Banks are the engines that drive the operations in the financialsector, money markets and growth of an economy. With the rapidly growingbanking industry in India, frauds in banks are also increasing very fast, andfraudsters have started using innovative methods. As part of the study, a...

Fraudulent reporting practices can have significant consequences for organizations and all stakeholders, as well as, for public confidence in the capital and security markets. In fact, comprehensive, accurate and reliable financial reporting is the bedrock upon which our markets are based. Keen...

The right of privacy is well established in international law. In fact, consumer privacy has attracted the widespread attention of regulators across the globe. Of course, privacy laws vary throughout the globe but, unfortunately, it has turned out to be the subject of legal contention between...

Banks are the engines that drive the operations in the financial sector, money markets and growth of an economy. With the rapidly growing banking industry in India, frauds in banks are also increasing very fast, and fraudsters have started using innovative methods. As part of the study, a...

Forensic accounting has come into limelight due to rapid increase in financial frauds and white-collar crimes. But, it is a largely untrodden area in India. The integration of accounting, auditing and investigative skills creates the speciality known as forensic accounting. The opportunities for...

Intellectual Capital (IC) is an important value driver in today's organizations. Although, IC reporting is receiving increasing attention from accountants in recent years, the innovativeness of the concept makes IC not fully incorporated in financial accounting reports as yet. At present,...

By and large, every set of published accounts in the corporate world have been based on books of accounts, which have been gently cooked or completely roasted. Shockingly, few "loopholes" in the accounting "standards" provide enough room for the use of "Creative Accounting (CA)" practices. Thus,...