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Most companies have gotten religion when it comes to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. But their zeal tends to extend no further than their own company grounds. Which makes them vulnerable to snafus in Read more...

> Whew! SEC completes Novell review. Article > More ethics concerns lapses to pre-Enron levels. Read more...

So how to evaluate the effect of Sarbanes Oxley? We all know that big-company restatements have declined. We know that more companies, in year three, are getting more comfortable with the processes. Read more...

> Lost amid the news of Dell's restatement: more fraud. Article> Survey: few companies enforce ethics policies. Read more...

One sign of the maturation of the Sarbanes Oxley industry is the emergence of an industry awards programs. The SOX Institute aims to honor professionals, consultants and executives with MVP awards in Read more...

Do you think Sarbanes Oxley has legs as a political issue? Well, Rudy Giuliani has weighed in. He says he originally supported the law but has recently developed a more critical mindset. He says Read more...

You may or may not have a Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. The non-profit OCEG certainly recommends that you install one. Beyond that it offers some tips about how the job can maximize the Read more...

Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne has been caught posting anonymously on an Internet chat group while he was conducting a conference call with analysts. This from erstwhile former Business Read more...

Chances are you've got a lot of ethics programs in place: Training, signed codes of conduct and Read more...

> More accountants seem to view ethics and compliance as a distinct career path now, one that pays pretty well. Article > Some call Read more...