Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Investment Executive

U.S. Supreme Court invalidates part of Public Company Accounting Board

noelja — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:45:00 +0000

Board’s operations allowed to continue

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CEO “pay for luck” decreases after SOX requirements imposed: study

noelja — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:35:00 +0000

The imposition of board independence requirements improves the link between executive pay and performance in firms that weren’t previously very independent, a new working paper published by the Bank of Canada.“In this paper, I find that the independence requirement imposed on boards of directors by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, together with the governance regulations […]

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SEC proposes modernization of smaller company capital raising and disclosure requirements

noelja — Thu, 24 May 2007 14:35:00 +0000

Six measures address advisory committee recommendations

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SEC approves new guidance for compliance with Section 404 of SOX

noelja — Thu, 24 May 2007 14:25:00 +0000

Guidance is intended to help public companies strengthen their internal control over financial reporting while reducing unnecessary costs

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Proposed auditing standard is a welcome development, says SEC chairman

noelja — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:30:00 +0000

Proposals should significantly improve the implementation of SOX Section 404

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SEC offers further relief from Sarbanes-Oxley for smaller companies, newly public companies

noelja — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:55:00 +0000

Regulator postponing Section 404 reporting requirements

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Nasdaq CEO welcomes proposed changes to SOX Section 404

noelja — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:40:00 +0000

Rules will allow companies to focus on the most important aspects of internal controls and financial reporting, Greifeld say

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SEC proposes interpretive guidance for management to improve Sarbanes-Oxley 404 implementation

noelja — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:40:00 +0000

Proposed amendments clarify auditor’s reporting requirement

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CFOs more certain about financial reporting: survey

noelja — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:40:00 +0000

Investments in technology pay off in more accurate financial reporting

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SEC offers further relief from SOX compliance for smaller companies, foreign private Issuers

noelja — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:10:00 +0000

Regulator pushes back initial compliance date

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