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Knowledge@Wharton
September 10, 2003 |
Do High Regulatory Costs Force Public Firms to Go Private? Steps aimed at increasing the financial transparency of U.S. companies could backfire if companies respond by going private instead. In these post-Enron, post-WorldCom times, that would deal a body blow to confidence in capital markets.   |
CFO
May 1, 2011
Alix Stuart |
Is Going Public Going Out of Style? The number of publicly traded companies continues to decline. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2007
Bill Mann |
Our Markets Are Losing! For the first time in nearly a century, the majority of public company value is made up by firms that are not located in the U.S. Markets like London's AIM, as well as Shanghai and Hong Kong, are growing at a blistering pace. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Lafarge: The Latest Retreat On the heels of snazzy-looking operating results, the cement giant announced that it would no longer keep its ADRs, because trade in these shares typically amounts to a paltry 1% of its total volume. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2004
Bill Mann |
A Temp-orary Problem? Staffing giant Adecco has a little bookkeeping problem. Time will tell how deep it runs. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Why Do Stock Exchanges Matter? Don't know your Nasdaq from your NYSE? Here's the lowdown. |
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 |
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. |
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, 2002
Alix Nyberg |
Exchange Shopping European stock exchanges may be aggressively marketing to foreign firms. But U.S. companies need a good business reason to list overseas. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Great Stocks You're Overlooking The over-the-counter exchange is a great place to dig for foreign values. Rostelecom... Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods... China Life Insurance... |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2006
Todd Wenning |
Double the Market's Return International stocks have handily outpaced the U.S.-dominated S&P 500 over the past five years. Although many small international companies aren't traded on major U.S. exchanges, you can still add some to your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Gee, Thanks: More Time in the Maze Companies under $700 million market cap get Sarbanes-Oxley filing extension. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
John Rossant |
A Listing On Wall Street? Non, Merci Because the regulatory environment in the U.S. is seen as increasingly onerous, many big European and Asian companies no longer crave a listing there. Indeed, the roster of corporations that shun American bourses is growing. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Cold Winter Warms Up E.ON Chilly weather throughout Europe boosted E.ON's gas business and first-quarter results. Investors looking into the utility space should give a good, long look here. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Eric Uhlfelder |
Big International Fish In Shallow U.S. Waters We've all been trained to think globally. And it's a good thing, too: Geographically diversifying an equity portfolio, over time, will dampen risk while enhancing returns. This has held true even in this year's market. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Why Stock Exchanges Matter Does it really make a difference where your shares trade? |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2008
Todd Wenning |
A 5-Star Foreign Pink Sheet Based in Paris, Groupe Danone is best-known in the States for its Evian water, Activia yogurt, and Stonyfield Farm organic foods brands. The French food conglomerate pays out a 2% dividend yield. |
Inc.
September 2005
Amy Feldman |
What Does Sarbanes-Oxley Mean for Companies That Want to Go Public? Companies planning an IPO will face higher audit costs, higher insurance costs, and more regulatory-related duties for its staffers. |
CIO
August 15, 2003
Ben Worthen |
NASD Rules Cement Need to Preserve Instant Messages Add saving instant messages to your Sarbanes-Oxley compliance to-do list. Since the Nasdaq this summer joined the New York Stock Exchange in requiring its members to save instant messages, there's a clear precedent for what documents need to be retained under the law. |
BusinessWeek
July 2, 2007
Joseph Weber |
SarbOx Isn't Really Driving Stocks Away Despite the doomsayers, many foreign companies are rushing to list on U.S. exchanges. |
BusinessWeek
September 24, 2009
Mark Scott |
Lowering the Bar for Stock Listings To boost revenue as trading volume slips, the NYSE is relaxing requirements. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2005
Rich Smith |
Lafarge Lost in Translation Something doesn't add up in the cement maker's 2004 earnings report. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2009
J Gibson Watson |
International Investing Offers Opportunities An SEC rule in October opened the floodgates for American Depository Receipts -- what does that mean for you and your clients? |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2004
John S. McClenahen |
Sarbanes-Oxley: Little Time Left Companies confront November deadline to certify financial reporting controls. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Todd Wenning |
3 Fascinating Foreign Pink Sheets As many well-known foreign companies delist their stocks from major U.S. exchanges, you need to remember the Pink Sheets. Here are three companies to get you started: CSR... Wal-Mart de Mexico... Lukoil... |
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. |
Insurance & Technology
December 23, 2005 |
Rethinking Risk Management Many firms have allocated a disproportionate amount of resources to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, according to a new report. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2007
Dale Baker |
I Love Sarbanes-Oxley The criticisms leveled at Sarbanes-Oxley illustrate exactly why we should keep it. Paying to reduce risk is part of our commercial society. Investments should be no different. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
Rob Garver |
Super-Market Shopping Flush with cash and a mandate to go electronic, stock exchanges prepare to consolidate. |
