Risky Business or Fraud?

September 29, 2008

The accounting scandals that brought Enron down, creating a crisis of confidence among investors that resulted in Sarbanes-Oxley, may pale in comparison to the fallout from the government's bailout of financial companies.

CEO Compensation Back in the Spotlight

September 24, 2008

Shareholder activists who have fought long and hard against financial excess for chief executives are ratcheting up the noise level.

How Safe is Your 401(k) Plan’s Money Market Fund?

September 19, 2008

Money market funds have always provided refuge from the storm in a market crisis, but CFOs who have fiduciary responsibility for their company’s 401(k) plan may be questioning the safety of their plan’s money market fund these days.

Leveraging IFRS Lessons from the EU

September 17, 2008

Successful implementers tended to start the process early, paid close attention to important accounting issues and emphasized good project and change management.

SOX Whistleblowers not Always Welcome in Subsidiaries

September 15, 2008

The Department of Labor (DOL) has been dismissing whistleblower cases involving employees of subsidiaries of public companies because of broad language used by the statute.

Peeling the IFRS Onion

September 9, 2008

The SEC's proposed road map for a move to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by U.S. issuers by 2014 is so sweeping that some critics are calling it the accountants' equivalent of Y2K.

IFRS Carries Global Tax Implications

September 4, 2008

The shift to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will affect the full range of corporate processes.

Pressure Eases on Companies that Support Employees Under Federal Investigation

September 2, 2008

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has softened its hard line on corporations whose employees are under investigation for federal crimes.