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• Automation and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

  BNET - 2005-10-18

  Most companies are anxious for business unit managers to assume accountability for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Yet, they also realize that the biggest pain points in the compliance process - and the biggest opportunities for achieving savings and greater efficiency - lie not in the scramble for better documentation that they focused...

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• The Answer Is Private

  BNET - 2005-01-01

  From the executive summary: ‘Sarbanes-Oxley has created a big disincentive for being public. And, it is not just Sarbanes-Oxley. It is an unforgiving market where a company that stumbles is punished heavily. In contrast, taking a company private allows other private-equity firms to make changes out of the limelight.' The...

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• Sarbanes-Oxley And Information Management

  BNET - 2004-07-15

  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has led many companies to change how they manage information, according to a study conducted by AIIM - an industry association for enterprise content management - and Kahn Consulting. The study is based on seven "keys" of information management compliance developed by Kahn Consulting and based on...

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• The Reality Of Real-Time Reporting

  BNET - 2004-06-10

  From the executive summary: ‘New, superfast 8-K rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could spawn problems with mergers, loan covenants, and share prices.' The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was enacted to streamline corporate governance and corporate accounting procedures in firms. It seeks to remove financial, ethical, and operational irregularities in organizations....

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• Sarbanes-Oxley And Health Plans

  BNET - 2004-05-13

  From the executive summary: ‘Among the many compliance perils created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, one of the least talked about could well be the act's effect on corporate health-benefit programs. Benefit managers commonly operate under the wing of Human Resources HR executives, who in turn report up to...

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• Control(ler) Issues

  BNET - 2004-01-01

  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was enacted to streamline corporate governance and corporate accounting procedures in firms. It seeks to remove financial, ethical, and operational irregularities in organizations. One of the provisions of the Act calls for inclusion of procedures for financial reporting in the internal control report of an...

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• Sarbox's Unseen Costs

  BNET - 2003-11-01

  From the executive summary: ‘The most significant costs wrought by Sarbanes-Oxley are those not readily seen. The crucial unseen cost is that of innovations foregone or delayed because resources for research and development are being used instead to pay for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.' The paper examines this issue.

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• To Survive Sarbox, Document The Obvious

  BNET - 2003-10-28

  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted to streamline the corporate accounting procedures and corporate governance mechanisms. Researches indicate that the provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act have given sleepless nights to many companies. Complying with all the provisions of the Act has worried organizations about their processes. Hence, companies must try to formalize...

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• Answering Today's Challenges Of Corporate Compliance

  BNET - 2003-09-24

  This webcast discusses about Sarbanes-Oxley's reporting and compliance requirements for corporate governance poses challenges. Cost considerations, logistical complexities, data collection and management, and higher accountability all heavily affect decision-makers and their enterprises. One will join Sun Microsystems and premier solutions partner, SAS, as they offer a real-world solutions roadmap covering...

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• Sticker Shock

  BNET - 2003-09-01

  When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it did not worry about how much it would cost companies. Today, CFOs are totting up the compliance bill -- and they do not like what they see. The article puts light on the main statutes in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act...

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