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Does Sarbanes Oxley really inhibit small companies?
Sarbanes Oxley gets tossed around a lot as the reason for small-company woes. Anytime there's a delisting, you can bet "the additional costs of Sarbanes Oxley" gets ritualistically trotted out. But Read more...
Get ready for a common Europe-U.S. standard
A common European-U.S. accounting standard by 2009? That's the goal of the SEC, and chairman Chris Cox says it is feasible. We'll likely see a lot hand-wringing between now and then, especially on Read more...
ALSO NOTED: New rules on pay disclosure gain; More foreign CEOs consider delisting from US marts;
> The new rules on executive pay disclosure has drawn a lot of attention. Some argue that it represents the biggest proxy statement change in 14 years. Read more...
Pro-Sarbox propaganda from the government
The state department would like to remind foreign companies that there are benefits to Sarbanes-Oxley as well as costs. The pitch goes like this: Companies, especially from weak-oversight Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Globalization of Sarbox continues; Pressure mounts in Congress;
> As the AICPA moves to North Carolina, people are pondering its significance in a post-Sarbox world. Read more...