Olympus admits covering up huge losses
After several weeks of denying financial irregularities, optical instrument manufacturer Olympus has admitted hiding investment losses that began in the 1990s.
In 2001, Japan introduced revised accounting standards, requiring companies to report their securities and other financial assets at the market value at the time of their account settlement. Some financial observers say the change may have been what led Olympus to begin transferring losses to foreign funds. Critics wonder why auditing and corporate governance didn't catch the problem.
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