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Symantec investigating certain accounting measures
May 15th, 2018
Symantec Corp said on Monday it is investigating the reporting of certain accounting measures including those that could impact executive compensation and some forward-looking statements, but added it does not see a material impact on its past financial statements ...
Tesco and Serious Fraud Office near to deal over accounting scandal
March 28th, 2017
The Serious Fraud Office and Tesco are within days of announcing a settlement that could mean Britain’s biggest supermarket chain will pay a multimillion-pound fine over an accounting scandal. Under the deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), Tesco would pay a ...
$299 million in compensation to investors; CSA published 2016 Enforcement Report
March 2nd, 2017
Canadian Securities Regulators introduce innovative initiatives and increase collaboration to deter market misconduct The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today released its 2016 Enforcement Report. The ninth annual report highlights actions taken across Canada to deter and sanction wrongdoing in ...
BT facing criminal inquiry over Italy accounting scandal
January 26th, 2017
Prosecutors in Milan have confirmed an investigation into allegations of false accounting and embezzlement at BT’s Italian arm. It is being led by Fabio De Pasquale – a veteran of high-profile investigations, including a long-running inquiry into the former ...
Why an Ex-employee sues Snapchat?
January 6th, 2017
A former employee has dragged Snapchat to court accusing the messaging app of misleading investors and trading partners to drive up its initial public offering, the Hollywood Reporter said citing a court document. In the lawsuit filed on Wednesday ...
Germany accused of strangling EU tax transparency
December 13th, 2016
A German-led group of EU states is trying to strangle plans for greater tax transparency, amid the restart of an iconic whistleblower case. Germany was accused of leading the behind-the-scenes attack on a European Commission proposal to raise transparency ...
Enforcement Director Andrew J. Ceresney to Leave SEC
December 9th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Enforcement Director Andrew J. Ceresney will leave the agency by the end of the year. During his nearly four years as head of the agency’s largest division, Mr. Ceresney implemented approaches ...
Football Leaks: Corruption of the game
December 5th, 2016
From where did the largest dataset leak in the history of sports come? And who is the man who exposed the corruption and tax scheming – the individual who is now being hunted down by the giants of the ...
Lawyers for Julian Assange may ask Trump to close the criminal investigation
November 16th, 2016
Lawyers for Julian Assange have said they may ask US President-elect Donald Trump to close the criminal investigation into the WikiLeaks co-founder, and hope that Sweden will soon close the probe into allegations of sexual assault. The Obama administration ...
SEC Chair Mary Jo White Announces Departure Plans
November 15th, 2016
SEC Chair Mary Jo White, after nearly four years as the agency’s head, today announced that she intends to leave at the end of the Obama Administration. Under Chair White’s leadership, the Commission strengthened protections for investors and the ...
