'Rewarding' Terrorists Nov 20, 2009
Remember Enron accounting. VAN SUSTEREN: Right. (Fox News)
Lisa Borders puts up the first TV ad in mayors race Sep 16, 2009
Enron accounting not so cute any more. Kasim's dl lover. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
> State's bottom bond grade could still get even worse Jun 29, 2009
If you look at the Enron accounting crisis and the current economic debacle, they failed to do their jobs, Dresslar said, referring to ratings for some investment banks at the beginning of the subprime crisis that have since succumbed to bankruptcy. With regard to municipal bonds, their whole system for grading the credit worthiness of our bonds is faulty, it s unfair to taxpayers and misinforms investors on the risk of default. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Tricks with numbers can't fix damage Jun 27, 2009
It's an Enron accounting job, and the politicians are hoping the taxpayers aren't interested enough to question the pension math. David Crane, who advises the governor on the economy and jobs, rightly calls the CalPERS plan "at best imprudent and at worst dangerous to future generations.". (Fresno Bee)
Harvard study turns tables on its own MBAs Apr 4, 2009
The last time the school overhauled its curriculum was in 2004, when it introduced a required ethics course after the 2001 Enron accounting fraud. In 2007, even before the financial crisis, Stanford Graduate School of Business introduced a curriculum designed to develop critical thinking about leadership in small classes, replacing lectures. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
EZchip Set To Expand Into Field's Low End Fallout From Satyam Case Could Linger Feb 18, 2009
Eight years ago, the Enron accounting scandal and several similar scandals sparked passage of the tough accounting regulation known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Many investors question why independent auditors and stock regulators failed to detect Raju's brazen scam. (Investors Business Daily)