For some time now, second-tier audit firms in the UK have been bent out of […]
Tag: Grant Thornton
Ten Embarrassing and Irrelevant Reasons Why Accounting Firms Suck at Advertising
The “Call our boy Ed Nusbaum” rose ad is up there as one of the most cringe-worthy pieces of advertising ever, not just out of accounting. We get it, GT, you’re trying to make accounting all sexy and stuff but put an old white guy on your ad with a rose between his teeth and it just comes off as weird. Make it a chick and you’re just being creepy and demeaning. Good to know the rebranding has helped the Purple Rose of Chicago beef up its advertising efforts, even if questions still remain as to how accurate said advertising is. And really, “instinct for growth” is still kinda sleazy, albeit not rose-in-the-teeth level sleaze. Sounds like GT needs a few hours of sexual harrassment training.
Compensation Watch ’12: Grant Thornton Starts Rolling Out the Numbers
Almost three weeks ago, we started the discussion for the Purple Rose of Chicago to […]
Promotion Watch ’12: Grant Thornton Admits 27 New Partners
The word from the Purple Rose of Chicago was just handed down this morning from […]
Comp Watch ’12: Grant Thornton Capital Market Servants Want Some Love
A simple request from someone out of the Purple Rose of Chicago: I know its […]
Grant Thornton Now Offering Insight to Fictional Advertising Agencies
According to a press release, GT's Canadian arm has found a new place to find […]
Grant Thornton’s New Private Equity Services Managing Director Is a Public Accounting Firm Bicycle
Kevin Hudson is not quite the bounder that Reznick Group's Joe Mudd is, but he has seen a […]
Bonus Watch ’12: Grant Thornton Auditors Who Manage to Ignore Their Wicked Impulses
Question for the auditors in the crowd – have you ever come across a nefarious […]
Grant Thornton Is the Latest Firm to Join the Chinese Auditor Resignation Jamboree
SGOCO Group, Ltd. issued a press release this morning to let everyone know that Grant […]
The PCAOB Inspection Report of Grant Thornton Could Have Been Worse
The Board inspected 41 audits at 21 of Grant Thornton's 51 offices. Fifteen issuers were […]
Stephen Chipman’s Gut Tells Him That the SEC Will Get on Board with IFRS
The Grant Thornton CEO tells Accounting Today he doesn't have any "inside information"; you're just […]
Ernst & Young Tops Vault’s Accounting 50 (2013)
Imagine my surprise when a link to the 2013 Vault Accounting 50 found its way to […]