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Corporate Reports Still Hold Value, Says ACCA Study

07-Feb-12

Annual reports are important to stakeholders, but are undermined by length and complexity.

Re-assessing the Value of Corporate Reporting

06-Feb-12

Corporate reports are being held back by confusion over their different audiences, their complexity, and lack of timeliness. Instead, there is a need for a greater focus on forward-facing plans, risk management, and their coherent, effective integration into corporate reports.

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Olympus Sues Its Own President and Four Directors

10-Jan-12

The Japanese camera-and-medical-equipment-maker confirmed that it is suing 19 current and past directors and executives, including President Shuichi Takayama -- but said he and others still with the company will stay on until March or April

KPMG Resigns as China Forestry's Auditor

06-Jan-12

The Big Four firm decided to step down after identifying irregularities in the 2010 financial statements and China Forestry's inability to resolve issues connected with 2011 issues

Indian Telcos Fined $300m for Understating Revenues

06-Jan-12

Special audits commissioned by the government found discrepancies in the carriersâ€™ annual revenue reports.

The Olympus Scandal: Now It All Makes Sense

12-Dec-11

The independent panel investigating the mess at the Japanese giant blames everyone -- including KPMG and Ernst & Young

Olympus Scandal: The Forensic Investigator's View

02-Dec-11

Ousted Olympus CEO Michael Woodford suddenly resigns from the board to plot an 'alternative plan' for the company. What is really going on?

'Missing' Banker Linked to Olympus Scandal Found in Hong Kong

28-Nov-11

Akio Nakagawa, who reportedly received vastly inflated advisory fees in connection with the Japanese company's takeover of Britain's Gyrus Group, may throw light on the simmering Olympus scandal

Japanese Regulator Mulls Levy on Olympus as Bankers Consider Cutting Credit Lines

14-Nov-11

The government has been considering ways to tighten controls amid worries that other firms may have engaged in misdeeds similar to the Olympus scandal.

Tokyo Exchange Sets December Deadline for Olympus Delisting

11-Nov-11

Olympus will be delisted if it fails to submit its earnings report by 14 December, putting investors such as the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation out to dry.

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