Sarbanes-Oxley

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• Report: Financial Fraud a Challenge Despite Sarbox

  The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners finds that Sarbox-related controls appear to reduce many types of fraud, but did not find that those controls necessarily made financial statement fraud less costly or easier to detect. July 22, 2008

• What's Next? Investor Thoughts on Sarbox Costs

  The costs of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have leveled off a bit, but companies and investors differ on what should happen next. August 3, 2007

• Five Years Under the Thumb

  Corporate America is learning how to live with the tough regulations introduced after the collapse of Enron. July 31, 2007

• Five Years and Accounting

  In the wake of Sarbanes-Oxley, the policies, politics, and practices that shape corporate finance remain far from settled. July 1, 2007

• Rule Britannia

  Regulators of London's financial markets are concerned that Sarbanes-Oxley could make its way across the Atlantic. November 17, 2006

• AS2, 404: Up for Debate at Year End?

  Revisions to Auditing Standard No. 2 and new SEC guidance for Section 404 could be ready for public comment by December. October 17, 2006

• Party of Three

  Outside advisers leap in where auditors fear to tread. May 8, 2006

• Why Leave 404 to Your Auditors?

  At an SEC committee meeting on small businesses, one member suggests companies ought to be able to put the attestation of their internal controls out to bid. April 12, 2006

• Audit Regulator's Budget in Doubt

  The PCAOB's $153 million budget reportedly hangs in the balance. December 13, 2004