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Are you ready for H-1B compliance challenges?
A new bi-partisan proposal by Senators Dick Durbin and Charles Grassley would change "many of the rules companies must follow to obtain temporary work visas, known as H-1Bs and L-1s. The most... Read more...
Risk management imperative spreading beyond financial services
The idea of better risk management has been discussed ad nauseum in the financial services industry. But other industries are taking up the issue as well. According to CFO.com, interest in hiring a... Read more...
Are more companies taking their Sarbanes-Oxley work in house?
The latest survey from Financial Executives Research Foundation has found that audit fees rose only modestly for public and private companies. Public companies paid an average $3.7 million in total... Read more...
Coming regulatory push, an IT opportunity?
It should be clear to all that the swirling regulatory headwinds have raised the stakes for top IT vendors, especially when it comes to finance modules. SAP America seemed downright giddy when it... Read more...
Small company 404(b) compliance road map
There were many small, public companies that--deep down--were counting on yet another delay when it came to complying with section 404(b) of Sarbanes-Oxley. Back in June, the SEC granted small... Read more...
Olson to step down at PCAOB
Mark Olson has announced he will step down as chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which he has headed since July 2006, according to media reports. His resignation takes hold on... Read more...
Time to start thinking about continuous auditing?
Continuous auditing is one of those buzzwords that in some ways is more of a Holy Grail than an achievable goal. But the idea of real-time internal auditing, keeping up with every possible statistic... Read more...
Breach info sharing gets underway
There are times when companies are better off working together; for example, when it comes to technical standards and the like. So, what to make of the Payments Processing Information Sharing... Read more...
Time for a single privacy law?
Is the maze of privacy laws getting out of hand? A commentary from Network World via CIO.com notes that according to the Better Business Bureau there are 34 federal privacy laws. Some are industry... Read more...
Fallout from a hacking incident
The problem with breaches is that there is so much blame that has to go around. If there are big losses, you can't just sit back and do nothing. You've got to sue! So it goes with Merrick Bank, which... Read more...
