Forbes cover story by James Kaplan

March 04, 2010

Banks Failing To Fess Up To Commercial Property Losses
Big risks not always well-disclosed in financials

Over the next four years about $1.4 trillion in commercial real estate loans will come due, with nearly half the properties expected to be “underwater”—meaning they’re worth less than the amount owed. That’s according to “Commercial Real Estate Losses and the

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03/04/10

Forbes cover story by James Kaplan

03/02/10

Seeking Alpha publishes article by James Kaplan

02/19/10

Audit Integrity rating quoted in report of Tucson Airport activity

02/19/10

United Fire & Casualty posts Audit Integrity ranking

02/17/10

Audit Integrity risk measurements "valuable" - WebCPA

02/17/10

Academic studies reported by Integrity Research Associates

02/10/10

Research Recap presents results of academic studies of Audit Integrity AGR

02/08/10

24/7 Wall Street reports Audit Integrity Bankruptcy Risk Ratings

02/02/10

Research Recap monitors condition of Sirius, flagged by Audit Integrity

02/01/10

Jack Zwingli's article appears in Business Credit Magazine

02/01/10

RBR.com prints Audit Integrity response

01/31/10

Star-Ledger report on Avis refers to Audit Integrity bankruptcy ratings

01/28/10

Westwood One protests to RBR.com

01/26/10

Seeking Alpha carries Audit Integrity Industry Report

01/22/10

Walter Smiechewicz writes about internal audits for Directorship Magazine

01/25/10

RBR.com notes Westwood One on Audit Integrity list

01/22/10

Yahoo! Finance carries Fobes story

01/20/10

Forbes publishes Audit Integrity bankruptcy study

01/19/10

Atlanta Journal-Constitution refers to Audit Integrity "Chairman's Corner"

01/07/10

A.M. Best's Dennis Gorski interviews Jack Zwingli about Bankruptcy Risk

01/04/10

Recap of 2009: Risk Concerns in the Media

12/28/09

Business Insider reports Audit Integrity ratings of socially responsible companies

12/21/09

James Kaplan interviewed by Agenda Magazine's Tony Chapelle

12/18/09

Seeking Alpha reprints Audit Integrity Industry Report

12/18/09

Audit Integrity Industry Report appears on Research Recap

12/08/09

Research Recap picks up Audit Integrity Investor WatchList for Western European Companies

12/08/09

Audit Integrity Europe WatchList update reported in Seeking Alpha

12/02/09

Corporate Counsel investigates Hertz dismissal

12/01/09

WSJ Blog reports suit dropped by Hertz

11/30/09

"A small but important victory for freedom of speech in the financial markets." - Felix Salmon

11/30/09

"Hertz Withdraws Lawsuit" - Dow Jones Newswire

11/30/09

Crain's New York reports dismissal of Hertz action

11/12/09

Financial Risk Among Media Firms - 24/7 Wall St. quotes Audit Integrity rankings

11/11/09

Forbes discusses non-financial metrics for discerning fraud

11/05/09

Audit Integrity Bankruptcy Risk score quoted in report of S&P downgrade

11/05/09

Research Recap reports banktest of Audit Integrity Bankruptcy Risk Model

11/05/09

Backstage Magazine explores possibility of CBS bankruptcy

10/31/09

Audit Integrity recaps media mentions from August through October

10/28/09

Audit Integrity Industry Report published by Seeking Alpha

10/27/09

Pacific Asia Petroleum celebrates high AGR ranking

10/26/09

24/7 Wall Street publishes Audit Integirty list of 20 Trustworthy Companies

10/27/09

And 20 Companies that are Least Trustworthy

10/22/09

TheStreet.com reports Audit Integrity research on Fidelity trading platform

10/22/09

Investment News reports Audit Integrity research available to Fidelity customers

10/22/09

James Kaplan profiled in Bankruptcy Professional

10/21/09

Business Week quotes Audit Integrity report on Huron Consulting

10/19/09

Penn State Prof. Edward Ketz discusses quantitative modeling on SmartPros.com

10/16/09

Columbia Journalism Review examines threats against research firms

10/15/09

24/7 Wall Street questions claims

10/15/09

"Hertz probably WAS on the road to bankruptcy" - Graham and Dodd's Investor Instablog

10/11/09

Crain's New York Business gives perspective on Hertz action

10/14/09

Audit Integrity's Investor WatchList for Western European companies reported in Research Recap

10/07/09

Audit Integrity letter to SEC requests investigation of actions by Hertz Global Holdings

10/07/09

Hertz Global Holdings files complaint against Audit Integrity

10/06/09

Henry Blodget examines Audit Integrity findings on CBS

10/05/09

Audit Integrity Corrects, Upgrades Mylan, Inc.'s Bankruptcy Risk Rating; Other Ratings Reaffirmed

09/25/09

Reuters plans Restructuring summit, quotes Audit Integrity study

09/25/09

Haaretz.com looks at companies on Audit Integrity Bankruptcy Risk list

09/25/09

24/7 Wall Street comments on rally in stocks of troubled airlines

09/24/09

Business insider reports Hertz denial of Audit Integrity findings

09/23/09

Business Insider reports CBS denial

09/23/09

Audit Integirty Bankruptcy Risk Model announced by Integrity Research Associates

09/22/09

TheStreet.com: Rite Aid downgraded by Raymond James, scores low on Audit Integrity Bankruptcy Risk

09/22/09

TheStreet.com: Citi analyst upgrades Macy's despite poor Audit Integrity Bankruptcy Risk model score

09/22/09

New York Post quotes Jack Zwingli's comment on New York Times "Very Aggressive" ranking

09/22/09

AOLLatino introduces Audit Integrity Bankruptcy Risk model

09/21/09

Audit Integrity's "Very Aggressive" rating quoted in WebCPA report of SEC action against Overstock.com

09/21/09

The Globe and Mail introduces Audit Integrity's new Bankruptcy Risk model

09/18/09

The Business Insider comments on companies identified by Audit Integrity study

09/18/09

Adotas picks up Audit Integrity report on AOL risk

09/17/09

Audit Integrity study featured in Seeking Alpha

09/17/09

Calgary Herald reports Audit Integrity ranking of Rite-Aid

09/16/09

Reuters reports Audit Integrity study

09/16/09

Motley Fool opinion disagrees with Audit Integrity bankruptcy risk calcuation on Sirius

09/16/09

Media Planner Buyer quotes Audit Integrity study

09/16/09

Froogalizer: Audit Integrity's unbiased risk ranking of Textron, Inc. sheds doubt on "buy" recommendations

09/16/09

Aircraft Maintenance Technology cites Audit Integrity rankings

09/14/09

"Chairman's Corner" appears in Research Recap

09/09/09

Francine McKenna quotes Audit Integrity ranking of BAC

09/08/09

Directorship.com publishes article by Audit Integrity Chief Consultant Walter Smiechewicz

09/07/09

Jack Zwingli quoted in Crain's ChicagoBusiness

09/03/09

Research Recap reports Audit Integrity Western Europe WatchList results

08/21/09

FactSet Blog Examines Predictiveness of AGR

08/10/09

Research Recap prints "Chairman's Corner" article

08/03/09

Audit Integrity Introduces Litigation/Regulatory Database

07/27/09

Jack Zwingli quoted in Agenda Magazine article

07/24/09

Audit Integrity Industry Report printed in Research Recap

07/15/09

The AGR is "genius" - Eric Krell's Big Fat Finance Blog

06/30/09

Compliance Week Quotes Audit Integrity IFRS Study

06/19/09

WebCPA reports Audit Integrity analysis of IFRS

06/16/09

Audit Integrity WatchList reported in Seeking Alpha

06/15/09

Financial Times quotes Audit Integrity study of European corporations

06/14/09

Crain's ChicagoBusiness reports Chicago corporations rated "Very Aggressive" by Audit Integrity

06/11/09

Time Magazine quotes Jim Kaplan on toxic assets

06/10/09

Reuters story on Audit Integrity analysis quoted in The Guardian (London)

06/10/09

The London Times reports Audit Integrity analysis of toxic assets

06/09/09

Investment Executive Magazine quotes Audit Integrity report on TARP repayments

06/08/09

Compliance Week publishes Audit Integrity White Paper

06/03/09

Audit Integrity launches European Ratings

05/16/09

Inside Market Data announces Audit Integrity's new European ratings

05/11/09

Audit Integrity study quoted in Agenda Magazine

05/06/09

"Chairman's Corner" article on stress tests is reprinted in American Banker

04/28/09

The Motley Fool analysis supports Audit Integrity's "Most Trustworthy" designation

04/17/09

Seeking Alpha announces Audit Integrity's new bankruptcy model

04/06/09

Forbes publishes Audit Integrity's "100 Most Trustworthy Companies" List

04/06/09

Audit Integrity Top 100 - Recognizing Excellence in Corporate Integrity

03/10/09

Audit Integrity announces risk assessment tool to help corporations and auditing professionals identify potential fraud

03/10/09

Re: The Auditors interviews Jack Zwingli about Audit Integrity's free offer to corporations

03/05/09

Audit Integrity's CEO Jack Zwingli quoted in CFO.com

03/05/09

Compliance Week discusses research based on Audit Integrity metrics

03/02/09

New Audit Integrity RiskProfiler announced in Ethics World

02/22/09

Crain's New York Business quotes Audit Integrity Chairman's Corner

02/19/09

Audit Integrity Chairman's Corner quoted in Seeking Alpha

02/17/09

Agenda article quotes Jack Zwingli, CEO of Audit Integrity

02/16/09

Audit integrity contributes analysis to Barron's Magazine

01/24/09

Jack Zwingli comments to the Charlotte Observer

01/12/09

Inside Market Data announces Audit Integrity's RiskLink tool

01/06/09

Audit Integrity has been prominently featured in two recent Forbes articles

12/24/08

Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Recipients Among Riskiest of Companies

03/28/08

Audit Integrity Top 100 - Saluting 100 Firms for Excellence in Accounting and Governance (2008 Report)

03/23/07

SPECIAL REPORT - Subprime Riptide Threatens Many in the Mortgage Pool

06/24/06

Options Backdating: A Forensic Assessment

06/05/06

Yet Another Conflict of Interest

05/16/06

Paying the Price for Internal Control Deficiencies

04/27/06

SEC Sues Auto Parts Company for Revenue and Expense

04/12/06

Sera Care-Undue Influence on Accounting Integrity

11/08/05

Market Sensitivity to Accounting Risk Wears Patience Thin

11/01/05

Sarbanes-Oxley: No Cure for Accounting Obliqueness

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INSIGHTS: The Results Are In - AGR is the Most Effective Risk Measure

February 10, 2010

Since we first started making our ratings commercially available in 2003, Audit Integrity has been monitoring and publishing results on the effectiveness of AGR ratings and AGR-based risk models. The results have consistently shown a clear correlation between AGR and major negative events – regulatory actions, shareholder litigation, material financial restatements, bankruptcy and severe stock

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