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Like Sisyphus, courageous journalists and auditors pushing tough stories up the hills
I don't usually write about public sector cases, unless they involve the Big 4 global auditors and/or public companies and banks. But public sector…
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Francine McKenna
Digest: Whether noun or verb, it means there is a lot of news about accounting and audit
Today is a digest of news and views. It might give you in-digestion!
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Francine McKenna
Redux: Watching the lawyers on deregulation
White collar defense attorneys, especially the ones that go through the revolving door, stay busy in a deregulatory cycle or re-regulatory/reform…
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Francine McKenna
Eyes on the SEC: Retaliations, a crypto caveat emptor, and revolving doors
"Now the house is falling down. The things that you thought would always be there are crumbling."
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Francine McKenna
On the road again: Antitrust in the news
I am on the road and collecting quotes and sources for some future reporting. In the meantime, here are a few things to keep your beak wet.
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Francine McKenna

January 2025

MicroStrategy: Part 2 of answering questions about crypto accounting, cashflow, CAMT, convertibles
This is a team effort between The Dig and Deep Quarry to go deeper into the questions behind the headlines.
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Francine McKenna
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Olga Usvyatsky
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MicroStrategy: Part 1 of answering questions about crypto accounting, cashflow, CAMT, convertibles
This is a team effort between The Dig and Deep Quarry to go deeper into the questions behind the headlines.
 • 
Francine McKenna
 and 
Olga Usvyatsky
Step into the ring: Erie Indemnity, Form AP, Robinhood and the WWE
“In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia, even the guillotine.” Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of…
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Francine McKenna
The Waiting: The patience of Nate Anderson
It's the end of an era, too short in my opinion, when diligent work on fraud and corporate governance failings could get big results.
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Francine McKenna
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Flurries: News, like icy snow, keeps coming but rarely sticks
The attention span for accounting and audit news is typically short. Stories fall from the sky for journalists and critics but get shoveled away…
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Francine McKenna
The WSJ's Dave Michaels on the SEC's inscrutable write-offs
Dave Michaels files before the New Year rings in and it's a humdinger! In the future when you see those big headlines about SEC record fines, maybe…
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Francine McKenna
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December 2024

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