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Some of you would argue that Sarbanes-Oxley adequately addresses the issue of stock options backdating. By forcing disclosure within two days of grant, it makes it harder to play games with grant Read more...

Today's Spotlight... Corporate ScandalHmm. Daughter of CEO uses corporate jet for school commute. The recent trend has been away from such use by the CEO's friends and family. Critics assail the Read more...

Corporate ethics have obviously gotten a lot of press since the passage of Sarbanes Oxley. People are quick to point to cases like the Duke Business School cheating scandal as signs that corporate Read more...

A new study, "Control Overrides and Financial Statement Fraud," by the Institute of Fraud Prevention has looked at 834 companies filing restatements and found that it apparently takes teamwork to Read more...

It is often said that Sarbanes-Oxley has solved the options mis-dating scandals, given that the Read more...

> The loss of listing business to overseas exchanges--Sarbox is often blamed--has been big news. But the to exchanges are not sitting back. Both the NYSE and Nasdaq have just opened offices in Read more...

It's the question that has been lurking in the back of many minds out there: In the ongoing options scandal, where were the auditors? One story making the rounds on the Net holds that Daniel Read more...

You could argue the costs of the options scandal in many ways. The only study on this issue was released recently by three University of Michigan researchers. They found that the average pay of an Read more...

> Is Sarbox leading to more deals by small- and medium-sized companies? The idea is not far-fetched. Consider Omeros' merger deal with Nura. Read more...

It's doubtful that prosecutors will pursue every company that backdated their options awards. So who will face the wrath of the government? For clues, look to the convictions of Comverse Read more...