http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9b70a976-8f8a-11e0-954d-00144feab49a.html#axzz3RKU6E8m7
Posted by LIM Hui Jie, Year 4 undergrad at the School of Economics, Singapore Management University
Like any emerging market, China has its fair share of fraud, scams and corporate governance fiascos. But a spate of scandals at Chinese companies listed in New York, Hong Kong and Toronto is increasingly unsettling investors.
http://www.valuebuddies.com/thread-1706.html
Posted by CHEN Liting, Year 3 undergrad at the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
Business Times – 28 Dec 2011
THREE years of investigations have uncovered several financial and accounting irregularities at FibreChem Technologies, including an unauthorised share transfer and HK$777 million (about S$130 million) in missing cash.
Distressed Company Watch List; See which companies have recently indicated doubt about continuing as going concerns in SEC filings
By Allison Collins, 3 February 2015
Companies Description
ACL Semiconductors Inc. Hong Kong-based ACL Semiconductors Inc. manufactures dynamic random access memory products for computers, digital cameras and other products
ADGS Advisory Inc. ADGS is a Hong Kong-based accounting and advisory firm
Amaru Inc. Amaru, headquartered in Singapore, provides interactive entertainment on demand through its subsidiaries
American Nano Silicon Technologies Inc. American Nano is a Sichuan, China-based nano-technology chemical manufacturer
China Ginseng Holdings Inc. Changchun City, China-based China Ginseng farms, processes and distributes ginseng
China Shianyun Group Corp. Ltd. China Shianyun, headquartered in Shenzhen, China, makes and sells consumer goods, including teas, liquors, meal replacement products, eggs and cured meats
China Teletech Holding Inc. Tallahassee, Fla.-based China Teletech provides telecommunications services in China
Cleantech Innovations Inc. China-based Cleantech Innovations manufactures structural towers for wind turbines
Comjoyful International Co. Beijing, China-based Comjoyful is a holding company
Cord Blood America Inc. Cord Blood, headquartered in Las Vegas, provides private cord blood and cord tissue stem cell storage
Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co. Ltd. Weifang Shandong, China-based Fuwei makes plastic film used for packaging and other uses
Leo Motors Inc. Leo Motors is a Korean company that manufactures electric vehicles
Network CN Inc. Hong Kong-based Network CN is an advertising company
Suwin Stevia International Inc. Shandong, China-based Sunwin sells stevioside, a natural sweetener, and herbs used in Chinese medicines and veterinary products
Tongji Healthcare Group Inc. Guangxi, China-based Tongji Healthcare operates a hospital in China
Usmart Mobile Device Inc. Kowloon, Hong Kong-based Usmart makes memory technology products
Company Watch List has indicated in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the previous 12 months doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. A company can be removed from the list if it is acquired, if it files for bankruptcy protection or if it indicates a change in status.
Earnings Manipulation in Failing Firms
ROSNER, REBECCA L.1
Contemporary Accounting Research. Summer2003, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p361-408. 48p. 2 Diagrams, 10 Charts.
Abstract:
Prior literature and anecdotal evidence, most recently provided by allegations relative to Enron, Global Crossing, and WorldCom, suggest that failing firms (defined here as prebankruptcy firms) may be motivated to engage in fraudulent financial reporting to conceal their distress. I examine two research questions: (1) Are failing firms’ prebankruptcy financial statements more likely to exhibit signs of material income increasing earnings manipulation than those of nonfailing firms? (2) Do auditors detect the overstatements in firms that they perceive to be failing? I predict and find that as (ex post) bankrupt firms that do not (ex ante) appear to be distressed approach bankruptcy, their financial statements reflect significantly greater material income-increasing accrual magnitudes in nongoing-concern years than do control firms. The accrual behavior of these firms resembles that of bankrupt firms that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sanctioned for fraud. Like sanctioned firms, the nonstressed bankrupt firms display significantly greater (material) increases in receivables; inventory; property, plant, and equipment; sales; net working capital, current, and discretionary accruals in prebankruptcy nongoing-concern years than do control firms. They also display significantly more negative changes in cash flows from operations and net cash and a greater disparity between accrual-based net income and operating cash flows than do control firms, consistent with Lee, Ingram, and Howard 1999. Finally, I predict and find that these firms’ going-concern years reflect evidence consistent with auditor-prompted reversal of previous overstatements. These results are based on parametric and nonparametric tests for various subsample combinations drawn from a sample of 293 bankrupt firms representing approximately 2,500 observation
http://www.emeraldinsight.com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JFC-07-2013-0045
Corporate frauds in India – perceptions and emerging issues.
Gupta, P. K.1 pkg123@eth.net
Gupta, Sanjeev2
Journal of Financial Crime. 2015, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p79-103. 25p.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/24/us-china-accounting-idUSTRE75N19J20110624
Posted by Valerie NG, Year 3 undergrad at the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
Valerie: Majority of the accounting frauds in the U.S. originates from small Chinese companies which become listed through a reverse takeover. While these companies are mostly audited by smaller accountancy firms in the States or Hong Kong, there are an increasing number of high profile scandals in which the Chinese companies in question were audited by the Big Four. According to the author, by auditing in China, the Big Four are exposing themselves to even more high profile accounting scandals, which could tarnish their reputation. This brings to mind the recent fine of $2m that the Big Four had to fork out collectively to SEC for failing to hand over audit documents of Chinese companies that SEC was investigating on. The dilemma that the Big Four faced was that China treats audit paperwork somewhat like sovereign secrets. Therefore, by deciding to audit in China, the Big Four have to weigh the risks of breaking China’s secrecy law or the States’ securities law.
China accounting scandals put Big Four auditors on red alert
Fri, Jun 24 2011
By Rachel Armstrong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The string of accounting problems and stock plunges at publicly traded Chinese groups has sparked deep concerns across the world’s biggest audit firms, putting the so-called Big Four on alert from worries that their reputation could be brought down along with a growing list of stricken companies. Continue reading
AsianExtractor: Unearthing Accounting Fraud in Asia 