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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...

Does this mean you should invest in your media relations department? Sarbanes Oxley has led to a rise in the number of outside directors on compensation and other committees. Outsiders of course are Read more...

The conventional thinking on stock options backdating cases was that prosecutors would have the best Read more...

For the first time, the SEC has made use of Section 304 of Sarbanes Oxley, which gives the agency the right to seek repayment of bonuses and stock sale profits when financial results are later Read more...

One issue we've grappled with in this newsletter is that the different worldviews that financial pros and IT pros Read more...

> A new survey has found what we would expect: In year three, Sarbox costs should decline, automation is on the rise, as is a more risk-based approach. Interestingly, the stock options scandals Read more...

Sallie Krawcheck of Citigroup and Alvaro De Molina of Bank of America are hardly the only CFOs who wanted out. Last year, 12 Fortune 50 CFOs opted to quit, and few would be surprised if the trend Read more...

> 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. 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...

We brought you news last week that more companies are being forced to undertake the messy business of Read more...