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D&O insurance costs rising
We've noted that boards of top financial firms haven't really been held accountable for the turbulence over the past year. But the subprime crisis is hitting home in another way: rising D&O... Read more...
Templates for internal controls
Chances are your don't have a controller at your firm. Some of you don't have a CFO or dedicated compliance exec. But you do have some internal control issues. So how do you get started? In such... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on radar these days; PCAOB looks for partners overseas;
> Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on radar these days. Article >... Read more...
Get your export compliance policy up to speed
Exports represent some thorny challenges for compliance pros. For 2005, the Bureau of Industry and Security recorded 31 criminal convictions and 69 administrative or civil penalties. You want to... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: SEC and PCAOB are considering forming a new accounting panel; Pink sheets may get a boost;
> Here's a column from a former analyst who blames Sarbox for making his job tougher. But I think he's really talking about Reg FD.
ALSO NOTED: More "fair funds" coming?; Resolutions for directors;
> Will we see more fair funds? Inevitably, thriving financial markets brings about more scams. So we may be in for more "fair funds" being set up in accord with section 308.