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Andersen Clients Jump Ship*
... and others are profiting... |
| Company |
New Auditor |
| News Corporation Ltd. |
Ernst & Young |
| Fox Entertainment |
Ernst & Young |
| Remington Oil and Gas Company |
Ernst & Young |
| Waste Management |
Ernst & Young |
| Iomega |
Ernst & Young |
| FedEx |
Ernst & Young |
| Kerr-McGee Corp. |
Ernst & Young |
| Introgen Therapeutics |
Ernst & Young |
| Valero Energy |
Ernst & Young |
| Keystone Automotive Industries |
Ernst & Young |
| Kos Pharmaceuticals |
Ernst & Young |
| Polaris Industries |
Ernst & Young |
| Brunswick |
Ernst & Young |
| Corinthian Colleges |
Ernst & Young |
| BMC Software |
Ernst & Young |
| Centex |
Ernst & Young |
| United Security Bancshares |
Ernst & Young |
| Sysco |
Ernst & Young |
| Career Education Corp. |
Ernst & Young |
| 1-800-Mutuals Advisor |
Ernst & Young |
| Lands' End |
Ernst & Young |
| Equifax |
Ernst & Young |
| Newell Rubbermaid Inc. |
Ernst & Young |
| BB&T Corp. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| SunTrust Banks |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Merck |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Freddie Mac |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Advance PCS |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Rural/Metro Corp. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| ABC Family World |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Harris & Harris |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Wyeth |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| IDEXX Laboratories Inc. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Sara Lee Corp. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| EOTT Energy Partners |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Action Performance Companies |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Compass Bancshares |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Sara Lee Corp. |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| The Hartford |
Deloitte & Touche |
| Hard Rock Hotel |
Deloitte & Touche |
| EOG Resourcese |
Deloitte & Touche |
| Hudson Respiratory Care |
Deloitte & Touche |
| InMedica Development |
Deloitte & Touche |
| Northeast Utilities |
Deloitte & Touche |
| Delta Air Lines |
Deloitte & Touche |
| ITT Industries |
Deloitte & Touche |
| Calpine |
Deloitte & Touche |
| MDU Resources |
Deloitte & Touche |
| Southern Company |
Deloitte & Touche |
| Xcel |
Deloitte & Touche |
| Weyerhaeuser |
KPMG |
| John Wiley & Sons |
KPMG |
| Estee Lauder |
KPMG |
| Halliburton |
KPMG |
| Household International |
KPMG |
| Merchant Bancshares |
KPMG |
| Riggs National |
KPMG |
| PSS World Medical |
KPMG |
| Callaway Golf |
KPMG |
| Cadence Design Systems |
KPMG |
| Occidental Petroleum |
KPMG |
| Documentum |
KPMG |
| FBR Asset Investment |
KPMG |
| Echelon Corp. |
KPMG |
| TriCo Bancshares |
KPMG |
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List is not comprehensive
Source: SmartPros Research |
May 6-10
Andersen Accountants Buckled Under Pressure, Partner Testifies
Jury Selection Begins in Andersen Trial
KPMG Releases Statement to "Set the Record Straight"
Kmart to Review Former Execs
Andersen Goes to Trial (Again)
April 30 - May 3
Andersen Says Settlement Talks Are Dead
KPMG to Acquire Andersen's U.S., Foreign Consulting Business
Hill Continues Accounting Investigations
House Panel Says It Won't Turnover Duncan Documents to Andersen
Andersen Korea Drops KPMG for D&T
Ernst & Young Snags Andersen in Germany
Former Andersen Partners Want Judge to Block Planned Merger Deals
April 22-26
Andersen Admits to Hiring Restructuring Specialist
Volcker to Give Up on Andersen
E&Y Takeover Of Australia Andersen Still Far From Home
Andersen's Future Questionable
K&S May Sue KPMG Over Fraud
SEC Probe Adopts Tough Line
April 15-19
Conn. Attorney General Sues Andersen for Enron Role
Andersen Unravels as Efforts to Save Audit Firm Drag On
Reflections on the Audit Committee's Role
GAO Steps Up Independence Requirements
Andersen Willing to Pay $300 Million Settlement, But Problems Still Loom
Andersen U.K. to Begin Lay Offs; Fired Andersen Employees Sue
Committee Passes Auditor Bill
Andersen Offices to Merge with KPMG; Firm's End Predicted
Andersen H.K., China, PwC to Merge July 1
Xerox Case Could Hinder KPMG Partner
John Hancock Financial Services' Units Sue Enron, Andersen Officers, Directors
Andersen to Close Training Center
Some Celebs Who Avoided the IRS
Big Five Firms Court Andersen Employees, Clients
Qwest Finally Bars Andersen From Consulting Work
Andersen Discusses With Justice Department Over Criminal Charge
Andersen, KPMG Abandon Central Europe Merger
Computer Associates Probed for Boosting Results, Stock Incentives to Top Execs
Post-Enron Laws Could Alter 401(K) Investment
April 8-12
Andersen U.K. to Merge With Deloitte
Subjective Accounting Or Fraud?
New SEC Requirements Equal Big Expenses
Accounting Faces Crisis of Competence, Not Integrity
Oracle, Walgreen Bid Farewell to Arthur Andersen
Enron Auditor to Plead Guilty
More Tipsters Report Fraud to SEC
Regulator Examines Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Disclosure Practices
AICPA Employs Modest Ads to Defend Profession's Integrity
Andersen to Lay Off 7,000
AICPA Chief to Donate Stake in CPA2Biz
IRS Web Site Debunks Frivolous Tax Arguments
Online Financial Advice on the Rise, Says Report
Tax Breaks for Pet Parents?
SEC Opens Formal Probe of Qwest
Recruits Defend Andersen; Students Back Their Commitments to Accounting Firm
Andersen U.K. to Merge With Deloitte
Andersen to Lay Off 7,000
SEC Opens Formal Probe of Qwest
Recruits Defend Andersen; Students Back Their Commitments to Accounting Firm
April 1-5
Andersen Accountants Were at Odds Over Enron
Andersen-KPMG Merger Talks End
Andersen Facing Arizona Charges
Qwest Goes Goodwill Hunting, Targets $40Bil Write-Off
Two Senior Andersen Partners to Lead Firm's Transition
Volcker Wants Indictment Dropped
Lawmakers Introduce 30 Bills to Address Problems Created by Enron, Andersen
FASB Takes a Cue from the Simplicity Movement
Andersen, Insurer Back Out of Settlement Deal with Arizona Group
March 25-29
Arthur Andersen to Adopt Volcker's Recommendations
Global Crossing Executives Defend Capacity Swaps
Andersen Finds Way Out Of Mire
Andersen Partners Chart New Course
Andersen Uses PR Blitz to Fight Back at Enron
IASB: Andersen's Demise Will Create Fat Four
KPMG, Andersen Asian Affiliates Reach Deal
O'Neill: CEOs Accountable
Andersen Advisory Board Proposes Takeover of Accounting Firm's U.S. Ops
Waste Management Inc. Dumps Andersen
Foreign Audits Fail to Measure Up
March 18-22
Introducing SEC CENTRAL Columnist Charles Hecht
Iomega Dumps Andersen for E&Y
Andersen Indictment Prompts BB&T Auditor Switch
Andersen, E&Y to Merge Russia Operations
SEC's Pitt Proposes New, Private-Sector Based Accounting Regulatory Board
Global Crossing Is 'No Enron', Talking to Potential Investors
Andersen's H.K., China Units to Join PwC
Andersen Pleads Not Guilty to Obstruction Charge, Gets May Trial Date
Andersen to Vanish in KPMG Merger
In U.K., Andersen May Be Splintering
Andersen Advised Global Crossing, Qwest On Swaps: Report
Financial Planners Garner High Scores in Honesty-Integrity Surve
Andersen Clients Jump Ship
KPMG and Andersen Talk Merger
Government Suspends Andersen from New Federal Business
Building Trades Tells Labor Ready 'Fire Andersen'
FAS Proposes Standard-Setting Changes
NY Tries to Hold CPAs Accountable
