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 08/30/2016 - Transparency in financial restatements becomes less likely as more pay of top execs is linked to stock price, study finds
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 08/02/2016 - Launch of academic research summaries database will enhance audit practitioner knowledge of latest research and the current state of the art
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 07/28/2016 - Activist investors are a plus for firms they target not just for days but for years, new research finds
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 06/28/2016 - Does changing decision-makers in midstream inhibit initial cost underestimates for capital projects? Study raises doubts
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 06/07/2016 - Shareholders may disapprove of firm’s audit committee, but staggered board elections stymie improvement: study
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 05/02/2016 - As audit competition increases, so does corporate opinion-shopping with regard to a key aspect of financial reporting, new research finds
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 04/11/2016 - Long-awaited Dodd-Frank regulation may very well turn out to be effective in restraining CEO pay, study suggests
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 03/15/2016 - Emphasizing protections against retaliation inhibits whistleblowing, new research suggests
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 03/01/2016 - Yielding to corruption abroad boosts companies' local sales but not its profits, new research finds
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 02/01/2016 - Though Regulators Frown On Accounting Firms Doing Taxes of Companies They Audit, Study Finds They Shun Tricky Ploys
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 01/08/2016 - Scripted answers in earnings conference calls? Study raises red flags for managers and investors alike
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Press Releases Archive


Sep2

WSJ MarketWatch: Executives obscure accounting mistakes when they hold more stock, study finds

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Aug16

CPA Practice Advisor: Free Research Database Available to Audit Practitioners

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Aug11

Accounting Today: American Accounting Association Debuts Research Databases

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Aug11

IR Magazine: Shareholder activism: Not just a quick buck

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Aug5

CFO: Hedge Fund Activism Helps Targeted Companies

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Jun30

CFO: Who Should Decide Whether to Keep Funding a Project?

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Jun24

Accounting Web: Staggered Boards Impede Improvements to Audit Committees

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Jun10

Accounting Today: Staggered Board Elections Hurt Audit Committees

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Jun8

CFO: Staggered Boards Affect Audit Committee Quality

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May17

Accounting Web - Tough Audit Competition Spurs Internal Control Opinion Shopping

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May5

Compliance Week: Study asserts companies shop for internal control audit opinions

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May5

WSJ The Morning Risk Report: Audit Competition Can Have Unintended Results

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May2

Accounting Today: Increased Audit Competition Leads to Opinion Shopping

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Apr26

Accounting Web: Dodd-Frank Regulation Could Curb CEO Pay Excesses

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Apr19

Financial Times: Four ways to bring galactic executive pay back down to earth

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Apr12

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES: CEO Pay Ratios Impact Investment Decisions

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Apr11

Accounting Today: Dodd-Frank Rule Could Restrain CEO Pay

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Apr11

Forbes: Corporate Bribery May Bring In The Business, But Not Profits, Study Suggests

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Apr1

Accounting Web: Anti-Retaliation Protections Can Hinder Audit Whistleblowing

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Mar23

The Wall Street Journal: The Morning Risk Report: Anti-Retaliation Reminders May Deter Whistleblowing

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Mar22

Bloomberg BNA: Anti-Retaliation Protection for Whistle-Blowers Can Backfire

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Mar18

CFO: Whistle a Different Tune

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Mar17

Accounting Today: Anti-Retaliation Measures Could Backfire for Whistleblowers

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Mar4

JDSupra Business Advisor: Foundations of Texas and the ROE from a Best Practices Compliance Program

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Mar2

CFO: Finance Roundup for Executives

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Mar1

Wall Street Journal: Study Finds Bribery Increases Sales Not Profits

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Mar1

CFO: Crime Doesn’t Pay, Says Harvard Bribery Study

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Feb16

Accounting Web: Auditors Who Prepare Tax Returns Tend to Be More Cautious

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Feb4

Tax-News: No Need to Separate Auditing From Tax Service: Study

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Feb3

Wealth Management.com: Keeping on the Straight and Narrow

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Feb2

WG&L Accounting & Compliance Alert: Auditors Who Also Prepare Clients’ Taxes Use Less Aggressive Tax Positions, Study Finds

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Feb1

Accounting Today: Study Questions Separation of Tax Services from Audits

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Feb1

CFO: Should Your Auditor Prepare Your Tax Return?

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Jan28

Accounting Web – Scripted Earnings Calls Can Be a Red Flag for Investors

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Jan25

Accounting Web – Socially Responsible Firms Tend to Pay Less Taxes

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Jan18

Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Sensing scripted calls, investors crave spontaneity

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Jan15

WG&L Accounting & Compliance Alert: Are Companies that Stick to Script on Earnings Calls Hiding Bad News?

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Jan13

IR Magazine: Scripted answers in conference calls may tip off investors to bad news

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Jan12

Bloomberg Business: Why Corporate America Should Ditch the Script During Quarterly Earnings Calls

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Jan11

CFO: How Scripted Should Your Earnings Calls Be?

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