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KPMG’s family planning needs more than luck
Let's review some lessons from previous KPMG — and the rest of the Big 4 — forays into legal services and other expansions.
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Francine McKenna
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Jim Peterson
Introducing "Your First Accounting Job"
Here's a way to tell your story and inspire others.
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Francine McKenna
Firehose: Some stories I am reading and commenting on
I left out some stories I am still working on so I could give you an update on crypto strategic reserves, cultural compliance, corruption, the Chicago…
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Francine McKenna

February 2025

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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