@CCOUNTING
NEWS
This section gathers both accounting & business news from the media and are classified under different categories. In some instances, the news may be too technical & challenging to read. However, if there are any challenging terms or portions of the content which you do not comprehend fully, please raise your queries during our accounting lessons.
ACCOUNTING NEWS (Year
2002)
Article
01 - "Alert investors to impact of accounting rules"
Article
02 - "Goodwill writedowns may top $1.86 trillon"
Article
03 - "New accounting standard put off at last minute"
Article
04 - "Many firms are massaging earning figures"
Article
05 - "Kvaerner to write down $48m due to accounting error"
Article
06 - "S'porean seeks accounting practice revamp"
Article
07 - "Accounting firms barred from some consulting work"
Article
08 - "Accounting giants to curb consulting work"
Article
09 - "Web reporting on finances to get easier"
Article 10 - "Accounting
System in Singapore safer than US"
Article
11 - Merger kings now shedding assets"
Article
12 - "Hiring Foreign Auditors - China makes U-turn on accounting rule
change"
Article
13 - "Andersen, Deloitte may merge"
AUDITING NEWS (Year
2002)
Article
01 - "Clients unfazed - Singapore office is run independently"
Article
02 - "Andersen staff told to destroy Enron records"
Article
03 - "Auditing giant reels from one blow after another"
Article
04 - "Auditors need to change their mindset, but will they?"
Article 05 - "Auditor
Independence falls under the Spotlight"
NEWS ON ENRON (USA)
- Year 2002
International
Herald Tribute (IHT) - 31 Jan 2002
International
Herald Tribute (IHT) - 26 Feb 2002
"Enron
villians see themselves as poor victims" - 05 Mar 2002
"Enron
collapse: Andersen may face criminal charges" - 09 Mar 2002
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