Should the auditors have known the banks weren't a going concern?
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008There’s quite a debate going on regarding concerns Francine McKenna and I have raised regarding the problems of banks failing after Big 4 auditors issued
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Come on!
Friday, October 31st, 2008Accountancy Age’s editorial this week said (and I have shortened it without losing substance, I think): Despite all the mud slinging that has come from
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Is this curtains for the Big 4?
Sunday, October 12th, 2008From the Observer today, commenting on the failure of Dutch / Belgian bank Fortis: Fortis’s accounts were jointly audited by KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers – two
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This could kill the Channel Islands and Isle of Man - updated
Sunday, October 12th, 2008The Guardian has reported: British savers with deposits in the Channel Islands have no protection for their money if their bank goes bust. After the
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for October 10th
Saturday, October 11th, 2008These are my links for October 10th: FT.com / Companies / Retailing & leisure – Iceland woes prompt Baugur to seek clarification – I suspect
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The threat lying offshore
Friday, October 10th, 2008From the Guardian this morning, by my Tax Justice Network colleague John Christensen and me: The global economic crisis means financial re-regulation is, finally, on
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for October 8th
Thursday, October 9th, 2008These are my links for October 8th: FT.com / Comment & analysis / Comment – Extend state ownership to save jobs – Socialism in the
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Iceland: consigned to economic history
Monday, October 6th, 2008The FT has reported: Iceland’s prime minister and central bankers were holding emergency talks with pension funds and banks on Sunday as the country looked
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Ireland undermines the German economy
Sunday, October 5th, 2008Germany’s economy is threatened tonight by the failure of Hypo Real Estate Holding AG as emergency talks are held on a 35 billion-euro ($49 billion)
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