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Uncovering Macy’s accounting problems
Learn about Macy's accounting discrepancies. Find out what risk signals Transparently.AI's tool detected in Macy's accounts.
Mark Jolley
December 9, 2024
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The Valeant scandal: Inside the Enron of pharma
Uncover the rise and fall of Valeant through its history of regulatory issues. Learn about the risky signals discovered in its financial statements.
Mark Jolley
November 22, 2024
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Roblox and the accounting challenges posed by the metaverse
Discover the accounting challenges in the metaverse. Examine Roblox’s financial complexities and the role of AI in detecting accounting anomalies
Mark Jolley
November 8, 2024
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Star Entertainment: Trouble in casino land
Learn about Star Entertainment's worsening accounting quality amidst its financial struggles and regulatory issues.
Mark Jolley
October 24, 2024
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Fletcher Building: Plugging the Leaks
Fletcher Building faces financial and operational challenges. Learn about the accounting issues Transparently.AI has identified.
Mark Jolley
October 9, 2024
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How the Wirecard scandal happened: Case study
How the Wirecard scandal happened, how the company got away with it, and how an AI fraud-detection system might have prevented it.
Mark Jolley
August 27, 2024
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Asset managers, beware: The SEC is coming for you
The SEC crackdown on private communications is expanding to asset managers, as the regulator lifts transparency in financial markets | Transparently.AI
Mark Jolley
August 21, 2024
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How fraudulent were the 50 stocks in Hong Kong’s Enigma Network?
Uncover the extent of accounting fraud in the Hong Kong Enigma Network's 50 companies. Learn how Transparently.AI exposes accounting manipulation risk.
Mark Jolley
June 20, 2024
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Want better audits? Give auditors better tools, not more regulation
The answer to improving audit quality is not more regulation, but by providing auditors with better tools, analysts from Transparently.AI argue.
Team Transparently
May 21, 2024
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Noble Group scandal: An AI-powered forensic deep dive
A deep dive into the Noble Group scandal, highlighting early AI detection of accounting manipulation and fraud that led to the company's collapse | Transparently.AI
Mark Jolley
April 16, 2024
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Big Un: Australia’s biggest accounting fraud
Learn about Australia's biggest accounting fraud, Big Un, and the events that led to its downfall. Explore the story of account manipulation and fraud in this detailed expose.
Mark Jolley
March 12, 2024
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The tale of Tingo Group and Dozy Mmobuosi
Learn about Tingo Group and founder Dozy Mmobuosi. Discover Hindenburg Research and the SEC's fraud allegations against Tingo, and Transparently.AI's risk assessment.
Mark Jolley
February 28, 2024
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What our AI fraud detector says about this troubled Singapore seafood institution
Learn what Transparently.AI's AI-powered fraud detector uncovered about legendary Singaporean seafood institution No Signboard Holdings.
Mark Jolley
January 29, 2024
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Analysis: Are global airlines cooking their books?
Analysis indicates many airlines may be manipulating their accounting. Learn about airlines' challenges and why they have high manipulation risk scores.
Mark Jolley
January 19, 2024
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Where is AI headed in 2024?
Find out what lies ahead for AI in 2024. From chatbots to applied AI in corporate settings, Transparently.AI's experts comment on what to expect.
Darren Boey
January 12, 2024
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Recapping fraud in 2023: Trouble with unicorns and private equity
Accounting scandals shifted more to private companies rather than public enterprises in 2023. Learn the reasons why from this insightful blog post.
Mark Jolley
December 26, 2023
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Biggest accounting scandals of 2023
Learn about the biggest accounting scandals of 2023. Discover how the largest failures occurred in private rather than public companies.
Mark Jolley
December 22, 2023
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Misperceptions About AI: A Response
Discover the truth about AI in accounting and its potential to detect fraud. We address misperceptions and concerns about AI in this blog article.
Hamish Macalister
December 4, 2023
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Patisserie Valerie fraud case: Accounting red flags our AI system turned up
Learn about the Patisserie Valerie fraud case. Find out how AI software uncovered accounting red flags in the company's financial reports.
Mark Jolley
November 13, 2023
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The role of CFOs in accounting fraud and how AI might change it
Learn about the role CFOs play in accounting fraud and the potential impact of AI on their responsibilities.
Mark Jolley
November 6, 2023
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How risky are EV battery makers?
Warning signals are emerging for EV battery makers as investor hype eases. Find out how risky battery makers' accounting scores look.
Mark Jolley
October 27, 2023
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When will companies use AI to manipulate accounts?
Will companies soon use AI to manipulate their accounting? Our opinion on how this stage in the evolution of AI in accounting will play out.
Mark Jolley
October 16, 2023
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Accounting fears trip Alstom
Investors are worried about what lies ahead for Alstom after its recent cash flow update. We analyze Alstom's accounting with our AI tool.
Mark Jolley
October 12, 2023
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Accounting red flags at PDD
PDD shares slumped 28% after a profit warning. We analysed PDD for accounting manipulation risk.
Mark Jolley
October 10, 2023
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The World's Worst Accounting Scandals
Accounting crimes have cost the global economy billions of dollars in losses. Transparently.AI breaks down the world's worst accounting scandals.
Mark Jolley
October 3, 2023
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Incentives to cheat on ESG are growing
ESG metrics are becoming an increasingly big component of executive pay. Find out why that's a problem.
Mark Jolley
September 2, 2023
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Will Country Garden be the next Chinese developer to fail?
Could Country Garden fall next? The Transparently.AI system shows Country Garden has displayed risky accounting signals for years.
Mark Jolley
August 25, 2023
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Switzerland has cleanest accounting, Sri Lanka not so much
The Transparently.AI Global Accounting Manipulation Rankings reveals which country has the highest and lowest risk of accounting manipulation.
Mark Jolley
August 21, 2023
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Evergrande is the proverbial tip of the iceberg
Transparently's accounting risk scores indicated problems at China Evergrande stretching back decades. More trouble may be brewing among other developers.
Hamish Macalister
August 19, 2023
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Marvell Technology: Not so Marvellous?
Marvell's stock price has leaped in recent months. Our analyst digs deeper into Marvell's accounting to see if the optimism is justified.
Mark Jolley
July 11, 2023
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Does China have a due diligence problem?
Official resistance to due diligence on companies in China is growing and calls into question how effectively fraud at Chinese companies can be policed.
Mark Jolley
June 29, 2023
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Chinese developers are still risky: Analysis
Transparently.AI analysis shows that risks at Chinese property developers remain, even as the country's real estate slump looks to be easing.
Hamish Macalister
June 20, 2023
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As regulators get fraud savvy …
As regulators improve their fraud detection it will be imperative for investors to employ sophisticated tools of their own.
Hamish Macalister
March 14, 2023
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Virtue signalling with a company name
Early evidence suggests virtue signalling with a company name may be associated with weaker financial performance and higher accounting manipulation.
Hamish Macalister
March 8, 2023
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The Big 4 do better audits – confirmed
Firms NOT audited by the Big 4 are 3x more likely to exhibit significant manipulation of their accounts. Yet Chinese authorities are phasing the Big 4 out.
Hamish Macalister
March 1, 2023
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Small is Beautiful: Passive investment in small caps makes no sense
If one wishes to exploit opportunities in small caps, one must find a manager that focuses, above all else, on understanding governance in small firms.
Hamish Macalister
February 23, 2023
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Technology solutions needed to overcome soaring compliance costs
Soaring compliance costs will swamp the benefits of ESG investing unless regulators and investors embrace technology-based solutions.
Hamish Macalister
February 14, 2023
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Let’s put some real G into ESG
None of the metrics for ESG include a serious attempt to measure accounting manipulation, except for that offered by transparently.AI.
Mark Jolley
February 7, 2023
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Assets frozen
With the macro backdrop the way it is, there’s going to be a lot more businesses being “exposed” over the next year. More frozen assets to come.
Hamish Macalister
January 7, 2023
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Accounting Manipulation: Cooking the Books
Accounting manipulation is especially acute when companies are stressed…which is one reason why we are seeing so many scandals now.
Hamish Macalister
December 20, 2022
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The founder journey
The founder journey is an extraordinary experience.
Hamish Macalister
November 7, 2022
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