fund distribution

ALSO NOTED: Misconceptions about database security; Sarbox effect: accounting degrees hit 36-year high;

Tue, 13 May 2008 06:59:58 -0400

> SEC commissioner Atkins to step down. Article
> Sarbox effect: Accounting degrees hit 36-year high. Article
> More financial firms embrace biometrics. Study
> Nonprofits plan strategies for future. Article
> AIG "fair fund" distribution gets underway. Article
> Misconceptions about database security. Article
> Small businesses face a plethora of regulations. Article
> Bank gives up on "lost" money. Article

And finally ... What triggers sleep walking? Article

ALSO NOTED: What ever happened to congressmen Sarbanes and Oxley?; Novel way of reporting Sarbox costs;

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:59:58 -0400

> What ever happened to congressmen Sarbanes and Oxley? Article | Another Happy 5th Anniversary article.

> Here's an interesting way to grapple with Sarbanes-Oxley in your earnings report. Provide data for EBITDA including Sarbox costs and excluding Sarbox costs, as Spark Networks has done. Release

> PCAOB CIO to step down. Article

> SEC announces members of the new Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting. Release

> More than 60 CFOs convicted in the past year. Article

> Another Fair Fund distribution. This one to Qwest shareholders. Article

> Another foreign company will delist from the NYSE. This one was an early complier with Sarbanes-Oxley. The fact is that ADR volume is very low. And the NYSE and Euronext are now one. Release

> Survey: Most investors happy with Sarbox. Article

> Should the CIO be a technologist or a business person? Or both? Article

> Japanese version of Sarbanes-Oxley to be enacted in April. Article | And that has at least one vendor heading for Tokyo. Article

> New credit card rules get mixed reviews. Article

And finally ... What your IT department is afraid to tell you. Article

ALSO NOTED: Think you know a lot about Sarbanes-Oxley? Test yourself; Another big fair fund distribution;

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:01:38 -0400

> Think you know a lot about Sarbanes-Oxley? Test yourself. Take this quiz.

> Relief for small companies. I've said it before: Do not count on another small-company Sarbox extension. But the House has added an amendment to a bill that would do just that. I still doubt it will happen. Article

> The SEC has announced another fair fund distribution. This one, for $316 million, will got to investors in Time Warner. Total distributions now total $2 billion. Article

> New book (not free) on practical tips for Sarbox compliance. Release

> Tricky issues. Lawyers are grappling with discovery issues and personal email accounts. Article

> Survey: CFOs lack succession plans. Article

> More on AIM's plans to snag more U.S. small companies. Article

> Judge's ruling results in dropped charges in KPMG case. Article

> More on the need for an e-discovery action plan. Article

> Sarbanes-Oxley still looms large in the U.K. Article

> Another major breach of customer data. Article

> LogicalApps helps Qualcomm with financial reporting. Article

> Reference accounts: One way vendors sell Sarbox (and other) solutions. Article

And finally... Are you a frustrated achiever? Article

ALSO NOTED: SEC to cough up data on small business costs?; mergers pose compliance challenges;

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:01:38 -0400

> I've been sticking to my line that you would be foolish to bank on another delay to Sarbox requirements for non-accelerated filers. But there are those who are not yet giving up the fight. The latest: Two congress members want the SEC to cough up cost estimates for small businesses. Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez wants specifics and a one-year delay. Article

> Mergers pose lots of integration challenges for the mergees. These days the compliance angles can be pretty complex. Here's a list of best practices.

> A new index from MasterCard aims to rank world financial centers. London has come out on top, which will spur the Sarbox critics no doubt. Article

> Federal Corrupt Practices Act now a Sarbox-like headache? Article (sub. req.)

> WorldCom's Fair fund distribution exceeds $500 million. Whew! Article | More Fair Fund distributions coming. Article

> Despite Sarbox, corporate use of private jets is exploding. Article

> More small companies embrace hosted expenses management services. Article

> Here's a list of best practices for nonprofits, many of which voluntarily stick to Sarbox-like standards.

> The venture-backed IPO market seems to be recovering. Article

> PCAOB censures small audit firm. Article

And finally... Finance official steals to participate in email scam. Article

ALSO NOTED: Another high-profile whistleblower protection suit launched; More foreign companies delist;

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:01:38 -0400

> Michael Econn, a former analyst at Barclays, has charged that he was subject to unlawful retaliation when he blew the whistle on a big-time trader's inside trades. He is seeking damages under whistleblower provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley. Article

> More foreign companies delist from U.S. exchanges. Article

> CEO of small-company K2 says Sarbox costs were a factor in a recent decision to be acquired. Article

> The SEC makes another Fair Fund distribution to wronged brokerage customers. Sarbox established the Fair Fund. Article

> Are more companies getting lax on security? Article

And finally... In trouble with the SEC? Call on Bono. Article