The Commission has been repeatedly criticized by the Government Accountability Office for material weaknesses in its financial reporting and accounting processes, an extraordinary embarrassment for the agency responsible for evaluating the financial statements of all companies whose shares are sold to the public.
"In going forward, the WICB is requesting that you write to us to apologise for the embarrassment you caused West Indies cricket, the financial consequences involved, and also indicating your interests and availability, " stated the WICB in a letter to the protesting players.
HSBC's conservative approach to investment banking has stood it in good stead when the financial world has gone to pot, but when times were good, it was an embarrassment.