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Risk & Compliance
ComScore to Restate Three Years of Financials
An internal investigation concludes that the company incorrectly recognized nonmonetary transactions as revenue.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 16, 2016
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Risk & Compliance
Staffing Firm Fires CFO for Misstating Costs
Barrett Business Services stock plunges 33% after it discloses James Miller made "“unsupported journal entries” in financial records.
By
Matthew Heller
| March 11, 2016
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Risk & Compliance
Thirteen Hot Shareholder Topics for 2016
Executives and boards should be prepared to address these issues with shareholders at annual meetings this year.
By
CFO Staff
| March 8, 2016
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Risk & Compliance
Brixmor Property’s CFO, Other Top Execs Resign
CFO Michael Pappagallo leaves the REIT after an internal review finds employees "smoothed" income to make quarterly results more consistent.
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| February 8, 2016
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Regulation
IIA Calls for Internal Auditors at All Public Companies
The organization tells the SEC that an internal audit function should be recognized as "a matter of basic good governance."
By
Matthew Heller
| September 14, 2015
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Governance
Big Firms Expanding Voluntary Audit Disclosures
More companies are disclosing how they oversee external auditors and the audit committee's involvement in the auditor selection process.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 9, 2015
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GAAP and IFRS
Nearly Half of Public Company Audits Found Defective
Audit deficiencies were most prevalent in internal controls, fair value measurement, and revenue recognition, says the IFIAR.
By
Matthew Heller
| March 4, 2015
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Corporate Finance
Are Audit Committees Overworked?
The risk environment is clearly straining many audit committee agendas, finds a KPMG survey.
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| January 30, 2015
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Risk Management
Hertz Board Finds $87M in Accounting Errors
An audit committee review shows the rental car company overstated GAAP net income for three years.
By
Matthew Heller
| November 14, 2014
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Management Accounting
Investors Suggest External Auditor Review of Audit Committees
“The work of the audit committee could be more transparent, and the evaluation of the auditor’s work could be more specific," says one former CFO.
By
Matthew Heller
| October 24, 2014
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Management Accounting
Fortune 100 Disclosing More About Audit Committees
In their proxy statements, more large companies are explaining how they pick an external auditor, says EY.
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| September 9, 2014
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Risk & Compliance
Auditors Favor Curbs on Changes to the Audit Report
Ninety-eight percent of “critical audit matters” identified during a field test involving 51 audits were previously communicated to the audit committee.
By
David Katz
| June 20, 2014
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The Cloud
It’s Time for Boards to Have Technology Committees
Boards should focus as much on technology as they do on financial statements and executive compensation.
By
Timothy Chou
| April 15, 2014
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Risk Management
Internal Auditor Reports Getting ‘Sanitized’
But one audit committee chair knows how to get a fuller picture from internal auditors.
By
David Katz
| April 9, 2014
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Leadership
How Allstate’s Internal Audit Chief Tackles Fraud
The insurer's top internal auditor works with the CFO and the chair of the audit committee to prevent financial misstatements.
By
David Katz
| October 29, 2013
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