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I have been asked to participate on September 15, 2010, 6-9 pm in New York City (14 Vesey Street, 2nd Floor Auditorium) on a panel to discuss, A Crisis of Our Own Design, with Floyd Norris, Chief Financial Correspondent, New York Times and Anton Valukas, Lehman Bankruptcy Examiner, Chairman, Jenner & Block.
The program is sponsored by the NYCLA [...]
You can read my stories here. This fall you can also see me talk about these stories live. And you can support my coverage of key conferences that will produce new stories about the audit firms and accounting profession.
Your firm can benefit from my unrelenting focus on the accounting industry. The Big Four audit firms and the audit/accounting industry will be in the news for a long time coming and re: The Auditors will be there to cover them. Would your firm like to sponsor this site or its coverage of an upcoming conference or event?
Neil Weinberg, Executive Editor of Forbes magazine, interviewed me on April 20th in New York. We talked about the biggest banking bankruptcies, the value of a good bankruptcy examiner’s report and the high cost and diminishing value of the auditor’s opinion.
Look for more from me, and Forbes, on these issues soon.
Edith Orenstein over at the FEI Blog gives a quick rundown of all the interesting panels and speeches this week at the American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Conference in San Francisco.
I was invited to participate on Panel 7.5: “Operating an Accounting Blog,”Moderated by: Bill McCarthy, Michigan State University. My fellow panelists are : Joe Hoyle, Teaching Financial [...]
I’ll be in Washington, DC the next few days to attend, primarily, the SEC and PCAOB Open Meetings on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
See you there!
There’s quite a bit on my plate while I’m here in Washington DC this week for the Compliance Week Annual Conference.
I’ve brought my sharp pen and stilettos to the the Mayflower Hotel, where I’m resting comfortably and waiting for the kickoff reception tonight. This is my fourth year covering the conference for re: The Auditors [...]
I’m wrapping up three days in Atlanta at the Georgia Southern University Fourth Annual Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference (Twitter hashtag #GSUFFAConf). A big thank you to Don Berecz, Director of GSU’s Center for Forensic Studies in Accounting and Business and Laura Snyder of Porter Keadle Moore, LLP, conference sponsors, for your gracious Atlanta hospitality.
Also, [...]
I’m sure you’re not surprised I have an opinion about Ernst & Young’s role in the Lehman Brothers failure or about the SEC’s suit for fraud against Goldman Sachs.
I will be presenting on Friday afternoon, May 14th. My topic is: The Skeptical Professional
ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwire – March 30, 2010) – You might think of superheroes in uniforms or capes, but in these tough financial times, many heroes wear business suits. And instead of firearms, their weapons are spreadsheets, paper trails and databases. Dozens of [...]
 Francine McKenna (@retheauditors) has more than twenty-five years of experience in consulting and professional services including tenure at two Big 4 firms, both in the US and abroad. Look for my column, "Accounting Watchdog" at Forbes.com and "Accountable" at American Banker. For more information, click "About" at the bottom of this page. Your firm can sponsor this specialized news site. For more information contact Francine McKenna, fmckenna@mckennapartners.com |
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