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This news seems almost fit for The Onion: Nearly 70 accounting firms and partners, which are charged with carrying out Sarbanes Oxley ethics reforms, have "forgotten" to register with the board that... Read more...

We've spoken a bit about the need for creating an ethical culture within in your organization. The... Read more...

If you run compliance or finance at a small-company, the SEC's latest Sarbox proposals give you a lot to ponder. On one hand, many will likely see the proposals as a disappointment. Smaller public... Read more...

> Venture capitalists want meaningful reform of Sarbox from a small company perspective. Article >... Read more...

Steven Milloy, who co-manages the conservative-oriented Free Enterprise Action Fund, is pressing top Wall Street investment banks to report the costs of Sarbanes Oxley. Specifically, he has asked... Read more...

Some recent stats suggest that big-name accounting firms are making lots of progress. By one measure, in 2005, the restatements filed by public companies was up 72 percent from the previous year.... Read more...

Spencer Stuart, the well-known headhunter, conducts around 60 percent of all director searches for big public companies. Which puts them in a good position to monitor trends and such. Julie Daum,... Read more...

There seem to be more cases these days of whistleblowers seeking Sarbox protection. Public companies are now burdened with institutionalizing the process of dealing with such complaints.... Read more...

Some Sarbox relief may be on the way for some companies. The SEC has proposed delaying some crucial deadlines. Small U.S. companies wouldn't have to start management checks of internal controls... Read more...

A recent survey by IDC and RevenueRecognition.com (which is sponsored by Softtrax) has found that revenue recognition and reporting activities at most companies are not automated by ERP systems'... Read more...