ALSO NOTED: More GRC vendors are eyeing Japan, where new rules are set to take effect; Quandary for boards: What to do when the

> The Conference Board has has released The Corporate Governance Handbook 2007: Legal Standards and Board Practices. It aims to provide up-to-date guidelines for boards, covering all aspects of the work of the board. Another shameless pitch comes from the author of another guide, The Complete Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley.      

> Quandary for boards: What to do with the CEO who suffers from depression. Article    

> More GRC vendors are eyeing Japan, where new rules are set to take effect. Here's an example.  

> Company going public has last-minute Sarbox issues to remedy. Article  

> Companies looking at risk beyond strictly compliance-related issues. Survey  

> The VC industry is as active as ever, even as exits tend toward private acquisition rather than IPOs. Article  

> Even in this era, still a lot of hard-to-believe fraud out there. Here's an example.  

> SEC's Chris Cox a big supporter of Sarbox. Article  

> Campos steps down at SEC. Article  

> Survey alert: Insurance industry CFOs take a dim view of Sarbox. Article  

> Survey alert: About half of CIOs think the business benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley outweigh the costs. Article  

And Finally... When brothers talk about the markets... Article