Article: The Myth Of Transparency.(Global Investor)(disclosure of financial statement)

Byline: Zachary Karabell; Karabell is president of River Twice Research

Both Enron and Parmalat disclosed massive amounts of data as required but were still able to deceive the public.

Lehman Brothers, one of the premier Wall Street investment banks, announced a new round of steep losses in the ongoing credit crisis. Critics were quick to point the finger at one glaring issue: "It's the lack of transparency," said one prominent fund manager. "Most investors don't have any way of knowing what is out there in terms of bad debt." This has been a common refrain over the past months, and by now few question that the credit crisis in the United States was triggered by the ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!