Where I’ve Been – Francine McKenna

I’ve written at Forbes about the event, including some quotes from Sherron Watkins that made news. Links to a replay of the webcast and a live-blog of the event are included here.

re: The Auditors is now at MarketWatch

May 31, 2015/in Pure Content, Where I've Been

May 18, 2015 was my first day on the job as a reporter for MarketWatch in Washington, DC, the sister online publication to the Wall Street Journal and Barrons that focuses on retail investors. Yes, I have taken a full-time journalism job and I have moved.

Reminiscing About The First Too Big To Fail Bank – Continental Bank

May 10, 2014/2 Comments/in Latest, Where I've Been

There’s a conference planned for next week, May 15, at Gleacher Center in Chicago, “30 Years After the Failure of Continental Illinois Bank: Have We Solved Too Big to Fail?” I wrote about my experience at CINB, my first job, for American Banker back in 2011.

Guest Lectures At Stanford Graduate School Business

February 22, 2014/3 Comments/in Pure Content, Where I've Been

My notes for guest lectures (there were two sections, back-to-back) February 10, 2014 for Bus F332/Law 725, Finance and Society, at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, taught by Professor Anat Admati. Emphasis: The auditors’ role in corporate governance in financial institutions and specifically how auditors not inadvertently stifle the actual use of compensation clawbacks.

McKenna Gives Luncheon Keynote For Professional Liability Defense Federation Annual Meeting

October 11, 2013/8 Comments/in Pure Content, Where I've Been

I was the luncheon speaker on October 10, 2013 at the annual meeting of the Professional Liability Defense Federation (PLDF). Here is the text of my remarks.

McKenna Speaks: The Committee For Monetary Research And Education

September 2, 2013/in Pure Content, Where I've Been

Do you want to learn more about those who push for a return to the gold standard? Do you know the common thread between JP Morgan, Madoff’s biggest feeder fund, Chesapeake Energy, and MF Global? Here’s a speech I gave back in May 2012 in New York to the Committee for Monetary Research and Education that touches on both topics.

McKenna Speaks to Market Technicians Association Chicago

February 20, 2013/1 Comment/in Pure Content, Where I've Been

On February 19, 2013, I spoke to the Chicago Chapter of the Market Technicians Association. The topic was, “Risk 2013: Protecting Your Trading Accounts From Fraud”.

McKenna Appears On “Chicago Tonight” Talking About Business Ethics

August 10, 2012/2 Comments/in Pure Content, Where I've Been

I appeared July 17 on Chicago Tonight, a nightly news program produced by WTTW, Channel 11, the public television station in Chicago. The show is hosted by Phil Ponce, a very interesting guy who was really good at wrangling the three cats on this panel. I was joined by John Lothian and Professor Laura Pincus-Hartman of […]

What Is A Corporate Secretary And Why Am I A Panelist At Their Annual Meeting?

June 11, 2012/8 Comments/in Where I've Been

I’m a panelist July 12 for, “Auditors, the Board and Shareholders: An Evolving Relationship,” at the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals Annual Meeting in Washington DC.