Corporate Resolutions In The News

• Adviser Alert: Fighting off fraud September 02, 2009
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Candidate background checks, which can be done by outside companies, can identify red flags with prospective employees. Letting job candidates know in advance that they will undergo scrutiny may discourage those with questionable backgrounds from pursuing the interview process, says Kenneth Springer, a certified fraud examiner and former agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  
  Wall Street Journal
• Best Practices: A Professional Response to Madoff and Other Frauds August 15, 2009
  
  MFA Reporter
  Corporate Resolutions president Ken Springer writes that Investors of all sizes from across the globe are still contemplating the significance of Bernie Madoff's 150-year prison sentence. Although Madoff's jail time has been established, there are still many unanswered questions, beginning with the enigmatic examination of how Madoff pulled off such an oversized Ponzi scheme and ending with the imminent dilemma of what can be done to deter future frauds of scale.
  
  MFA Reporter
• Madoff Gets 150 Years June 29, 2009
  
  CNBC
  Ken Springer, president of Corporate Resolutions, joins David Rosenfield, former SEC enforcement attorney; Ralph Ferrara, Dewey & Beboeuf partner & securities litigator; and CNBC's Scott Cohn, Rebecca Jarvis, and Mary Thompson in post-sentencing coverage of Bernie Madoff.
  
  CNBC
• FBI Agent on Madoff Case June 29, 2009
  
  Fox Business News
  Corporate Resolutions president and former FBI Special Agent Ken Springer explains the FBI's investigative process in the Madoff case as well as steps investors can take to avoid being caught in similar scams.
  
  Fox Business News
• Funds Sleuth Sees Investors Digging Deeper May 01, 2009
  
  Reuters
  Recent frauds like Petters Co Inc and Stanford Group demonstrate that reviewing public records and regulatory filings, as well as interviewing current and former employees, can help investors determine if a fund’s results are too good to be true, says Corporate Resolutions president Ken Springer.
  
  Reuters
• Recession Fuels Worries of U.S. Workplace Violence April 22, 2009
  
  Reuters
  Former FBI Special Agent and president of Corporate Resolutions president Ken Springer notes an increase in violence prevention measures in the finance industry as a result of recession-fueled stress placed on workers.
  
  Reuters
• Stanford Coaxed $5 Billion as SEC Weighed Powers April 16, 2009
  
  Bloomberg
  The uncovering of Stanford Group’s massive fraud was preceded by multiple fraud allegations and SEC investigations, all of which were public record and should have been taken seriously by investors, according to Corporate Resolutions director of business intelligence Joelle Scott.
  
  Bloomberg
• Seven Questions to Ask When Picking a Financial Adviser April 13, 2009
  
  The Wall Street Journal
  Understanding an adviser’s due diligence process is critical to investment decisions, says Ken Springer, president of Corporate Resolutions. Advisers must disclose their relationship with recommended money managers, including any referral fees received.
  
  The Wall Street Journal
• Feeder Funds: Recent Charges Signal Accountability April 02, 2009
  
  Advanced Trading
  The civil complaint filed against Fairfield Greenwich Group for directing investors to Bernard Madoff’s investment firm indicates that regulators are holding feeder firms accountable for conducting thorough due diligence, says Corporate Resolutions president Ken Springer.
  
  Advanced Trading
• To help regulators, a posse of citizen bounty hunters? March 15, 2009
  
  InvestmentNews
  In an interview with Bruce Kelly, Ken Springer of Corporate Resolutions suggests “deputizing” retired federal agents with white-collar crime expertise to help regulators evaluate the recent surge of fraud-related tips.
  
  InvestmentNews

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