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Chrysler Financial Selects Trintech Solutions for Accounting, Transaction Reconciliations Company will implement ...
Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Chrysler Financial, which offers automotive financial products and services to both dealers and consumers of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Venezuela, has selected Trintech Group Plc's AssureNET GL to automate the review, approval, and status tracking of account reconciliations and manage the accounting close process and ReconNET ... (Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:17:36 GMT)

Catawba offers program on N.C. State accounting program
Catawba College students and alumni and others who want to learn more about the master of accounting program at N.C. State University are invited to a ... (Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:35:19 GMT)

Accounting skills are key to turn around banking crisis
Kevin Reed, Accountancy Age , Tuesday 23 September 2008 at 09:50:00 Grads with accounting skills should be busy clearing up the city's financial mess The banking crisis and troubled economy could be a boon for accountancy graduates, according to a graduate careers expert. Charlie Ball, deputy director of research at the Higher Education Careers... (Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:02:15 GMT)

Accounting error behind excessive donation, Hanlon says
A rookie St. John's city councillor whose campaign was red-flagged for exceeding donation limits says an accounting error lies behind what she describes as a misunderstanding. (Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:13:56 GMT)

Microgen Accounting Hub Delivers Clear View of Mortgage Exposure for Major North American Financial Institution
Microgen , the information management company, announced that it has been deploying the Microgen Accounting Hub , which is based on the company's flagship Microgen Aptitude business process platform , within a major North American financial institution in order to provide improved accounting consistency and financial transparency across multiple accounting systems. (Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT)

Accounting Management Solutions Names Engagement Managers
Accounting Management Solutions, Inc., one of the fastest-growing private companies in the country, today announced that it has named Scott Posnick and Carmen Addario as engagement managers, a newly created positioned designed to ensure that AMS clients continuously receive optimal service. (Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT)

Accounting skills are key to turn around banking crisis
The banking crisis and troubled economy could be a boon for accountancy graduates, according to a graduate careers expert. Charlie Ball, deputy director of research at the Higher Education Careers Service Unit , said accounting skills were required to clear up the financial mess so many city firms find themselves in. (Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:17:34 GMT)

Accounting experts push fair value rules
There will be no let-up in the use of fair market values for banks’ holdings, even in illiquid markets, according to international accounting rulemakers. (Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:20:09 GMT)

Integral Systems Appoints Ernst & Young as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Integral Systems, Inc. today announced that on September 22, 2008, the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors engaged Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's new independent registered public accounting firm. (Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT)

Bernanke defends fair value accounting
AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age , Wednesday 24 September 2008 at 09:38:00 Federal reserve chairman comes to the defence of controversial accounting method Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has leapt to the defence of fair value over claims it has exacerbated the credit crunch.... (Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:01:55 GMT)

FBI is reviewing troubled banks for accounting issues
Penny Sukhraj, Accountancy Age , Wednesday 24 September 2008 at 09:40:00 Federal Bureau of Investigation under pressure to hold companies accountable for their actions in the wake of the loan crises Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and giant insurer American International Group are among 26 companies under review by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation for possible accounting ... (Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:02:05 GMT)

FBI is reviewing troubled banks for accounting issues
Troubled banks Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers and giant insurer American International Group are among 26 companies under review by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation for possible accounting misstatements. (Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:33:19 GMT)

Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting Acquires Ci3
Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting has acquired CI Consultancy Limited, a leading international developer and supplier of operational risk control solutions to financial institutions and corporations worldwide. Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, services and software solutions serving professionals in the ... (Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:34:00 GMT)

Zedi Inc. Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire OAS Oilfield Accounting Service Ltd.
CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - Zedi Inc. today announces that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of OAS Oilfield Accounting Service Ltd. by the wholly owned subsidiary, Zedi Canada Inc. (Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:05:03 GMT)

Medicis Blemished By Accounting
The cosmetic dermatology company has to restate year of its financials. (Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:32:14 GMT)

Enron-era accounting reforms blamed in financial crisis
WASHINGTON -- An obscure accounting rule is getting fresh attention in the current financial crisis, with critics saying banks are hurt by being forced to recognize losses quickly instead of holding assets until they recover. (Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:27:17 GMT)

Medicis' Ugly Accounting
Skincare company braces for the worst after revealing accounting errors. (Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:32:04 GMT)

Software combines document management, accounting functions.
Intacct offers on-demand financial management and accounting applications as well as full integration with Accounts Payable Automation Solution. Latter replaces printed documents with electronic processes, complete with audit trails and version control, while promoting collaboration between finance and accounting departments. It includes automated extraction/population of index data, automated ... (Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:04:17 GMT)

Farrow & Associates, LLC, Wisconsin's Accounting Company, Races for Breast Cancer
The women of Farrow & Associates, LLC, a Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based accounting firm, have decided to get off the sidelines in the fight for a cure for breast cancer. On Sunday, September 28, 2008 they will lace up their walking shoes and join thousands of other participants in the Susan G. (Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:30:00 GMT)

University of Charleston to expand forensic program in accounting
The University of Charlestons forensic accounting program is expanding from a 24-hour certification course to two specialized certifications and an executive masters degree."There are only two master of forensic accounting programs in the country,&quo... (Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:33:01 GMT)

Tradar Links Portfolio Management and Accounting System with Thomson Reuters Reference Data Platform
Tradar, a software provider to the hedge fund industry, has created an interface to link its portfolio ma20080926181556 (Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:48:46 GMT)

Bally Technologies settles accounting dispute
Bally Technologies Inc. says it has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission over an investigation of the company's revenue accounting. Read comments (Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:48:55 GMT)

Bally Technologies settles accounting dispute
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bally Technologies Inc. says it has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission over an investigation of the company's revenue accounting. (Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:01:31 GMT)

Bally Technologies settles accounting dispute
Thu, Sep 25, 2008 (5:54 p.m.) Bally Technologies Inc. says it has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission over an investigation of the company's revenue accounting. (Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:08:04 GMT)

LATEST RELEASE OF FASB DOCUMENTS - ED ACCOUNTING FOR TRANSFERS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has announced that FASB Exposure Draft, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, which was issued on September 15, 2008 is now available on the FASB website.... (Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:16:52 GMT)

TIMELINESS, CONSERVATISM AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENT FIRMS UNDER THE GREEK ACCOUNTING SETTING
Purpose – This paper's aim is twofold: first, it seeks to examine the impact of financial transparency on the returns-earnings relation and second, to test for the existence of conservative accounting between 1995 and 2004. (Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:32:12 GMT)

Accounting specialists open Frederick office
A group of businessmen with expertise in accounting and small business have opened an office in Frederick (Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:10:14 GMT)

Syniverse Names Martin A. Picciano Its Chief Accounting Officer
Syniverse Technologies (NYSE:SVR), a leading provider of technology and business solutions for the global telecommunications industry, has named Sr. Vice President of Finance Martin A. Picciano as its chief accounting officer. Picciano joined Syniverse in August after more than seven years with Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), where he served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer. (Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:51:26 GMT)

Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Marc A. Siegel to the Financial Accounting Standards Board
NORWALK, Conn.----Robert Denham, chairman of the Financial Accounting Foundation , today announced that the FAF Board of Trustees has appointed Marc A. Siegel to the Financial Accounting Standards Board . (Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:00:00 GMT)

Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Marc A. Siegel to the Financial Accounting Standards Board
Robert Denham, chairman of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), today announced that the FAF Board of Trustees has appointed Marc A. Siegel to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Prior to his appointment, Mr. Siegel led the Accounting Research and Analysis team at the RiskMetrics Group in Rockville, Maryland. (Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:15:56 GMT)

Obama Tax Plan Veers From Pay-as-You-Go
Barack Obama's campaign-trail accounting method is putting congressional Democrats in an awkward position: Their own presidential candidate is undermining the rule they use to fight the federal deficit. (Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:36:44 GMT)

Studying the Debate, the Snap Polls That Followed
Obama won, according to the cross tabs, on the more important issues, thereby accounting for his snap poll victories. (Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:40:26 GMT)

On the Go
A compilation of recent promotions and hires in Northeast Ohio. FINANCIAL SERVICES Ciuni & Panichi Inc.: Dan Reilly and Kristen Schrader joined the Shaker Heights regional accounting and consulting firm's auditing and accounting department as staff accountants and Jeremy Herbert... (Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:05:21 GMT)

Music Fest draws bands to Dewey
For ages, bands and musicians have sailed helplessly across the jagged reefs called "Accounting," "Business Plan" and "Contract Law" -- all too often seeing good melodies and lyrics sunk by bad management. (Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:49:54 GMT)

Testicular Metastases: A Poor Prognostic Factor In Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
UroToday.com - In a study by Patel et al. (1) metastases accounted for 3.6 percent of testicular tumors. Carcinomas of the prostate and lung most commonly metastasize to the testis, with the former accounting for one third and the latter for one fifth of the cases in the literature. (Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:02:45 GMT)

Competition intense for new accounting graduates
Professor Susan Marcum’s accounting graduate students are having employment troubles. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:14:05 GMT)

AL Employment signs on with accounting firm Warren Averett
AL Employment has joined forces with accounting firm Warren Averett Kimbrough & Marino LLC. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:21:36 GMT)

Namibia: Standard Bank Sponsors Accounting Text Books
Last Thursday Standard Bank Namibia handed over an amount of N$150000 for the support of the accounting profession through the sponsorship of 4 500 Grade 8 accounting books, it was announced in a press statement. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:39:20 GMT)

EU Proposes Small Business Exemption From Accounting Rules
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission Monday said E.U. countries should have the option to give small businesses an exemption from European Union accounting rules. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:56:47 GMT)

Fannie Mae discloses federal investigation
A federal grand jury is investigating accounting and disclosure issues at mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday that it received a subpoena Friday from the U.S. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:43:34 GMT)

West Nile season appears to be mildest in 7 years
The West Nile virus season is on track to be the mildest in seven years, with less than a third the number of serious cases as last year's total, U.S. health officials said. As of Tuesday, there were 368 severe cases, with 18 deaths, according to preliminary reports. Mississippi and California were hardest hit, together accounting for nearly half the cases. Most West Nile infections are reported ... (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:47:05 GMT)

Fannie Mae discloses federal investigation
(AP:WASHINGTON) A federal grand jury is investigating accounting and disclosure issues at mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:50:55 GMT)

Freddie Mac gets federal grand jury subpeona; SEC opens probe
Freddie Mac, taken over by the government in the wake of the subprime-mortgage mess, says it's been served a federal subpoena over accounting and governance matters. Separately, the SEC's opened an inquiry, the mortgage giant says. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:07:26 GMT)

Fannie, Freddie get federal grand jury subpoenas
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the U.S. mortgage finance giants that were taken over by the government this month, said on Monday they were subpoenaed for documents as part of a federal grand jury investigations into their accounting. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:15:10 GMT)

Federal investigations target accounting, disclosure and governance at Fannie and Freddie
WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury is investigating accounting and disclosure issues at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance companies said Monday. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:26:51 GMT)

Feds Investigating Fannie Mae's Accounting
WASHINGTON -- A federal grand jury is investigating accounting and disclosure issues at mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:03:04 GMT)

Federal investigations target accounting, disclosure and governance at Fannie and Freddie
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal grand jury is investigating accounting and disclosure issues at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance companies said Monday. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:34:52 GMT)

Fannie, Freddie Subpoenaed Over Accounting Probe
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the U.S. mortgage finance giants that were taken over by the government this month, said on Monday they were subpoenaed for documents as part of a federal grand jury investigation into their accounting. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:05:50 GMT)

Conservatives Urge Suspension Of Mark-To-Market Accounting
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- House Republican conservatives on Monday called for the Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend mark-to-market accounting as one step toward stabilizing the financial markets. (Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:42:53 GMT)

Government is investigating accounting practices at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
A federal grand jury in New York is looking into accounting, other issues. (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:17:49 GMT)

Freddie, Fannie accounting under legal scrutiny
AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age , Tuesday 30 September 2008 at 06:57:00 Accounting practices of mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae come under scrutiny of federal grand jury. US mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which were taken over by the government earlier this month, have been subpoanaed by the US Attourney’s office at the request of... (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:22:28 GMT)

Fannie, Freddie accounting probed
Adding to their woes, mortgage finance giants Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac are facing a federal grand jury investigation into their accounting practices. (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:36:05 GMT)

Aberdeen: Accounting firm expands
Eide Bailly LLP announced that Murrell, Hall, McIntosh & Co. PLLP, an Oklahoma--based certified public accounting firm, joined its regional public accounting and business advisory practice effective Aug. 1.... (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:12:40 GMT)

Accounting, disclosure investigated at mortgage giants
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Adding to their woes, mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are facing a federal grand jury investigation into their accounting practices. (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:54:07 GMT)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has summoned finance executives to discuss ways to reform accounting rules on ...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has summoned finance executives to discuss ways to reform accounting rules on valuation, which Sarkozy claims have aggravated the credit crisis. (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:07:24 GMT)

Lying Bank Accounting
The political lynching of truth-telling in accounting is gatthering steam. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France met with bankers today and promised proposals soon. Dow Jones says he wants to block market value accounting, which he blames for the problem. (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:45:45 GMT)

SEC charges Penn Traffic with accounting fraud
Federal regulators charged an upstate New York-based regional grocery chain with fraud, claiming Tuesday a multimillion dollar accounting scheme made the company's finances look better than they were. (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:37:13 GMT)

SEC Loosens Accounting Rule Banks Blame for Crisis
Under intense political pressure, regulators for securities and accounting standards this afternoon issued what they called a "clarification" to provisions that have come under fire from bank executives and some lawmakers for contributing to the credit crisis. (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:23:23 GMT)

SEC issues fair-value accounting guidance amid big write downs
U.S. accounting regulators lent a hand Tuesday to struggling financial institutions facing the possibility of big write-downs on mortgage assets. (Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:57:02 GMT)