Comments on: A Feather In Their Cap – Audit Firms Win Liability Battle With EU

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » All You Need Is Love

re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » All You Need Is Love — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:04:00 +0000

[...] explains the reasons why I write a blog. “Anonymous has left a new comment on your post “A Feather In Their Cap – Audit Firms Win Liability…”: You are a [...]

By: Auditors and Audit Reports: Is The Firm’s “John Hancock” Enough? - Francine McKenna - Accounting Watchdog - Forbes

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:05:49 +0000

[...] a group in 2008 to streamline financial reporting that touched on audit industry issues. The Treasury’s Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession (ACAP), a panel formed after the Enron scandal, also delivered recommendations in early 2008. [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Going In Circles: A Few Remarks On Audit Reform

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:59:09 +0000

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Summary of Posts on Disclosure of Litigation Contingencies

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:31:51 +0000

[...] a (big) talking head for the audit firms, too. But he’s also afraid of the [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Update (2) – More FAS 5 – More Transparency or More Shilling

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:47:12 +0000

[...] position vis a vis their defense and negotiation with those that sue them. He’s a (big) talking head for the audit firms, too. But he’s also afraid of the auditors. Which side are you on, Mike? From Mr. [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Auditors Under Pressure In The UK: Or Are They?

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:29:15 +0000

[...] on liability – liability caps – are the solution auditors want to the problem – audit failure – that they themselves [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » They Weren’t There: Auditors And The Financial Crisis

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:42:41 +0000

[...] word for it. After all, they’re accountants. (It’s sadly true that there’s a dearth of publicly available financial information about the audit firms, especially in the [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Compliance Week Day 2 - More Than Enough To Keep Me Busy

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:46:15 +0000

[...] morning keynote on June 4th was SEC Chairman Cox, I mean Pitt. Yes, when I asked Harvey a question later, he accused me, in front of everyone, of [...]

By: re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Looking Out For Me, Myself, And I

re: The Auditors » Blog Archive » Looking Out For Me, Myself, And I — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:42:54 +0000

[...] recommendation (not proposal, in carefully worded language by ACAP) was made recently by the Treasury’s Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession. I mentioned to Mr. Ray that, in contrast to lawyers, it’s very difficult to get information about [...]

By: Independent Accountant

Independent Accountant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:19:00 +0000

Francine:
As usual, I agree with you. Ever since the 1977 1760-page “Green Book”, Uncle Sam has fiddled around with CPA industry “reform”. Fiddlesticks, I say. I await Chris Cox’s “reforms” for the rating agencies. Hahahaha.