Posts Tagged ‘Due Diligence’
April 1st, 2013
Due Diligence, Standards and The Law
Due Diligence, Standards and The Law If the duty to exercise due diligence is fulfilled, you will have a better hand in court proceedings. But who sets the standards for [...]
April 1st, 2013
Too Big To Jail? Well, Maybe Not
Too Big To Jail? Well, Maybe Not According to a Reuter’s news article, dated March 22, 2013, The U.S. Treasury is changing its previous posture and plans to hold bankers [...]
March 1st, 2013
Brazilian LTN Bonds
Brazilian LTN Bonds Here, for both your edification and reading enjoyment, is a story of yet another scheme of “bogus bonds” flying around the world of fringe finance. The Brazilian [...]
February 1st, 2013
A Question Of Due Diligence
A Question Of Due Diligence The crime of money laundering continues to be a growing area of concern in the United States. Law enforcement agencies and the financial sector devote [...]
February 1st, 2013
Felons In The Workforce
Felons In The Workforce In 2010 it is estimated that 19.8 million people representing 8.6% of the population of the United States have a felony conviction. This is almost double [...]
January 1st, 2013
USA 1934 Series Bonds
USA 1934 Series Bonds Going back 27 years ago I saw my first 1934 Series Bonds – Federal Reserve Note Coupon Bond. I was told the story of how these [...]
December 16th, 2012
Chinese CPAs, Audit Failures
(Press Release from Securities and Exchange Commission) “Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2012 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today began administrative proceedings against the China affiliates of each of the [...]
December 16th, 2012
Background Checks, if you advertise them, you better do them.
In a matter of little consequence we found an item of great consequence. We were asked to perform a due diligence check on a plumbing company that was going to [...]
November 1st, 2012
Conflict of Interest
Sometimes I want to scream at professionals who are just not thinking, or accuse them of complicity because what they have done is so egregious. In a recent matter a [...]
October 1st, 2012
Beneficial Ownership
The US government and its regulators are working very hard on the clarification of what “beneficial ownership” is going to mean and the standards of care that institutions will be [...]
