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Gartner: More Sarbox-like regulation coming

September 20, 2008 — 9:30pm ET | By Jim Kim
Speaking of the possible new regulation to stem from the pyrotechnics on Wall Street, "the shadow will be longer than Enron, Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, or any other regulation of modern times," said John... Read more...

Be careful about orphaned accounts

August 20, 2008 — 5:56pm ET | By Jim Kim
In the wake of the Jerome Kerviel "rogue trader" scandal at Societe Generale, a lot of banks have stepped up efforts to prevent such a scandal. But companies across the board need to think about... Read more...

Compliance talent a white-hot commodity at banks

May 27, 2008 — 6:59am ET
We've noted before that Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulatory schemes have ratcheted up salaries for lots of professions, accountants, financial staff, compliance executives, IT folks and legal. In the... Read more...

The pain of smaller company compliance

April 22, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Let's take a moment to appreciate what small- and medium-sized companies are up against. The big firms can throw resources at their compliance issues; many have been forced. Some already had ERP-type... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Banks say no to Sarbox-like set of rules;

April 15, 2008 — 6:59am ET
> Bank reform and IT issues. Article> Building a home-grown auditing system with SQL server. Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Time to grapple with credit disclosure issues;

March 11, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> Time to grapple with credit disclosure issues. Article > Reg FD cases way down. Read more...

A model of disclosure of subprime risks

March 4, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Floyd Norris of the New York Times wonders: Wasn't Sarbanes-Oxley supposed to do something about the hidden, off-balance sheet risks? He writes: "The rules require that companies make some... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Small companies have hard time weaning from spreadsheets;

March 4, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> Small companies have hard time weaning from spreadsheets. Article > More small banks delist to avoid... Read more...

Smart money betting on XBRL mandate soon

December 18, 2007 — 7:59am ET
The likes of Microsoft, General Electric and Ford are already filing information in XBRL. One might bet that a formal requirement is an inevitability. Or a bet that such reporting is a just a good... Read more...

Bank showdown with auditors looming

November 13, 2007 — 7:59am ET
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...
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