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New alert offers guidance on economic risk
The strength of the current economic recovery remains uncertain, which qualifies the economy as a massive risk issue for public companies. Most are quite aware of the risks that a volatile economy
Companies ponder new disclosure guidance
We noted recently that all the security breaches this year have thrust the issue of disclosure into the spotlight. Some companies, like Citigroup, were criticized--fairly or not--for what some
SEC issues guidance on cyberattack disclosure
In many ways, 2011 has been a watershed year for corporate information security. The success of the bad guys was phenomenal. The victims include top security companies like RSA (owned by EMC), top
Companies struggle to document conflict minerals in supply chain
Recall that the "conflict minerals" provision of Dodd-Frank requires that public companies that make products using such minerals, which include columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold,
10 tips for simple XBRL tagging compliance
Most companies--or their consultants in many cases--are in the thick of their XBRL tagging efforts. Most would agree that the year 2 requirements are much more onerous than the initial requirements.
Reg FD leads to insider trading?
Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD) has been hailed as a milestone by many, as it really tightened up selective disclosure by company executives to investors and analysts. This was seen as a problem
Financial reform to impact corporate governance
Sarbanes-Oxley ( Sarbanes-Oxley news) has been interpreted by some as a definitive move toward the federal government having more influence over corporate governance. Some find that troubling. Others
How important is ethics disclosure?
Some public companies are not up to speed with--or are ignoring entirely--ethics disclosures, according to a new report by professors from University of Georgia Law and Texas Tech University.
Is Reg FD a joke?
The massive Galleon insider trading scandal "reveals a world where corporate secrets are thrown around with cavalier disregard for regulations," according to Reuters. We've noted in the past that
Time to focus on disclosure risks
Enterprise risk management is a hot topic these days. Disclosure management, in this litigious era, has perhaps never been more crucial. There's a lot of risk associated with ineffective disclosure
