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Oil and Corporate Responsibility: Oil companies like to boast that their record-breaking profits are largely invested in infrastructure, exploration for new sources of "Texas tea," and in exploring "green alternatives." But, according to an AP story, the bulk of oil companies' earnings have gone not into exploration, but to stock buybacks...; Tags: Investment, Exploration, Stock, Corporate Responsibility, Stock Buyback, Shareholder, Oil Company, Financial Accounting, Finance, Michael Mattis; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Section 307 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act And Related SEC Rules: The provisions of a recent Act affect corporate responsibility and its disclosure. Accounting irregularities in the past necessitated such an Act. The Act seeks to streamline the audit management process in a company. The paper examines the reasons behind the release of the Act, general overview of the provisions of...; Tags: Audit, Corporate Responsibility, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SEC, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Act, Business Ethics, Financial Accounting, Leadership, Management, Finance; Presentations 2003-06-09
Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002: New Corporate Responsibility and Disclosure Requirements: The webcast provides briefing as a comentary on current legal issues, and it should not be considered a legal advice which depends upon the facts of each situation. The Sarbanes-Oxley act came into the effect on 7th July, 2002 after President Bush signed the law. "It was a sweeping overhaul."...; Tags: Audit, Corporate Responsibility, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Audit Committee, Financial Person, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; Webcasts 2002-08-13
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002: New Corporate Responsibility And Disclosure Requirements: A recent Act seeks to overhaul the nation's securities laws. It establishes a new, independent board for the accounting industry, creates higher standards for corporate governance and audit committees and ushers in transparency in corporate transactions. The paper focuses on the corporate governance framework and financial disclosure obligations for public...; Tags: Corporate Responsibility, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Fulbright & Jaworski, Act, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Business Ethics, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Leadership, Management, Finance; Presentations 2002-08-13
Sarbanes-Oxley And Corporate Responsibility: How To Practice Good Corporate Governance: This webcast tells about Sarbanes Oxley Act and its impact on financial management. The certifications needed for the same; financial reporting responsibilities and internal control responsibilities are discussed in this regard. The section 906 of this act makes an impact on the financial management. The companies must accompany any periodic...; Tags: Financial Reporting, Internal Control, Corporate Responsibility, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Corporate Governance, Audit Engagement, Financial Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley, Financial Planning, Financial Management, Finance, Regulations, Government; Webcasts 2002-11-06

Financial Reporting- Getting It Right The First Time: Now that CFOs are, in effect, signing off on financial statements to the SEC rather than to auditors, it's crucial that financial reporting be spot-on. The best finance executives have always treated financial reporting as a key activity. Now all CFOs and finance departments must do so, or they will...; Tags: Financial Reporting, Corporate Responsibility, Financial, Penton Media Inc., CFO, Business Ethics, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Leadership, Management, Finance; White papers 2002-11-01
Financial Reporting: Getting It Right the First Time 2: Now that CFOs are, in effect, signing off on financial statements to the SEC rather than to auditors, it's crucial that financial reporting be spot-on. The article infers that the best finance executives have always treated financial reporting as a key activity. Now all CFOs and finance departments must do...; Tags: Financial Reporting, Corporate Responsibility, Financial, Penton Media Inc., CFO, Business Ethics, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Leadership, Management, Finance; White papers 2002-11-01
Sarbanes-Oxley Implications For Your Internal Processes And Systems: A recent Act seeks to bring sweeping changes in accounting and auditing practices. The Act also addresses issues like corporate and criminal fraud accountability, corporate responsibility, and corporate tax returns. The Act incorporates rules for corporate responsibilities and audit management. The paper examines the Act and discusses its implications on...; Tags: Audit, Corporate Responsibility, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Auditing, BearingPoint Inc., Act, Business Ethics, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Accounting, Leadership, Management, Financial Planning, Finance; Presentations 2003-04-23
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: A recent Act seeks to usher in fundamental changes in accounting and auditing practices. The Act also addresses issues like corporate responsibility and financial disclosures. The Act incorporates rules for corporate responsibilities and audit management. The Act contains several penalties for defaulting on any of the provisions of financial transactions...; Tags: Audit, Corporate Responsibility, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Auditing, University Of Alaska, Act, Business Ethics, Financial Accounting, Leadership, Management, Finance; Presentations 2003-10-01
Accounting Oversight and Corporate Responsibility Reform Also Amends ERISA: On July 30, 2002, the President signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 into law. After providing an overview of the Act, this article focuses on the new rules that require advance notice of blackout periods for 401k and other defined contribution plans, bar insider trading during blackout periods, restrict loans...; Tags: Aon Consulting, ERISA, Accounting, Corporate Responsibility, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Business Ethics, Payroll Solutions, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Human Resources, Benefits, Leadership, Management, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2002-08-02
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: What Executives And Boards Should Know: From the executive summary: ‘The Sarbanes-Oxley Act can be divided into accounting oversight provisions and corporate responsibility provisions. Although the Act only applies to public reporting companies, its accounting oversight provisions will have farther reaching effect because the changes made by the Act will eventually trickle down to all other...; Tags: Accounting, Corporate Responsibility, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Board, Bricker & Eckler, Accounting Oversight Provision, Corporate Responsibility Provision, Business Ethics, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Leadership, Management, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2002-07-01
Ripple Effects Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: A recent Act seeks to bring sweeping changes in accounting and auditing practices. The Act also addresses issues like corporate and criminal fraud accountability, corporate responsibility, and corporate tax returns. The Act incorporates rules for corporate responsibilities and audit management. The Act, however, has certain unintended and unforeseen consequences. The...; Tags: Audit, Corporate Responsibility, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Auditing, Certified Public Accountant, Act, Business Ethics, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Accounting, Leadership, Management, Financial Planning, Finance; White papers 2003-01-01

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The New World Of Corporate Responsibility: A recent Act bestows more responsibilities on audit committees with regard to financial analysis and reporting in an organization. It accords independence to the auditor on certain accounting issues. Apart from the auditing and accounting issues, the other issues addressed by the Act include corporate and criminal fraud accountability, corporate...; Tags: Accounting, Corporate Responsibility, Arnold & Porter, Act, Business Ethics, Taxes, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Leadership, Management, Financial Planning, Finance; Presentations 2003-01-01
Avid Names Joel Legon Corporate Controller: TEWKSBURY, Mass. -- Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that Joel Legon has been appointed vice president and corporate controller for the company. Legon has responsibility for Avid's accounting, financial reporting, and financial planning processes, and reports to Paul Milbury, vice president and chief financial officer of Avid. Legon...; Tags: Avid Technology Inc.; Research articles 2006-03-08
The CPA In Industry: Financial Officers' Code Of Ethics: Help Or Hindrance?: 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....; Tags: Certified Public Accountant, Code Of Ethics, Financial Officer, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2003-03-01
Landmark Corporate and Accounting Reform Law Seeks to Stem Financial Abuses: This article explains about the law signed by the president, a sweeping reform of corporate fraud, accounting and securities laws that aims to curb corporate financial abuses and restore confidence in U.S. markets. The article also describes about the Act which severely penalizes deceptive management and accounting practices, imposes new...; Tags: Accounting, Financial, SEC, McGuireWoods, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance; White papers 2002-07-30
Provision and Rules of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Article defines the core of Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Act is a broad accounting and corporate governance reform law, tightening the regulation of public accounting and accountants and imposing higher levels of responsibility on corporate executives for financial reporting. The first sections of this memorandum covers those provisions of the Act,...; Tags: Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Provision, Loeb & Loeb, Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; White papers 2002-08-08
Key Provisions of the Sarbanex-Oxley Act of 2002: Lengthy sets of corporate governance changes have been made in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The new law: dramatically changes the regulation of public accountancy, sets new standards for corporate governance, enhances enforcement authority for the Securities and Exchange Commission, ƒnadds criminal statutes and increases penalties for illegal conduct by...; Tags: SEC, Strasburger & Price, Act, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Business Operations; White papers 2002-08-06
PNC Financial Services Group Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript: Question-and-Answer Session Operator [Operator Instructions]. Your first question comes from the line Scott Siefers. James E. Rohr - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Good morning, Scott. Richard J. Johnson - Chief Financial Officer Good morning, Scott. Operator Scott, your...; Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Inc.; Earnings calls 2007-10-18
Statement before the SEC Financial Disclosure and Auditor Oversight Roundtable: The failure of Enron, along with other corporate uncertainties, is presenting corporations, the accounting and legal professions, financial analysts and the securities industry an unprecedented opportunity to restore investor and public confidence in what is still the world's greatest capital market. For too long, some corporations, auditors and corporate counsel...; Tags: Disclosure, Financial, SEC, National Investor Relations Institute, Investor, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2003-01-01