time. [WSJ]
• Goldman to benefit from new OTC derivatives rules: Citi – Surprised? [Reuters]
• IRS Tells Auditors to Look at Loans by Offshore Funds – The IRS continues its role as party-pooper. [Bloomberg]
• PCAOB Issues Report On First Year Implementation of AS5 – There’s room for improvement auditors. Sounds like your personal performance reviews. [FEI Financial Reporting Blog]

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