re: The Auditors

The “Last Out” May Come From Left Field…

Alan Dershowitz a brilliant professor of law is hired by wealthy socialite Claus von Bulow to attempt to overturn his two convictions for attempted murder of his extremely wealthy wife... Alan Dershowitz: A priest? Well, a priest is the ideal witness: it's like getting the word of God. Claus von Bülow: ...

Taking Your Pulse

Taking Your Pulse Sunday afternoon, July 12, 2009 (Looks like layoff concerns have shifted to PwC and GT. Many, many, many duplicate searches were deleted from list.) The Top Searches landing on this blog. big 4 layoff canada big 4 layoffs big 4 partner compensation big four layoffs 2009 big four partner compensation deloitte layoffs enron corporation audit ...

Recommendations: Great Books To Read At Any Stage of Your Career

A reader asked for some recomendations for students and professionals at the beginning of their accounting /auditing career. These books are good at any point in your career. I can update this selection periodically. Let me know what you think. I read this book while participating in the Harvard Business School "Leading ...

McKenna On Auditor Litigation: Securities Docket’s Mid-Year Update and Schein v. EY

Last Thursday I participated in the “2009 Mid-Year Review - Securities Litigation and Enforcement” sponsored by Securities Docket. The webcast is part of BrightTalk’s Securities Litigation Summit, and follows-up and provides an update to the popular “2008 Year in Review” we presented in January 2009. I joined several of the leading ...

McKenna in Accountancy Magazine

I was asked by Accountancy Magazine in the UK to write a summary of the Compliance Week Annual Conference for their readers. This article, entitled "Regulatory Reformation," can be found here. Please let me know what you think.

I’m Now A Part of Technically Women

I am part of a new blog launch,Technically Women. It's an all-star, global lineup that I am thrilled to be a part of. We'll be writing about technology, women, social media and software, women in technology and as many variations on those themes that a bunch of women who share ...

Monday Mashup - No Regrets

I hope all of you in the US had a very nice long holiday weekend. It's summer here in Chicago, sort of. The weather's been quite erratic - hot, sunny, rainy, chilly as if it's October, and then hot and sunny again. Still not sure whether to break ...

Top Referrers to Re: The Auditors

These sites are some of the Top Referrers to re: The Auditors. Take a look. There's so much to see! Thanks to these sites for their continued support. FT Alphaville The Wall Street Journal Dealbreaker.com Clusterstock.com Naked Capitalism Compliance Week The Accounting Onion ZDNet Blogs featuring Dennis Howlett Professor Prem Sikka's Blog Digg.Com/Business and Finance Life of An Auditor Neil McIntyre.ca A Counting School ...

PwC Global Board: “Risk And Quality Top Priorities”

From the PricewaterhouseCoopers International Global Board to PwC Partners Worldwide May 5, 2009 Minutes of April 22-24 Meeting of the Global Board in New York, NY An excerpt: Risk and Quality Related Issues Risk and Quality is at the top of the Board's list of priority topics. We were updated on developments in India. ...