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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. |
Bank Systems & Technology February 27, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Taking SOX to the Next Level It is time for banks to rethink their strategic approaches to Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. |
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. |
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. |
InternetNews December 15, 2006 Roy Mark |
SEC Brings Proxies Online Shareholders will soon be able to find proxy statements and annual reports online, according to new voluntary rules approved this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Wall Street & Technology March 1, 2004 Jim Middlemiss |
Compliance Issues Overwhelm the Industry Financial-services firms grapple with the multitude of compliance issues facing the industry. Is there an end in sight? |
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. |
U.S. Banker January 2010 Rob Garver |
No (More) Quarter...Perhaps The SEC says we've seen the last of the reprieves for small companies that have so far avoided complying with the 404(b) provision in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Community bankers best hope now is that Congress will step in and give them a permanent exemption. |
Insurance & Technology June 14, 2005 Wendy Toth |
Securing Compliance: System, Project or Process? Database and application security products are growing in popularity as companies look for ways to keep up with regulatory demands like Sarbanes-Oxley. |
Bank Technology News April 2004 |
By The Numbers When it comes to compliance technology spending, internal IT remains the biggest investment for financial institutions. But more firms are opting to buy rather than build. |
CIO May 15, 2006 Diann Daniel |
Regulation's Silver Lining John Hagerty, vice president of research with AMR, says regulatory mandates have put a new spotlight on IT as a means to mitigate business risk. |
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. |
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Sarbox: The Blacktop To Financial Hell Sarbanes-Oxley was more of an emotional reaction than reasoned law when it was passed. Now there's enough evidence that it's doing more harm than good. |
Wall Street & Technology March 1, 2004 |
Getting Management on Board With Compliance Compliance and litigation readiness have blasted up the priority list of top management. Leading financial institutions have appointed general counsel into top management roles. Boards of directors are reviewing and approving technology solutions. |
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. |
Wall Street & Technology August 27, 2004 Jessica Pallay |
Building the Right Team With no sign of waning regulations, compliance officers remain essential to the architecture of the securities industry. |
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. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen |
Sarbanes-Oxley: Little Time Left Companies confront November deadline to certify financial reporting controls. |
Wall Street & Technology February 4, 2005 Maria Santos |
Compliance As the Securities and Exchange Commission steps up its efforts to regulate the industry and protect investors, financial institutions must take proactive measures to comply with current and possible future rules before the SEC takes action against them. |
Wall Street & Technology March 2, 2004 Jessica Pallay |
InfoStep Stands Up to Sox Still stumped by Sarbanes Oxley? InfoStep has released eLustroHarmony, a risk-management and compliance tool to help get firms on track with SOX. |
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, 2004 Craig Schneider |
A World of Trouble Even with an extended deadline for Sarbox compliance, questions about offshoring have companies on edge. |
Wall Street & Technology November 27, 2006 Greg MacSweeney |
The Audacity Some reformers are looking to reduce SOX 404's reach so it doesn't place undue burdens on smaller public companies that cannot handle rigorous SEC oversight. |
Wall Street & Technology November 17, 2003 Ivy Schmerken |
Holistic Compliance With a torrent of regulations raining down on them, Wall Street firms are wise to think about developing a global-compliance architecture. But can the chief compliance officer sell the project to senior management? |
CFO February 1, 2005 John Goff |
Looking for Gaps The latest generation of compliance software promises to do more to ease the burden of internal controls assessment. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Matt Valley |
Is Sarbanes-Oxley worth the pain and suffering? A year ago in this column, I predicted that the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance act (SOX) would be a big story for the REIT world and beyond in 2004. The evidence suggests that I was correct. |
Bio-IT World February 11, 2005 Judy Hanover |
Leveraging IT to Achieve Compliance Budgeting and measuring the success of compliance initiatives is a credibility issue for CIOs. |
Wall Street & Technology August 22, 2005 Maria Wakem |
Restructuring Risk As new risks such as data loss and regulatory litigation continue to impact the financial services industry, what falls under the risk management umbrella is changing. |
Entrepreneur August 2007 Jennifer Pellet |
The Land of the Audit-Free Small businesses are being liberated from SOX restrictions. The changes come at a critical time for companies with less than $75 million in market capitalization, which are to begin complying with the management guidance part of SOX during the 2007 audit cycle. |
Wall Street & Technology October 26, 2005 Katherine Heires |
By the Dashboard Light As regulatory concerns persist, many financial firms are turning to dashboard technology to simplify compliance initiatives. Here are 12 key questions to ask before starting a compliance dashboard project. |
Wall Street & Technology November 21, 2006 Cory Levine |
Inefficient Efforts: Firms Look to Break Down Their Isolated Compliance Processes Industry solution providers are coming up with new ways to unify compliance efforts across the organization, bringing efficiencies and benefits to the business from widely maligned regulatory mandates. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Jane Worthington |
Accounting for Compliance Instead of viewing compliance as a necessary evil, financial advisors should see it as a cost of doing business and learn how to quantify that cost. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Ben Comer |
Compliance in the C-Suite Compliance officers have risen into pharmaceutical management's highest ranks, by choice in some organizations, and by government decree in others. Either way, their importance as a strategic partner can hardly be understated. |
Wall Street & Technology April 27, 2005 Sean Chou |
Embracing Compliance Many organizations are doing the minimum required for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, thus creating additional layers of bureaucracy and approvals for audit purposes only. |
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. |
Wall Street & Technology August 27, 2004 |
Up Front Fraudsters Go Phishing... Things Are Looking Up... SOX on the Brain... |
Wall Street & Technology March 26, 2004 |
Viewing SOX Holistically It's a good thing that the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 deadline has been extended, as many on Wall Street weren't quite ready for the June 15 mandate. |
CIO July 1, 2005 Edward Prewitt |
Sox Compliance Now Business as Usual The effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sox) on IT budgets is already receding, as compliance becomes just another cost of doing business, according to recent reports. |
Insurance & Technology March 2, 2006 Maria Woehr |
Risky Business Executives lack a high degree of confidence in their organizations' risk management capabilities, according to a Protiviti survey of more than 75 C-level executives from U.S.-based Fortune 1,000 companies. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 Papa & Marks |
The New Paradigm Integrating operations and compliance. |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Limited Resources? Sarbanes-Oxley has been a boon for Resources Connection, an area the professional services firm specializes in. But things seem to be slowing down. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Software Going Soft Software companies are pinning their woes on Sarbanes-Oxley, even if it's not the main culprit. But investors should ask whether recent earnings-report bad news is being caused by changes in the strategic viability of their businesses instead. |
Insurance & Technology August 12, 2005 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
The Compliance Challenge Industry experts offer opinions on what the biggest challenges carriers currently face in terms of regulatory compliance. |
CFO January 30, 2004 John Goff |
Sarboxing Finance executives continue to grapple with section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley. So far, it's unclear who's winning. |
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Michael Hickins |
How SOX Saved America The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 regulations help reassure investors of the accuracy of corporate P&Ls - and enable them to make informed investing decisions. |
CFO March 1, 2010 |
Web-Based Whistle-Blowing? A new website asks employees of publicly traded companies to anonymously divulge the questionable business practices of their employers... Fraud at Koss Corp. should have been easily detected... Why banks aren't lending to small businesses... etc. |
Wall Street & Technology May 15, 2006 Greg MacSweeney |
Playing by the Rules A growing number of voices is calling for a slimming down of SOX's reach, arguing that smaller financial companies cannot afford the compliance price tag. |
CIO October 11, 2012 Elizabeth Heichler |
5 Things You Need to Know About Risk Management Risk is everywhere and if you're just trying to minimize it within IT, you're taking an additional risk. Follow these tips and learn how to take an intelligent approach to risk management. |
Inc. August 2005 Amy Gunderson |
Can't Find an Accountant? Sarbanes-Oxley has so overwhelmed accountants that companies are having trouble getting their books audited. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2006 Tonya Vinas |
Sarbanes-Oxley: New Liabilities For Trade Secrets Executives need to handle trade secrets according to new rules, or be subject to punishment under Sarbanes-Oxley. |