• Grant Thornton LLP named one of PINK Magazine’s TOP COMPANIES for WOMEN – Ditto KPMG. [Press Release]
• FDIC Sets Standards for Private-Equity Firms to Buy Shut Banks – Dropped the capital ratio to 10%. Sayeth Chair Bair, ‘We want to maximize investor interest in failed institutions.’ [Bloomberg]
• G.E. Is Shopping Security Unit – Bill O’Reilly conspiracy theory in 3…2…1…[DealBook]
• Microsoft in web photo racism row – That’s not good for anybody. [BBC]
• Recovery rubs off on Freddie, Fannie, AIG – Break ’em up. [FT]
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Review Comments | 08.21.09
- Caleb Newquist
- August 22, 2009
• Geithner: U.S. Dealings With Goldman Were Appropriate – “We have been forced to do just extraordinary things and, frankly, offensive things to help save the economy,” Mr. Geithner said. “I am completely confident that none of those decisions…had anything to do with the specific interest of any individual firm, much less Goldman Sachs.” We’re done here. [WSJ]
• Informant in UBS Case Gets 40 Months in Prison – That was worth it. [DealBook]
• Humble pie for bust billionaire – He called Russians not in the bil-club ‘losers’. Classy. [BBC]
• Meredith Whitney Predicts More Than 300 Bank Failures – Meh. [Bloomberg]
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Review Comments | 10.08.09
- Caleb Newquist
- October 9, 2009
• LandAmerica: The final days appeared like a Ponzi scheme – Adrienne’s opus on LandAmerica’s shiesty last days. [The Mortgage Lender Implode-o-Meter]
• Ethics Committee Expands Rangel Investigation – You might have a rent-controlled apartment if it wasn’t for this guy hoarding them all. [NYT]
• Obama Has Lunch With Bezos, Business Leaders – C’mon Bam, no JT? [WSJ]
• IFRS Returns to the Front Burner – Tweedie says they’re working hard, working weekends and ordering in to get this done. [CFO]
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Review Comments | 12.29.09
- Caleb Newquist
- December 30, 2009
• ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Founder Sues IRS – The newly crowned Douche of the Decade is in a litigious mood. After threatening to sue Gawker for the prestigious honor he was bestowed, DOTD is now suing the IRS for freezing his assets. Will someone stop to this man douche?[Web CPA]
• Bill Would Require Comptroller General to be a CPA – Now there’s an idea. [Web CPA]
• Lehman administrators PwC repay $11bn to creditors – Seems like good news. [BBC]
• 2010: Get Ready for a Tax-a-palooza – “Facing trillions of dollars of expiring Bush-era tax cuts, President Obama and Congress will be forced to make some critical decisions in the new year.” [Tax Vox]
• SEC Seeks PAFs: Jan. 13 Deadline – Professional Accounting Fellows. You. [FEI Financial Reporting Blog]
• Let’s Talk About the Terrorist Underpants, Shall We? – Yes. Let’s. [DI]
• Revealed: How Oscar Nominee Ballots Are Counted – Because we know you were wondering. [The Wrap]
• Tax Court Channels Kenny Rogers – Raj isn’t the only fan. [Tax Update Blog]
• Shareholders Win Settlement in Comverse Suit – Deloitte pitched in $275,000. That’s roughly the equivalent to one partner’s Starbucks budget. [Web CPA]
• Bouncing Back: Overcoming a Negative Performance Review – Anyone? [FINS]
• Tax Accountants to Get Biggest 2010 Raise – Good news already! [TaxProf Blog]