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National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Susan Cheng	Time to revamp `insider boards' Is the fate of corporate giants like WorldCom and Tyco looming at the door of some real estate investment trusts across the nation?
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.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg	Steady Stream of REIT Mergers One of the big stories of 2004 continues to be the brisk pace of merger activity among real estate investment trusts, particularly in the mall sector.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Matt Valley Editor	Sarbanes-Oxley is onerous What Corporate America needs is more integrity, not more due diligence and documentation. Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley consumes time that could be spent creating shareholder value and may encourage some public companies to go private.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Scott Farb	The Trickle-Down Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley Real estate private equity funds are finding themselves in an overly regulated, ever-changing and immensely complex climate when it comes to financial reporting and accounting issues.
Wall Street & Technology August 27, 2004	Up Front Fraudsters Go Phishing... Things Are Looking Up... SOX on the Brain...
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Rich Duprey	The Answer to Japan's Enron The scandals that shook investors' trust in Japan's executives have led to a new law. Investors everywhere ought to benefit from the greater transparency that will result.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2006 Jill Jusko	Sarbanes-Oxley: Private Opportunity In Public Regulation With an eye toward the future, some closely held firms voluntarily adopt Sarbanes-Oxley Act principles.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Scott Farb	Public vs. Private REITs Here is an in-depth look at the realities of REITs themselves and the economics of a potential investment.
InternetNews November 12, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	SOX Deadline Arrives After months of preparation and trepidation, Sarbanes-Oxley arrives Monday for U.S. publicly traded companies.
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.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2006 Scott Farb	Top-Level Transactions U.S. real estate investment trusts and REIT-like structures worldwide are taking advantage of a highly charged environment to diversify and grow their portfolios. How long will this climate continue?
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.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen	Sarbanes-Oxley: Little Time Left Companies confront November deadline to certify financial reporting controls.
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.
National Real Estate Investor May 20, 2003 Parke Chapman	Study: Compensation for REIT Board Members Up 25% It pays to be a real estate investment trust (REIT) board member these days. REIT board member compensation has increased 25% over the last decade, according to a study by New Jersey-based real estate consultant Schonbraun Safris McCann Bekritsky & Co.
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.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004	Property Tax Column Mischaracterizes Real Estate Investment Trusts To set the record straight, REIT executive compensation is based generally on company performance, not on the number of property acquisitions.
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.
CIO July 1, 2004 Christopher Koch	The Sarbox Conspiracy Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts are eating up CIO time and budgets. Worse, CIOs are being relegated to a purely tactical role. And that may be the CFO's plan.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003 Phillip Britt	Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley You need to go back to the 1930s to find laws that have had as much impact on the fundamental systems of REITs and other publicly traded companies.
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2002 Steve Bergsman	Direct Effect As the focus on corporate governance issues intensifies, real estate companies will need to ensure that board composition and practices keep pace with rapid changes at all publicly traded companies.
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.
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2004	Meeting Higher Standards In my view, we have two key requirements that REITs must meet. First, we must ensure that the financial statements of publicly traded real estate companies are comparable to the rest of corporate America. Second, it is vital that financial reporting be consistent among all companies in our industry.
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.
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.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2006 M. Jason Mattox	Know Your REITs In today's market not all real estate investment trusts are the same. When working with publicly traded or private REITs, real estate professionals must keep the public or private nature of the entity in mind.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003	Improving Corporate Governance A survey of board practices reveals the REIT industry is making both progress and missteps in improving corporate governance.
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.
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2002 William D. Sanders	Working Toward Improved Disclosure Every publicly traded real estate company shares the responsibility to provide clear, transparent financial information to investors...
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2003	When Opportunity Knocks, Should Investors Listen? Increasingly, real estate private equity funds, or opportunity funds, have become direct competitors with REITs. What makes real estate private equity funds tick?
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.
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.
On Wall Street March 1, 2012 Dave Lindorff	The Rich Rush to REITS One thing you can say about the 1%: They know a bargain when they see one.
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.
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.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2007 Charles Keenan	Pillars of Good Governance REIT corporate governance is among the best in the United States and boards across the industry remain highly focused on corporate performance and strategy.
National Real Estate Investor June 26, 2003	Two REITs Test Publicly Traded Waters Amid a protracted IPO drought, two real estate investment trusts (REITs) are testing publicly traded waters.
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.
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.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003 Steve Bergsman	Independent Voice Four independent directors share their thoughts on joining the REIT industry, making the time commitment and dealing with stricter governance standards.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2005	REITs and FFOs REITs may deserve a spot in your portfolio. Learn more.
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.
Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2004 Christopher M. Wright	Q&A with Tom Robinson The managing director and co-head of real estate investment banking at Legg Mason Wood Walker shares his thoughts on the capital markets and the real estate industry as a whole.
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.
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2003 Steven Roth	REITs and Dividend Tax Relief President Bush's plan to eliminate the double taxation of corporate profits does not apply to REITs. Some feel that this plan will have a negative impact on REITs. I disagree.
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2002	Q&A with Bob Lieber Bob Lieber, co-head of Lehman Brothers' Global Real Estate Investment Banking unit, shares his thoughts on the capital markets for publicly traded real estate and the industry as a whole.
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2005 Charles Keenan	REIT Visionary Vornado's Steven Roth has not only built one of the top-performing and largest REITs from scratch, but also has helped guide an industry from infancy into a maturing, growing engine of the American economy.