Bring back the corporate death penalty We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it Salon · Aug 19
10 Financial Services That Changed Their Name After Scandals In the high-stakes world of finance, reputation is everything. Just one scandal—whether involving fraud, money laundering, or mismanagement—can collapse decades of trust in a brand name. While some companies attempt damage control with apologies or leadership shake-ups, others take the more drastic step of changing their name entirely. Everybody Loves Your Money · Jul 17, 2025
8 Brand Names That Changed to Hide a Bad Reputation Changing a brand name is a big move. Companies do it when their old name starts to hurt their business. Sometimes, a brand becomes associated with scandals, lawsuits, or unfavorable press. When that happens, a new name can help them start fresh. For shoppers, these changes can be confusing. You… Grocery Coupon Guide · Jul 13, 2025
Nike’s Jordan brand chairman hid his criminal past for 40 years. Now he wants CHROs to consider second chances At age 16, Larry Miller was sent to a juvenile correction center for gang violence. He spent the next four decades concealing that secret. Fortune · May 22, 2025
TD Bank execs presided over rampant money laundering, but no one is going to jail—for now The decision comes less than a year after the DOJ sentenced Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to four months in prison. Fortune · Oct 16, 2024
The best rebrands of the 2000s, picked by pros From generative logos to complete company overhauls, rebranding was on the rise as tech advanced at lightning speed Creative Bloq · May 6, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes may just be the tip of the corporate fraud iceberg that costs the economy $830 billion annually, study says Only one out of every three corporate frauds is ever caught, finance professors write in a new accounting study, but critics claim their definition of fraud is too broad. Fortune · Nov 30, 2023
Inside EY’s break-up plan: why it could radically reshape the Big Four Splitting the audit and advisory businesses faces significant hurdles but other firms could follow Financial Times · May 29, 2022
Big 4 Accounting Firm Ernst & Young Considers Separating Audit and Advisory Businesses: WSJ Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young is considering a global split of its audit and advising businesses amid regulatory scrutiny of potential conflicts of interest in the profession, Benzinga · May 27, 2022