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		<title><![CDATA[Proxy Governance Goes after ISS in Proxy War of Proxy Services]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cold war among proxy service companies has been getting a lot hotter lately.    Proxy Governance, a proxy service firm based in Vienna, Va., has gone on the offensive by pushing for a "code of ethics" among its group which includes Glass Lewis & Company and Egan...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:26:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ogilvyâ€™s Code of Ethics for Blogger Outreach]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/pr/?p=106]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Nice job by the folks at Ogilvy PR to come up with a code of ethics in conducting blogger media relations. Their code is reprinted below in its entirety. Itâ€™s as much a Code of Blogger Media Relations Best Practices as it is a Code of Ethics.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:42:28 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PRSA Responds to FEMA News Conference Incident Offering Its Code of Ethics as Model for Conduct and Best Practices]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Oct_29/ai_n27424754]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- To prevent deceptive practices and to advocate for honest and accurate communications, the 32,000-member Public Relations Society of America PRSA put forward its Code of Ethics today to address issues raised by the October 23 news conference where Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA employees appeared to pose...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Ford Career Center Code Of Ethics]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ford Career Center FCC Code of Ethics provides a framework for the professional relationships among the FCC staff, employers and McCombs students. This paper is reviewed annually by the students, staff and Associate Deans for the BBA, MPA/PPA and MBA programs. Students are asked annually, at the beginning of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CFP Board likely to urge fiduciary standard; Whether to characterize financial planners as fiduciaries in an ethics code is an issue.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4798/is_200409/ai_n17425241]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Sara Hansard       WASHINGTON - The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards  Inc. is likely to suggest late this year or early next year that  planners incorporate a fiduciary standard into their code of ethics.       No...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In-depth audits by SEC making RIAs dig deep; Code of ethics, fuller explanations likely to raise compliance costs.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Bruce Kelly       NEW YORK - Recent letters forewarning audits indicate the  Securities and Exchange Commission is further toughening its stance on  registered investment advisers.       A letter the SEC sent to one RIA tells the firm...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No waiver for CFP ethics code; SEC: RIAs must adopt new written policies.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4798/is_200405/ai_n17425135]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Sara Hansard       Certified financial planners registered as investment advisers must  adopt written codes of ethics, under a rule unanimously adopted last  week by the Securities and Exchange Commission.       In finalizing its rule requirin  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Financial Experts and Codes of Ethics: SEC Adopts More Realistic Final Rules]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=67802]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a substantial departure from its proposed "financial expert" definition, the SEC has adopted a more realistic final definition of "audit committee financial expert." The SEC final rules adopted pursuant to Sections 406 and 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will require a public company to disclose, for fiscal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Audit Committee Financial Expert & Code Of Ethics Rules]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=75281]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article overviews about the issued Release No. 33-8177 by Securities and Exchange Commission the ("Commission") which sets forth final rules for public company disclosures on audit committee financial experts and codes of ethics. In general, the Commission has adopted rules requiring the disclosure of whether a company's audit committee...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Code Of Ethics—Thanks To SOX, You Need A COE For Your CEO And CFO]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=91149]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: ‘In the light of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, companies must develop and publish a separate code just for senior financial officers, or publicly report why they have not. Congress is betting that most corporate directors and senior executives would rather not have to explain to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC Adopts Code of Ethics Disclosure Rules]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=67938]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, the SEC adopted rules implementing Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The SEC's new rules under the Act require public companies to disclose in each annual report on Form 10-K (U.S. companies), Form 40-F Canadian companies or Form 20-F (non-U.S. companies) whether they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Make Sure Your Firm Plays By The Established Rules]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=114892]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Experts suggest that corporate organizations must devise a set of ethics to enhance the work and gain expertise. However, devising a code of ethics is much more than just making rules and breaking them. It is about making an effective ethics program, which involves four essential elements viz. a written...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEC Issues Final Disclosure Rules: Code Of Ethics & Audit Committee Financial Experts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56578]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In late January, the SEC published its final rules to implement Sections 406 and 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the "Act"). Section 406 of the Act required the SEC to issue a rule requiring companies to disclose whether they have adopted a code of ethics for senior financial officers, and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The CPA In Industry: Financial Officers’ Code Of Ethics: Help Or Hindrance?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=58540]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 mandates new and improved governance infrastructure and controls to improve the accuracy and reliability of corporate financial reporting. The Act focuses on public accounting oversight, auditor independence, corporate responsibility, and analysts' conflicts of interest. The SEC is to improve its monitoring and stiffen its penalties....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Audit Committee Financial Experts and Code of Ethics. ]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go1494/is_200302/ai_n7434179]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As discussed in our prior client advisory memorandum, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt rules to require disclosure of whether public companies have a financial expert on their audit committees and whether they      As discussed in our prior client advisory...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Provisions Concerning Audit Committee Financial Experts and Company Codes of Ethics]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=58563]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["On January 23, 2003, the SEC issued final rules requiring public companies to disclose whether they have an audit committee financial expert and whether they have a company code of ethics. Given the public policy concern, the SEC decided to make audit committee financial expert disclosure applicable to foreign private...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002- SEC Approves Final Rules Regarding Codes of Ethics for Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=72069]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 required the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt rules mandating that each company subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13a or 15d of the Securities Exchange Act disclose in its annual report whether it has adopted a code of ethics for its principal financial...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Code of Business Conduct and Ethics]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=75083]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In view of recent corporate practices that have resulted in a negative impact on the stock market and a loss of investor confidence in corporate America and public company disclosure, Congress passed, and the President signed into law on July 30, 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act"),1...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ensuring Ethical Effectiveness]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=94782]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: ‘The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, requires publicly traded companies to disclose whether they have adopted a code of ethics for the senior financial officers, and if not, provide the reason for the same. The companies must also report promptly any amendments to or waivers from the code.' The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Audit Committee Financial Experts and Code of Ethics]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=67776]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sarbanes-Oxley Act directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt rules to require disclosure of whether public companies have a financial expert on their audit committees and whether they have adopted a code of ethics for their senior financial officers. Most companies will be required to provide the new...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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