41 Quotes by Harvey Pitt

This commission cannot and will not tolerate a pattern of growing restatements, audit failures, corporate failures and massive investor losses, ... Somehow we have got to put a stop to the vicious cycle that has now been in evidence for far too many years.

they shouldn't be paid when they don't produce.

They are formidable and they are very fine lawyers, and I think they and their lawsuit have to be taken seriously.

There isn't necessarily anything wrong with a compensation consultant performing multiple roles, but there's definitely a potential for conflict.

This is the next step -- and a critical one -- in the Commission's year-long review of analyst practices,

Swift and appropriate resolution of these investigations will protect investors, facilitate the implementation of immediate and meaningful changes in research analyst and IPO allocation practices, and help enhance investor confidence in the marketplace,

I frankly think every one of them who's responsible ... should do hard time for their crimes,

Investor confidence is the bedrock of our markets,

I place restoring the public's confidence in the auditing profession to be immediate goal number one,