Gee! No, GE!
By Francine • Sep 2nd, 2018A wrap-up of writing about GE since 2011.
Archive for the ‘You Can Quote Me On That’ Category
Mick Mulvaney, the CFPB and a “thing”
By Francine • Apr 29th, 2018Warning: Coarse language, because we may get a lot of snow in Chicago but we’re no snowflakes. Last week I went to an American Bankers Association Conference for bank government relations executives. I wrote a story about some things that Mick Mulvaney, the interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (and also a cabinet member […]
Remarks at New York University Forum on Non-GAAP Metrics
By Francine • Nov 16th, 2016Here are my remarks from the panel discussion on non-GAAP metrics I participated in onNovember 7, 2016 at NYU Stern.
The SEC On Non-GAAP Metrics: A Collection of Writing at MarketWatch
By Francine • Jul 31st, 2016Stay tuned as the non-GAAP use comment letters to the companies who didn’t take the hint on their own or who took some prodding in written from to come around, start making it to EDGAR. Should make for some interesting fall reading.
@MarketWatch: Interactive Brokers Weathers Brexit Well
By Francine • Jun 28th, 2016When I saw, as I was monitoring Twitter late Thursday night, that “Go” would prevail over “Remain” I came into work on Friday morning with a different idea for a story about Interactive Broker than I had originally planned.
Appeals Court says SAIC must face CityTime fraud case
By Francine • Apr 5th, 2016An Appeals Court said there’s enough to proceed on allegations SAIC recklessly disregarded its obligation to disclose potential liability for the CityTime fraud in its March 2011 10K.
Three Accounting-Related Stories At MarketWatch
By Francine • Feb 15th, 2016At MarketWatch I am fortunate that I am not expected to write a story every day, although that’s fine if something comes up like an SEC enforcement order or a spectacular corporate scandal. I am encouraged, instead, to come up with original analysis of important stories in financial regulation and legislation. We want to add […]
The SEC vs. The PCAOB and Jim Doty: Impasse or Détente?
By Francine • Jan 18th, 2016Jim Doty’s term as chairman of the PCAOB, the audit regulator, expired in October. All summer since I arrived in Washington D.C., leading up to that date and since, there’s been speculation about whether or not SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White would reappoint him to the job.
The Case of Valeant; Not Over By a Long Shot
By Francine • Nov 2nd, 2015Now that Valeant has cut off the gangrenous Philidor arm, we may never know the true extent of any accounting manipulation or fraud. And then again it may all come out when the rest of the organization is scrutinized. I’d say be prepared for big inventory writeoffs, or maybe even a restatement.
New At Forbes Online: The Precarious Financial Position Of The New York Times
By Francine • Nov 11th, 2014Update: This column was linked to by the NYT Public Editor! I published some New York Times numbers over at Forbes.com, “Time Is Running Short For The New York Times”, in anticipation of the company’s 3Q earnings announcement on October 30.
Francine McKenna (@retheauditors) is the Transparency Reporter at MarketWatch.com, a Dow Jones publication, where her work is also featured frequently in the Wall Street Journal. McKenna had 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 before becoming a journalist. Look for her prior columns, 