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Not too long ago, we were talking about companies installing more chief compliance officers. Now, more companies are considering adding chief risk officers, especially in financial services, notes Read more...

> Software for "green" auditing? Article> Ex-CFO of Monster charged in options backdating case. Read more...

It's an old and tired issue: Board members serving on so many boards that they can't really be effective. Sarbanes-Oxley made being a director a lot less cushy, so we haven't heard much about it Read more...

The audit committee at VeriFone Holdings seems to be taking the bull by the horns. It led an internal investigation into inventory accounting issues that turned up a hornet's nest of problems that Read more...

People jokingly refer to Sarbanes-Oxley as the full employment act for accountants. Clearly, a lot of accountants, as well as finance and IT types, owe their jobs to the law. But the San Francisco Read more...

We've noted that serving on an audit committee is not an easy gig right now, especially at a financial services firm. Auditors are feeling a certain amount of pressure to take a hard line on Read more...

BrinkPoint Consulting has put out a list of top ten challenges for Read more...

Just how activist should an audit committee be? That's a big question at many companies, even five years after Sarbanes Oxley was passed. At some firms, according to cfo.com, management still seems a Read more...

The worst job in the industry right now: Auditing the books of top banks, the likes of Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase. The stakes are really high. The New York Post notes that little-known law, passed Read more...

In many ways, internal auditors fared well in the early years of Sarbanes Oxley. According to cfo.com, their stature has risen as they come into more contact with audit committee members and senior Read more...