congress news from FierceSarbox

Small companies, even with the likelihood of another delay, are rightfully concerned with how much 404 compliance will cost them. The issue is not an easy one. There's not a lot of data out there. Read more...

For much of the year, I had been telling people not to hold their breath for another Sarbanes Oxley 404 delay for nonacclerated filers. My point was you couldn't count on any sort of regulatory Read more...

Sarbanes Oxley is the law that everyone loves to hate. Even Michael Oxley himself has some reservations about it. It's an easy target in many ways. But for all the angst, it looks like now there will Read more...

As you know, a debate has emerged about disclosure of climate-based risks. In Congress, there is a move afoot to require more disclosure, a thought not everyone thinks such a mandate would be wise. Read more...

We've noted that financial whistleblowers have not fared well, despite the Read more...

Accounting firms have been on the hot seat for years. Their failures in some ways led to Sarbanes-Oxley, but the truth is that they have really prospered in the Sarbox era. All those mandated Read more...

John Kerry's small business Sarbox relief bill looks like a nonstarter. Given Congress's break until the elections and then a lame-duck session, the bill doesn't have much of a shot. Kerry's Read more...

The city of London is in something of an economic development frenzy, and its financial marketing campaign has been built largely on Sarbanes Oxley. While it seems odd, it is a powerful theme that Read more...