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CFO November 1, 2003 John Goff	Drowning in Data A flood of corporate data, intensified by Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, threatens to overwhelm business managers.
CFO May 8, 2006 Russ Banham	Party of Three With corporate reputations -- as well as their own -- on the line, finance managers are increasingly relying on outside advisers to help with internal controls.
CFO September 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg	Sticker Shock When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it didn't worry about how much it would cost companies. Today, CFOs are totting up the compliance bill -- and they don't like what they see.
CFO March 15, 2006 David M. Katz	A Tough Act to Follow What CFOs really think about Sarbox -- and how they would fix it. Included are the results of an exclusive survey of finance executives on the topic.
CFO May 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan	Can This Relationship Be Saved? Auditors and CFOs aren't the friends they once were, but they are working out their differences.
CFO May 1, 2004 Lori Calabro	Looking Under the Hood New attestation standards for internal controls put more power in the hands of auditors.
CFO January 1, 2008 John Goff	The Emergence of Convergence The effort to combine governance, risk, and compliance into a single software platform marches on.
InternetNews May 27, 2005 Clint Boulton	Taking The Sarbox Challenge A look at the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, one of the most demanding and challenging compliance regulations for regulating corporate finances, and how IT factors into it.
InternetNews August 29, 2005 Jim Wagner	Work Remains for Sarbox Compliance Businesses have a lot of work ahead of them before they're fully compliant with federal data retention and financial reporting rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a new study concludes.
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 David Henry	Beancount Bonanza More stringent oversight of companies' financial controls isn't all bad news for business. Software makers specializing in business systems and info-tech outfits that provide hardware are flooding the market with pitches for goods and services related to the controls.
CFO July 1, 2007 Scott Leibs	Five Years and Accounting This story is Part 1 in a three-part series on how corporate finance has changed since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed.
Reason January 2006 Brian Doherty	You Can Be Too Careful How the U.S. government's new corporate accounting rules impede efficiency and stifle innovation.
CIO May 15, 2003 Ben Worthen	Your Risks and Responsibilities You may think the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation has nothing to do with you, the CIO. You'd be wrong.
CFO September 1, 2007 Scott Leibs	One for Three Should governance, risk management, and compliance be tackled as one problem, or is this a classic case of scope creep?
InternetNews November 2, 2005 Erin Joyce	Movaris And The SOX 'Last Mile' Movaris' OneClose software wants to cast new light on companies' "last mile" accounting issues.
CIO April 15, 2004 Ben Worthen	Another Sarbox Reprieve Public companies now have until November to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley provisions requiring that they document their internal financial controls. CIOs can thank Microsoft.
CFO February 1, 2008 Sarah Johnson	Attempting to Answer the $91,000 Question The figure often cited as the cost of Section 404 compliance for small companies is not correct, according to a new study, which claims the real figure is lower. Many beg to differ.
CFO February 1, 2003 Scott Leibs	Damn the Torpedoes Despite flat IT spending, the juggernaut that is ERP shows few signs of slowing down.
Wall Street & Technology March 1, 2004	Institutions Find it Tough to Meet Sarbox Deadline As the first deadline for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance of June 15 nears, financial-institutions are finding that complying is more difficult than they had anticipated
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Accounting: Sarbanes-Oxley Sparks A Software Boom New software packages organize corporate data in a way that's easily understood by auditors and ensures that employees are retaining all the records they need to comply.
CFO September 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan	The Case for Clarity You know about the cost of Sarbox. What about the benefits?
CFO March 15, 2004 Craig Schneider	A World of Trouble Even with an extended deadline for Sarbox compliance, questions about offshoring have companies on edge.
InternetNews March 24, 2004 Jim Wagner	Oracle Software Polices the Compliance Police Having procedures in place to meet federal compliance guidelines is one thing, making sure it's done right is another.
CFO March 15, 2006 Helen Shaw	The Trouble with COSO Critics say the Treadway Commission's controls framework is outdated, onerous, and overly complicated -- especially for mid-level financial managers. But is there an alternative?
IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen	Sarbanes-Oxley: Little Time Left Companies confront November deadline to certify financial reporting controls.
Wall Street & Technology October 27, 2005	Self-Service Compliance With Certus Software's Governance360, companies can include key compliance information - such as control data, summaries, reports and near real-time alerts - in a financial management portal.
CFO February 1, 2010 Sarah Johnson	Fraud Case Casts Doubt over Sarbox Exemption An alleged $31 million fraud could quash claims that internal-controls checks don't matter.
CFO February 1, 2006 John Edwards	Pay-per-view ERP Is on-demand transaction software ready for prime time?
CFO March 17, 2003 Scott Leibs	Under Pressure Sarbanes-Oxley is just one of many new regulatory requirements companies face. Can IT help?
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 Amy Borrus	Learning To Love Sarbanes-Oxley A few companies have discovered that Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance actually helps to cut costs.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Phillip Britt	The Price of Being Public How small-cap REITs are handling the financial squeeze from Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations.
CFO September 1, 2005 John Goff	Fractured Fraternity Oh for the days when auditors were counselors and not pricey overseers. In fact, some CFOs say dealings with external auditors have become a lot like encounters with the Internal Revenue Service: shrill, chilly, and frustrating as hell.
Insurance & Technology August 10, 2006 Maria Woehr	Compliance Automation Responding to growing pressure on insurers to comply with federal regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Federal Information Act and HIPAA, ControlPath launched ControlPath Compliance Suite 3.0.
CIO May 11, 2010 Kim S. Nash	SOX Compliance: New Tool for Easier Audits Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance can mean a messy paper trail. New tools help automate your workflow, providing faster documentation.
Wall Street & Technology April 27, 2004 Jessica Pallay	SEC Sets Back SOX Sarbanes-Oxley deadlines are delayed, but firms find little solace in the regulation's extension.
U.S. Banker March 2008 Christopher Myers et al.	SOX Relief for Smaller Banks The SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board apparently agree that SOX may be too burdensome on small companies, and some relief may be on the horizon.
CFO May 8, 2006 Elaine Appleton Grant	Flirting with Disaster Recovery There are plenty of good reasons to develop a business-continuity plan, but is Sarbox one of them?
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Ann Weinstein	Sarbanes-Oxley Alters the Playing Field The need to ensure the adequacy of financial controls is fast becoming a competitive necessity for companies that provide services to public companies. Real estate service providers are confronted with this new reality.
CFO January 1, 2006 Bob Violino	IT Directions '06 As a new year begins, Sarbox and governance converge -- and new technology takes a holiday. Here are the highlights of an IT consulting firm poll that asked what the big issues for 2006 will be.
CFO November 17, 2003 John Verity	Risk Management Although the term itself risks overuse and confusion, "risk managment" may provide a way to improve internal controls.
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CFO May 1, 2005 Tim Reason	Feeling the Pain Are the benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley worth the cost? Many companies are voicing their concerns to the SEC. The top complaint about 404 is that auditors must point out management's own assessment of internal controls.
CFO May 1, 2008 Alix Stuart	Auditor Angst Want faster, cheaper audits? Your auditor humbly suggests you avoid last-minute data dumps and other less-than-helpful practices.
Inc. September 2005 Amy Feldman	Surviving Sarbanes-Oxley A law intended to clean up big public companies has taken its toll on small private ones -- both financially and emotionally. But there may finally be relief in sight.
Wall Street & Technology February 12, 2004 Jessica Pallay	Suiting Up For SOX The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has CIOs struggling to find technology that will support tighter financial controls and processes.
InternetNews January 5, 2004 Jim Wagner	A New, Improved Sarbanes-Oxley Tool In a bid to heat up a (so-far) lukewarm reception for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance-related software, PeopleSoft rolls out a spiffed-up financial management module.
Wall Street & Technology March 22, 2005 Jim Middlemiss	Internal Auditors Traditionally, internal auditors have been feared by IT organizations. But, rather than view auditors as foes, technology executives must learn to embrace auditors' expertise. After all, auditors' advice can help IT departments deliver better results.
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