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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...

  Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, CFO Publishing Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Automation, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

• Sarbox and IT: The Long Haul

  BNET - 2005-01-19

  More than 60 percent of respondents to a survey by CFO Research Services and Capgemini identify regulatory compliance as a long-term rather than a short-term issue. True, many companies are wrapping up their initial efforts to meet the requirements of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, which requires that companies document and...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Information Technology, CFO, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Accounting, Regulations, Government, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

• 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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• Where Material Weaknesses Really Matter

  BNET - 2004-11-18

  From the executive summary: ‘There is no shortage of research detailing the struggles of CFOs with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Section 404 guides how auditors report on companies' assessments of their internal controls. Although, companies have long been required to disclose control weaknesses, the annual testing demanded...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Section 404, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance

• A Tale of Two Worlds

  BNET - 2004-11-01

  In the grand scheme of things, most CFOs are grateful for their lot. Most financial managers are happy to be alive and working today, enjoying the highest standards of living in history. For most people today, no amount of money is worth working 80 to 100 hours a week. But...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Financial, Financial Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley, Finance, Regulations, Government

• Turning Point For Pollution Insurance

  BNET - 2004-09-09

  From the executive summary: ‘While much hard science goes into the tidying up of a polluted corporate site, gauging the future costs of that job can involve skills that are a good deal softer. Armed with varying and sometimes patented cleanup strategies, different environmental consultants can come in with cost...

  Tags: Shareholder, CFO Publishing Corp., Pollution, Sarbanes-Oxley, Financial Accounting, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

• 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...

  Tags: Information Management, CFO Publishing Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Strategy, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Management

• 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....

  Tags: Accounting, CFO Publishing Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Regulations, Corporate Governance, Strategy, Operational Accounting, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management

• Managing The Risks Of Sarbox 409

  BNET - 2004-06-10

  From the executive summary: ‘Even as it spawns new risks for their corporations, the pressures imposed by real-time reporting under the dictates of Section 409 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act can add to the legal liabilities of finance chiefs and their bosses. Under that section, companies must disclose the facts about...

  Tags: Risk, CFO Publishing Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Regulations, Government, Finance, Management

• 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...

  Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Health Care, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures