Accountability - Suspicious accounting at publicly-traded companies; SEC to roll out "RoboCop" against fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission is deploying an innovative computerised tool designed to automatically trigger alerts concerning suspicious accounting at publicly-traded companies.

The regulator plans to roll out the early warning system this year, saying it will mine a rich vein of information continuously supplied by companies through official filings such as annual reports ... READ MORE

Released by the Financial Times - 13 February 2013