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Financial Planning
January 1, 2007
Glenn G. Kautt
Hi, I'm from the SEC An SEC audit is like a visit to the dentist: The anticipation is scarier than the actual event, but a little pain is inescapable. Here is a recount from a financial planning firm's chief compliance officer of his recent audit experience. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
February 2010
Chester Wright
Expert's Corner: Small, Yes, But Compliant How smaller RIA firms can shoulder the compliance burden. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
October 1, 2005
Lisa Roth
When the SEC Comes Calling Advisers need to prepare for an SEC regulatory inspection this month. Here's why -- and how. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Glenn G. Kautt
SEC Audit, Part Deux An SEC audit is like a visit to the dentist: The anticipation is scarier than the actual event, but a little pain is inescapable. Here is a recount from a financial planning firm's chief compliance officer of his recent audit experience. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
October 1, 2011
Sarah Johnson
Making Audits More Audible New rules would require auditors to speak up about possible problems, and describe in more detail what they do and don't look at. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
May 2010
James J. Green
Simple, Not Simplistic Tom Giachetti preaches a simple approach to compliance for advisors: Know what you need to do, but also what you don't need to do. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
April 15, 2003
Geoffrey James
The Auditors Are Coming, the Auditors Are Coming... and That Could Be Good News for You Corporate accountability has Washington's attention, and now the auditors have their pencils sharpened for IT processes and projects. Here are nine strategies for working with auditors before, during and after an accounting exam. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
February 1, 2003
Alix Nyberg
Auditor Independence: Separation Anxiety Many tax services may be "inappropriate" work for auditors to perform for their audit clients, says the SEC. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
January 1, 2005
Abigail La Croix
5 Questions Michael R. Young, a litigation attorney and partner at New York law firm Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, shares his perspective on financial reporting and the securities industry, with particular emphasis on accounting irregularities. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
May 1, 2004
Lori Calabro
Looking Under the Hood New attestation standards for internal controls put more power in the hands of auditors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
April 2004
David J. Drucker
Living With The Rules How to keep the SEC happy without going out of business. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
March 2005
Tracey Longo
The Watchdog Inside Your Firm The SEC is making your chief compliance officer a whistleblower. Advisors' success with regulators in 2005 will depend largely on whether they trip themselves up or are able to create a business model that is better aligned with their clients. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
June 15, 2012
Sarah Johnson
Do Your Internal Auditors Have the Right Skills? Companies are putting a premium on critical thinking and data-mining expertise. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2009
Thomas D. Giachetti
Expert's Corner: Complacency, Risk and the SEC Often advisors become complacent with respect to compliance, but all RIAs must recognize that compliance is an ongoing process requiring the review/update/amendment of regulatory filings, disclosures, and procedures. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2005
David J. Drucker
Dazed and Confused Most financial advisers remain uncertain about exactly how to comply with SEC e-mail retention rules. RIAs need to make decisions about what to retain, how, and how to protect it. And there's little consensus on what to do. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
Andras Kosaras
Thinking About an Audit? Read This First What kinds of grantmakers get audits and how should a foundation choose an auditor if it opts for this process? mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2009
Kenneth L. Glascock
Internal Audit: Boosting Your ROI A high-performance audit function can help the bank and board achieve its risk-adjusted goals. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
October 2007
Melanie Waddell
Making Compliance Headway Four years after the passage of the SEC's "compliance program rule," advisors are still grappling with exactly what their annual review process should entail. mark for My Articles similar articles
D-Lib
August 2006
Ross & McHugh
The Role of Evidence in Establishing Trust in Repositories Evidence will play a crucial role in the process of repository certification. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
September 1, 2002
David M. Katz
The Insiders Do internal auditors have a bigger role to play in ensuring the integrity of financial reports? mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
October 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan
Can We Talk? Ironically, as the amount of communication between auditors and top executives has increased, the content of these conversations has become much more restricted. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is partly the reason. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
May 1, 2012
Jennifer Woods Burke
Gotcha! Audits Get Tougher This year, the SEC and FINRA launched a webinar for firms detailing their expectations and reaffirming that whether a firm is large or small, regulators expect the same level of diligence when it comes to audits. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
May 7, 2009
Expert Names Top 10 Audit Issues of 2009 Top IT challenges include cloud computing, virtualization, and a company's own employees. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
May 1, 2009
Richard F. Stier
Food Safety: The trouble with third-party audits Passing an audit is not the issue. Ensuring safety is. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
July 1, 2003
Kris Frieswick
How Audits Must Change Auditors face more pressure to find fraud. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004
Anne Field
The Weight of Words It's a paradox confronting brokers all over the country: In a business climate that calls for ever-increasing advisor-client intimacy, financial professionals are measuring their words more carefully than ever. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
September 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland
No More Mr. Nice Guy A new CFO survey suggests why new rules for auditors may be a wise idea. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wall Street & Technology
February 13, 2006
Maria Wakem
Compliance for Less Unlike large financial services firms that have the money and manpower to support compliance systems, small firms face the burdens of meager budgets and skeletal IT staffs that often are already overwhelmed managing multiple projects. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
December 2012
John Petie
How To Prepare for a GFSI Audit This is the shape of things to come, so pick a standard and commit your company. The Global Food Safety Initiative is the result of collaborative efforts between the world's leading food safety experts. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
February 1, 2012
David M. Katz
The Cost of Confidence Two proposals aim to increase auditor independence, but may cause problems for CFOs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2009
Thomas D. Giachetti
Not Just the CCO While the chief compliance officer (CCO) should be the main player in the compliance review process, whenever possible at least one other firm officer be involved. mark for My Articles similar articles
OCC Bulletin
March 17, 2003
Interagency Policy Statement on Internal Audit and Internal Audit Outsourcing Revised guidance on internal audit and its outsourcing mark for My Articles similar articles
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2002
Kenneth L. Betts
Avoiding Enron: Counseling the Audit Committee In general, the role of the audit committee is to review the financial operations and statements of a company and to affirm the integrity and accuracy of the preparation and dissemination of that information. Now audit committees need closer observation, support and liability protection. mark for My Articles similar articles
Knowledge@Wharton
January 29, 2003
Lawyers and Accountants Can Expect Curbs and Compromises in New SEC Rules Recent rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to curb the kind of legal and accounting shenanigans that toppled companies like Enron and Arthur Andersen are not as strong as the SEC first indicated they might be. But do they still have enough teeth to work? mark for My Articles similar articles
Knowledge@Wharton Do High Consulting Fees Compromise the Independence of CPA Firms? Key components of the audit process---the independence and objectivity of auditors---may be eroding, according to some industry observers. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
September 1, 2010
Tim Reason
Fees Still Falling, but Not as Dramatically The latest analysis of audit fees shows continued good news for most companies, but not all. mark for My Articles similar articles
Managed Care
January 2001
Mark D. Abruzzo
When Claims Are Audited, Following Compliance Laws Matters Ever since the government intensified its efforts to crack down on medical fraud, and asked the health care community to assist, compliance and compliance planning are the buzzwords. Unfortunately, compliance efforts are often misguided and can put the practice in an awkward position... mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
July 2008
David Lawrence
Keeping The Record Straight Financial Planning Association President Mark Johannessen and Andrew J. "Buddy" Donohue, director of the investment management division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, discuss current regulatory issues affecting the financial planning profession. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
October 1, 2009
Nancy Lininger
What It Takes Compliance is top of mind at many firms today. Here's what makes a great compliance officer, no matter who takes the role. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
May 1, 2010
Sarah Johnson
You Complete My Audit The relationship between accounting firms and their corporate clients has been shaky over the past decade, to say the least, but amid the tumult of Sarbanes-Oxley and thorny auditor-client issues lie long-lasting relationships, some that have endured for more than 50 years. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
May 6, 2009
Alex Goldman
Expert: Green IT Now Part of the Bottom Line Going green isn't all about pain and making do with less - it's also about saving money, adhering to the law, and gaining respect. mark for My Articles similar articles