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Into the Fire It seems Robert Blakely is making a habit of rescuing scandal-ridden companies... General Motors Corp. CFO John Devine has been traded in for a new model... |
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Why Firms Restate Annual Earnings and Why Investors Should Beware Is there a way to tell, ahead of time, which publicly traded companies are most likely to cook the books? A new study, "Predicting Earnings Management: The Case of Earnings Restatements," identifies some key risk factors. |
The Motley Fool
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More Weakness at Bally Another earnings restatement makes this fitness company look increasingly unhealthy. |
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September 29, 2005
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Feds Find Fraud at Fannie? Investigators find new, "pervasive" evidence of accounting violations at mortgage guarantor Fannie Mae. The stock plunged nearly 11% to a low of $41.71, a level not seen since 1997. |
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September 1, 2005
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The 411 on 404 Reporting a material weakness in controls can cost shareholders millions and some CFOs their jobs. |
The Motley Fool
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When Good Tax Returns Go Bad Flubbed that 1040? Correct your mistakes, pronto. |
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November 11, 2004
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Huron Builds on Failure The best thing that ever happened to Huron was the implosion of Enron and Arthur Andersen. With its recent IPO, the consulting firm will be able to hire more billable consultants to maintain its growth rate. |
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August 4, 2006
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Apple Stock Option Probe Escalates Apple Computer Inc. said it may have to restate past financial results after uncovering additional accounting regularities during its internal investigation into stock option grants. |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
To Err Is Human, and Common Yes, accounting standards are complex, but simple mistakes are what cause most financial restatements. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2004
Bill Mann |
Fannie Mae's Institutional Arrogance Pity that Fannie's management decided to test the limits of an implied Federal guarantee. Even if the government did step in and back Fannie and Freddie paper, there's not a chance that it'd back the equity. |
BusinessWeek
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The Growing Revolt Against The SEC A rising chorus of business groups is calling for dramatic accounting reforms. |
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April 26, 2004
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CA Names Interim CEO; Will Restate Revenue Housecleaning underway in the wake of an accounting scandal at the enterprise software company. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2004
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Bisys Back to Basics With its accounting problems settled, the leader in outsourced services to more than 22,000 domestic and international financial institutions, is focusing on running the business again. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
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Why VSOE Spells Trouble As software becomes more ubiquitous, many CFOs must now confront the nightmare of revenue recognition. |
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July 1, 2004
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Extreme Makeover How Robert Blakely and an army of accountants turned fraud-ridden WorldCom into squeaky-clean MCI. |
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May 6, 2004
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The Motley Fool
December 17, 2004
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What's in the Box, Jack? An earnings restatement driven by accounting changes doesn't change the big picture for fast-food chain operator Jack in the Box. |
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March 5, 2007
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RIM to Restate $250M After Options Review BlackBerry maker Research in Motion said it is undergoing an executive-level restructuring on the news it will restate $250 million for fiscal year 2004, 2005, 2006 and part of 2007. |
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February 1, 2005 |
Howard's End The former CFO of Fannie Mae gets sympathy from Wall Street; five years after his own fraud conviction, Cosmo Corigliano brings down Cendant's former vice chairman. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2011
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Huron Consulting Group Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of financial and operating consulting company Huron Consulting Group vaulted as much as 13% higher earlier in today's trading session following the company's better-than-expected second-quarter results before paring down half of their gains. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2006
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Blockbuster's Reel Cash Flow Woes A change in the movie rental firm's accounting will harm its cash flows. Wall Street may want to ignore Blockbuster's condition, but you don't have to. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Learning Tree Eats, Roots, and Leaves The for-profit information-technology teacher looks to be just about the last company in the education sphere to issue earnings this season. The company is all set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 numbers. |
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May 8, 2006
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Lost in the Maze Problems with hedge accounting caused a wave of restatements in 2005. Are FASB's rules too hard to follow, or are companies simply too lax? |
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March 14, 2007
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Juniper Completes Options Probe, CFO Resigns Two resignations come a day after Juniper announced it had finally completed a restatement of its past financials. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Gottschalks Gotcha? Lease accounting restatements are fine as long as they don't become a crutch for the retail industry. Gottschalks is now looking to earn between $0.59 and $0.64 a share in 2005. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2005
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Computer Associates Itself With Restatements The management software provider will restate five years of financials. Investors, take note. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
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Riskier Business The passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, together with the culture of suspicion that is thriving in America, increases the time CFOs will be spending under the microscope -- and potentially under lock and key as well -- if fraud is detected. |
CFO
December 1, 2002
David M. Katz |
Cover Me Anyone searching for D&O coverage will find it more expensive and less inclusive than ever before. |
BusinessWeek
October 4, 2004
David Henry |
Fuzzy Numbers Despite the reforms, corporate profits can be as distorted and confusing as ever. Here's how the game is played. |
