04/18/13 The Raw Accounting Newsfeed

Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Accounting.

• Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation On Behalf of... _{2013-04-18, 08:21 pm}
  ... the Company's Board of Directors, after PwC advised the Company of material weaknesses in the Company's internal accounting controls. PwC identified certain issues that may have a material impact on the fairness or reliability of Magnum Hunter's ...
• Stock gains create hope for IPO turnaround _{2013-04-18, 08:05 pm}
  Last May, Facebook's overpriced initial public stock offering helped sour investors on young companies - essentially blocking many firms looking to sell shares to the public for the first time.
• Venture funding in Colorado slips in the first quarter _{2013-04-18, 07:59 pm}
  Venture-capital investments in Colorado dived for the second quarter in a row, raising worries that a key source of financing for emerging companies may be drying up.
• PRGX Global, Inc. Announces Preliminary First Quarter 2013 Financial... _{2013-04-18, 07:48 pm}
  PRGX Global, Inc. , the world's leading provider of recovery audit services and the pioneer in Profit Discovery , today announced certain information relevant to its financial performance in 2013, including preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and information pertaining to its Healthcare Claims Recovery Audit service ... (more)
• Herbalife Unlikely to Hire Auditor Before Investor Meeting _{2013-04-18, 07:28 pm}
  Herbalife Ltd. said it isn't likely to hire an outside auditor before it holds its annual shareholder meeting next week, to replace KPMG LLP which resigned after saying a partner leaked inside information.
• Predictix appoints new EVP and chief scientist _{2013-04-18, 07:22 pm}
  Menich is one of the foremost innovators in predictive analytics for Fortune 500 enterprises.
• PPG chairman notes strategic progress, record financials during annual meeting _{2013-04-18, 07:15 pm}
  ... ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2013. Shareholder votes were not sufficient to approve the proposal to amend the company's Articles of Incorporation to provide ...
• Predictix Names Ron Menich as EVP and Chief Scientist _{2013-04-18, 06:37 pm}
  Predictix today named Ronald P. Menich, Ph.D., as EVP and Chief Scientist. Menich is one of the foremost innovators in predictive analytics for Fortune 500 enterprises.
• What earnings reports reveal about online ads _{2013-04-18, 06:33 pm}
  Companies that sell online advertising have begun releasing earnings reports for the latest quarter.
• SEC Aims To Move Past Financial Crisis Cases _{2013-04-18, 05:56 pm}
  ','', 300)" onmouseout="hideddrivetip()">Ernst & Young LLP adds supply chain and risk management professionals to its climate change and sustainability services practice Insiders know more, are better prepared and generally more successful.
• Ernst & Young Names Joe Krivickas Entrepreneur Of The Year Semi-Finalist in New England _{2013-04-18, 05:36 pm}
  The awards program recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
• Councillor strikes deal with bank to wipe debts _{2013-04-18, 04:34 pm}
  Marlborough District councillor David Dew and the Bank of New Zealand have come to a confidential agreement that wipes the debt from Mr Dew's liquidated companies.
• University students honor life of 'bubbly chatterbox' Lu _{2013-04-18, 03:37 pm}
  LESS than 24 hours before she died, Lu Lingzi sent an exuberant email to a professor after learning she had passed part of a major final exam.
• Cegedim Relationship Management Announces Global Partnership with... _{2013-04-18, 02:27 pm}
  Cegedim Relationship Management today announced a strategic partnership with Concur .
• Corio announces resolutions of AGM of 18 April 2013 _{2013-04-18, 02:20 pm}
  On 18 April 2013 the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Corio was held, at which the following resolutions were passed: Agenda item 3 The Financial Statements for the 2012 financial year were adopted.
• Boston marathon: "You could hear runners screaming as they found out" _{2013-04-18, 01:42 pm}
  Charity runner Sarah McGarel was just half-a-mile from the finish line of the Boston Marathon when the two explosions - which claimed the lives of three people - went off.
• Internet Advertising Soars on Mobile Ad Gains _{2013-04-18, 12:45 pm}
  The Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers said that mobile ad revenue more than doubled to $3.4 billion, accounting for nine percent of total Internet ad revenue last year.
• Food Manufacturers: Are You Prepared for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? _{2013-04-18, 03:00 am}
  According to a study by Market Strategies International, up to 60 percent of employers in the United States were waiting for the outcome of the 2012 presidential election before preparing to respond to requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act .Those employers now need to move quickly to manage this new business risk.
• In Kenya, technology revolutionizes TB management _{2013-04-17, 11:04 pm}
  NAIROBI, 18 April 2013 - The use of technology is revolutionizing the way Kenya manages tuberculosis .
• eBay Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call _{2013-04-18, 01:52 pm}
  Good morning. I'm Ned Barnholt, one of the members of the Board of Directors at eBay.