The independent examiner in crypto lender Celsius’ bankruptcy case has alleged that the company failed to set up “sufficient” accounting and operational controls in its handling of customer funds. In an interim report released on Nov. 19, examiner Shoba Pillay made a number of stark observations in her court-appointed investigation into the bankrupt cryptocurrency lending … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Economy PMN Business Author of the article: Article content Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc could soon see a boost to its bottom line after changing its accounting for its big stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp. In its quarterly report on Saturday, Berkshire said it adopted the equity method of accounting for … Read more
The United States Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) decision to allow companies to use “fair value” to account for their crypto holdings could be seen as another step toward the wider institutional adoption of cryptocurrency. During a meeting on Oct. 12, the FASB board made the decision to require entities to measure crypto assets at … Read more
Netflix Inc. is seeking a new chief accounting officer after its current one quit the role after less than four months. The streaming giant NFLX, -4.49% said in a regulatory filing Friday that Ken Barker has submitted his resignation effective Oct. 7. Barker, 55, joined the company on June 27 from Electronic Arts Inc. EA, … Read more
Ernst & Young’s leaders are expected this week to give the green light to splitting its auditing and consulting businesses, paving the way for the biggest shake-up in the accounting profession in more than 20 years, according to people familiar with the matter. The accounting giant’s global executive committee, which oversees the firm’s 312,000-person worldwide … Read more
The majority of 4,653 active Ethereum (ETH) nodes are in the hands of centralized web providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), which could “expose Ethereum to central points of failure,” according to crypto analytics platform Messari. An Aug.15 post shows that three major cloud providers account for 69% of hosted nodes on the Ethereum Mainnet, … Read more
Shares of Hyzon Motors Inc. were suffering a record plunge toward a record low Friday, after the maker of fuel cell-powered trucks disclosed a “myriad of issues,” including accounting regularities that will cause it to miss the filing deadline for second-quarter results. That prompted a number of analysts to back away from their bullish stances, … Read more
The boss of the UK’s accounting regulator has backed EY’s plan to split its audit and consulting businesses, saying the break-up would bring “distinct benefits”. Sir Jon Thompson, chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council, told the Financial Times he supported the idea of a split that would build on his watchdog’s agreement with the … Read more
UK accountancy firms were fined a record £46.5mn last year, according to data released on Thursday, with more than half of the total levied against KPMG after its involvement in a series of audit failures and misconduct scandals. The figures underline the depth of the problems at KPMG, which audits more FTSE 100 companies than … Read more