'Proxies don't prove a thing' says Andersen

Article Abstract:

Andersen says that comments by Laura Unger, acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, about proxy reports justifying potential conflicts of interest on the part of auditors are unfair to them.

Behavior, Proxy, Unger, Laura S., Andersen Worldwide SC

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Fair values, wrong answers

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The Association of Corporate Treasurers protested that the Joint Working Group for international standard-setters had not consulted it before the group published its Financial Instruments and Similar Items.

United Kingdom, Demonstrations and protests, Association of Corporate Treasurers

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Former PwC partner barred after dotcom disaster

Article Abstract:

The US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) investigation of PricewaterhouseCoopers and its audit of MicroStrategy has been completed. The SEC has taken no enforcement action against the firm.

Legal issues & crime, Capital funds & cash flow, Computer software industry, Software industry, Company legal issue, Cases, Investigations, Accounting and auditing, MicroStrategy Inc., MSTR, PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.

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