| Mon, 15 Mar 2010 Ernst & Young faces UK inquiry over Lehman affair
| The accountant Ernst & Young is under scrutiny from Britain's auditing watchdog regarding its advice to Lehman Brothers on a procedure that allowed the investment bank to hide $50 billion (£33 billion) in assets from its balance sheet. | The Financial Reporting Counci... | Dodd's big financial reform push looks smaller and smaller
| The regulatory bill being announced today by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Financial Services, reminds me of Sarbanes-Oxley, the watered-down enforcement bill passed in the wake of the Enron/WorldCom/Etc. scandals. Lots of paperwork. No real change to corporate venality. | For e... | Could Lehman be Ernst & Young’s Enron?
New York:Mar 15,Reuters: | Ever since the fraud at US energy trader Enron Corp brought down accounting firm Arthur Andersen eight years ago, global auditing firms have worried that a major misstep could be fatal. | Over the past few years, the firms have pushed for liab... | Checking white collar fraud in Nigeria: The need for a whistleblowing policy
The common perception that corruption in Nigeria or fraudulent behaviour is only endemic in the country’s public sector or in the corridors of power seems to be an oversimplification of the spread or dimension of corruption in the country. The frequent reported cases ... | Build trust, boost profit
| Is deep and widespread mistrust prolonging the recession, and can business and government leaders rebuild the ''deficit of trust'' that President Obama spoke of during his State of the Union speech? | University of Akron professor Roger Mayer says the scientific answe... | Skype Is Poised for a Big Initial Stock Offering
| Skype looks to be Silicon Valley’s best hope for a blockbuster initial stock offering in 2010. With Facebook apparently determined to stay private until next year, Skype is in prime position to steal the scene with a quick flip. Moreover, as a result of clarifyi... | |
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