Comments on: MF Global, SocGen, And "Rogue" Traders – Don’t Fall For The Simple Answers

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Rogue Traders, Rogue Firms: The CME, Regulation, MF Global and the Legacy of Refco

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:22:06 +0000

[...] was found and addressed in less than 24 hours versus the SocGen case or the recent UBS case. Here’s what I wrote at the time. The clearing firm is the first line of defense for a brokerage firm against [...]

By: Stay Focused Regarding MF Global: Find The Missing Money - Forbes

Stay Focused Regarding MF Global: Find The Missing Money - Forbes — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:59:39 +0000

[...] legacy of Refco that permeates MF [...]

By: MF Global : 99 Problems And Auditor PwC Warned About None | Investment News Repository

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:15:51 +0000

[...] may recall the last time I wrote about MF Global. That story was about the “rogue” trader that cost them $141 million. In the meantime we’ve [...]

By: MF Global: 99 Problems And Auditor PwC Warned About None - Forbes

MF Global: 99 Problems And Auditor PwC Warned About None - Forbes — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:57:18 +0000

[...] may recall the last time I wrote about MF Global. That story was about the “rogue” trader that cost them $141 million. In the meantime [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » MF Global: 99 Problems And PwC Warned About None of Them

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:22:50 +0000

[...] may recall the last time I wrote about MF Global. That was about the “rogue” trader that cost them $141 million. In the meantime [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Mortgage Bankers And The Futures Industry – Two Big Conferences In Chicago This Week

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:47:38 +0000

[...] my media pass under Forbes.com. I’m also planning to attend everything on Dodd-Frank and the futures and options industry that I can stay awake [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Live From The Capital Markets Summit

re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Live From The Capital Markets Summit — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:25:03 +0000

[...] broadcast live on CNBC. The clip is here. He gives a long winded answer to my question regarding the lack of transparency in the OTC futures markets versus the regulated markets. I noted that the problems at Societe Generale were left to fester versus the issues with the [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » SOx and ERPs – Where Are The IT Auditors?

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:57:45 +0000

[...] SAP, poor controls over the use of these applications will have a financial impact, as Levis and SocGen showed us. Why aren’t the Big 4 pushing the IT audit component more? Well, during all of this [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:20:00 +0000

No idea you

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:50:00 +0000

There seems to be more bad news for MF Global out there. Rumour has it that there is another big claim for fraud against MF Global in the UK. The company is well knows for its lax, cowboy attitude!!