Accountants on film

Hollywood has not been kind, and perhaps with reason.

Mutual support?

Study shows most mutual funds vote against shareholder proposals.

Risky business?

Revolving doors for auditors, bad news for shareholders.

Decisions, decisions

Melnyk wants back in on Biovail.

Livent trial: Sideshow

The Livent fraud trial isn't the only legal headache for the defendants.

One for the books

Delinquent accounting firms should be outed.

Social problem

Report: Corporate social responsibility shorts out.

The SEC vs. Biovail

Did Melnyk's company engage in accounting fraud?

A matter of trust

FirstService games the system with stock options.

System failure

Lights out for Canadian securities regulation.

Blowing the whistle on whistleblowers

It turns out the best detectives of corporate fraud aren't the paid ones.

Goodbye GAAP?

Why the new accounting standard, IFRS, is bad news for Canadian investors.

Bringing execs to heel

The "say-on-pay" movement is reining in exorbitant compensation. But not in Canada.

The Black trial: Buyer beware, indeed

The next time you're considering a stock, look at the CEO.

IMET needs an overhaul

A new report slams Canada's record on securities fraud.

Disclosures under fire

OSC report reveals serious shortfalls with disclosures.

Forgive and (maybe) forget

Investors still like RIM, but — in the wake of scandal — for how long?

Why so surprised?

Wall Street's financial engineers didn't fully understand the subprime risk — but they should have.

Curtain call

ICAO slaps Livent's auditors with record fines.

Felderhof's last shot

There's a lesson to be learned from the Bre-X exec's hubris.

A picture is worth a million bucks

Media coverage, critical or not, boosts CEO salaries.

Bre-X: At long last, the verdict

A disappointing judgment in the Bre-X case.

Felderhof acquittal another loss for the OSC

With Felderhof's acquittal, the Bre-X case is closed.

Of Conrad Black, red flags and good governance

The ultimate lesson of the Conrad Black trial.

Guilty verdicts in Black trial

How long Black will actually spend in prison is still anyone's guess.