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Audit conflicts must go!
We recently suggested it would be a good idea for firms to get rid of all potential conflicts of interest in Read more...
Consulting work thrives all over again
Business Week Online notes that the accounting industry has embraced consulting all over again. The poster child for this movement is Deloitte & Touche, which resisted the trend a few Read more...
Lawyers reassert themselves on boards
Did you have some attorneys on your board who resigned after Sarbanes-Oxley passed? If you want him or her back, now might be a good time to ask. The trend seems to be reversing. After the law was Read more...
To whom should your internal auditor report?
We've discussed before the reporting chain that governs internal audit resources, which often ends up with deliverables ordered by the audit committee as well as the CFO. The reporting lines may Read more...
Should CFOs be stripped of all stock options?
There's still a lot of anger about the still-unfolding stock options grant date scandals floating around. And where there's anger, there are likely to be scapegoats. In that spirit, consider Read more...
Credit-rating agency reform in the works
A recurring theme in the Sarbanes-Oxley era is that credit-rating agencies are ridden with conflicts of interest that make it difficult for them to see Enron-like warning signs. True or not, that Read more...