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The SEC has certainly taken its lumps recently. The financial crisis in general was not kind to the agency, but it was the Bernard Madoff scandal that pushed the agency's reputation deep into the... Read more...

If you are a bit hazy on exactly how the SEC's new corporate governance proxy disclosure rules and requirements affect your company, you are not alone. As new rules roll out, there is the expected... Read more...

The SEC is bent on proving to the world that it is a savvy crime-fighting organization that is fully capable of rebounding from recent embarrassments. The Bernard Madoff scandal of course is the best... Read more...

Bruce Karatz is one of only six executives that has been criminally charged with fraudulent options backdating practices. However, more than 70 execs have settled civil charges. The former CEO of KB... Read more...

As the Bernard Madoff news rolled on, we noted that an obscure, secretive audit firm was an obvious red flag, one that regulators, investors and others should have caught. As the Stanford Group... Read more...

Ever since the Bernard Madoff scandal broke open, the media has been rife with lamentations that the SEC was remiss in its oversight of the firm. It has certainly proven to be a PR black eye. Some... Read more...

In the wake of the Jerome Kerviel "rogue trader" scandal at Societe Generale, a lot of banks have stepped up efforts to prevent such a scandal. But companies across the board need to think about... Read more...

Some of you would argue that Sarbanes-Oxley adequately addresses the issue of stock options backdating. By forcing disclosure within two days of grant, it makes it harder to play games with grant... Read more...

Today's Spotlight... Corporate ScandalHmm. Daughter of CEO uses corporate jet for school commute. The recent trend has been away from such use by the CEO's friends and family. Critics assail the... Read more...

Corporate ethics have obviously gotten a lot of press since the passage of Sarbanes Oxley. People are quick to point to cases like the Duke Business School cheating scandal as signs that corporate... Read more...