The SEC Put Out Its 2015 Highlight Reel
The SEC's fiscal year wrapped on September 30, so naturally, they wanted to take a victory lap with their enforcements results. Among the accounting and auditing highlights brought up are: Computer Science Corporation's manipulation of "accounting models that artificially increased its profits but had no basis in reality." Deutsche Bank's overvalued derivatives that exposed them […]
The PCAOB’s Disappointing Deal with Chinese Regulators
As is its wont, the PCAOB has made a major announcement in very close proximity to a major American holiday. I've been assured in the past that this bad timing is not intentional, but from a PR perspective, it has the tendency to soften the thunder of an important message. But whatever, we'll go with […]