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Audit Partners Will Definitely Be Named, We Just Don’t Know Where or How
This from ProPublica: In a letter dated August 15, Jeff Mahoney, the general counsel for […]
Bipartisan Congressional CPA Caucus Warns SEC Against Taking IFRS Too Fast
Where exactly has the Congressional Caucus on CPAs and Accountants been all this time? The […]
The SEC Is On An Insider Trading Losing Streak
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in a third insider-trading trial defeat in the past […]
Former SEC Chair Chris Cox Goes From Cheerleading IFRS Adoption to Burying It
Before we talk about Chris Cox's recent comments on adoption of international standards in the […]
SEC Working On Protecting Ridiculously Rich People From Investing In Stupid Startups
Since 1982, the SEC has defined an "accredited investor" as someone with $1 million sitting […]
The SEC Has Warned Against Investors Putting all Their Money into Marijuana
Thank goodness we have the SEC to protect us from ourselves. The SEC sent out […]
SEC Chief Accountant Paul Beswick Is Leaving For the Private Sector
The SEC announced today that Chief Accountant Paul Beswick is out, with his sights set […]
Qualcomm Managers Accused of Insider Trading by SEC Didn’t Even Try to Hide It
When you think insider trading, you think throwaway pre-paid phones, scribbles on napkins, and clandestine […]
Fannie Mae Confident That a $4 Billion Accounting Error Is Totally Not Material, Guys
The Street had an interesting piece about Fannie Mae's most recent "out-of-period adjustments," which is […]
SEC Charges BP Insider With Cleaning Up His Portfolio After the Deepwater Spill
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former 20-year employee of BP p.l.c. and […]
Retired SEC Lawyer Calls Agency Penalties “At Most a Tollbooth on the Bankster Turnpike”
James Kidney, who joined the SEC in 1986 and retired this month, offered the critique […]