WTF Happened at SVB and Should KPMG Auditors Have Seen It Coming?
While the general investing public is asking “where were the auditors?” in regards to the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the banks’ auditors are insisting that, having exercised requisite due professional care, their unqualified opinions were based on the information available to them at the time and as such, the firm […]
Did This Deloitte U.K. Partner Unjustly Rip Young Staffers, Or Did He Speak the Truth?
“Now, if you want to do what you want [with your time] I suggest that you become millionaires, authors or bums. Failing that, I would like to emphasize the rules of the road for scheduling.” — Alexander Curry, partner and U.K. lead of Deloitte’s strategy and business design practice, Monitor Deloitte, in an internal email […]
Let’s Hop In a Time Machine and Talk About Public Accounting Perks and Comp Circa 2011
Imagine if you will being magically transported back to the year 2011. As you aggressively yank your jeggings over your calves while waiting for Angry Birds to update over your 3G connection, “Somebody That I Used to Know” plays gently (and incessantly) in the background. The phrase “orange Cheeto man” didn’t even exist in your […]