Sunday, August 28, 2005

The NY Times


"...the agreement is about survivability." The NY Times tries to explain why KPMG sold out some of its partners by admitting to "unlawful conduct" regarding tax shelters.Related story here.

Independence in Appearance


Independence in Appearance. NY TimesPublic documents show that the chief financial officer and head of compliance for the Bayou Group was also a principal in an accounting firm that audited the hedge funds' books. Daniel E. Marino was the No. 2 man at Bayou, a hedge fund company founded in 1996 by Samuel Israel III that appeared to have $411 million in assets at the end of last year. Mr. Marino