McKenna Quoted in The Sunday Times Dublin
It may be that real accounting industry reforms will come this time. More likely than not they will not. But you can count on one thing. I will keep talking and writing about the need for those reforms.
It may be that real accounting industry reforms will come this time. More likely than not they will not. But you can count on one thing. I will keep talking and writing about the need for those reforms.
The Economic Affairs Committee of the House of Lords questioned representatives of the four largest audit firms on the issue of “going concern” opinions during the financial crisis. In particular, why were there none for the banks that failed, were bailed out, or were nationalized? The auditors admitted that they did not issue “going concern” opinions because they were told by government officials, confidentially, that the banks would be bailed out.