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- Internet Exchanges Hold Great Promise, But Raise Significant Antitrust Issues
- In an effort to harness the power of the Internet, numerous firms across many industries have announced plans for, or have begun to consider, business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) exchanges to buy and sell over the Web. B2B networks and other types of Internet-based exchanges promise to bring significant efficiencies...
- White papers 2000-07-01
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
- The article is all about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002. It explains that the sweeping bill responds to the recent high profile scandals involving Enron, Arthur Andersen, Global Crossing, Tyco, and WorldCom will have a significant...
- White papers 2002-08-01
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Changing Landscape of D&O Insurance Coverage
- This article discusses that in response to some of accounting scandals Congress has enacted sweeping changes in the federal law designed to protect against further financial statement improprieties. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act signals a new era in corporate governance. Directors and officers, and especially Audit Committee members, will be under unprecedented...
- White papers 2002-10-05
- SEC Proposes Rules Under Sections 404, 406 and 407 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- This article describes about SEC, which has announced authorization of publication of proposed rules under Sections 303, 404, 406 and 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. It also explains that SEC moves to implement provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which dealt with Section 303. Section 404 of the Act directs...
- White papers 2002-11-06
- SEC Announces More Sarbanes-Oxley Proposals
- This article explains about the rules proposed by SEC, which are to be implemented in the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. All the provision such as Section 401b regarding the disclosure of pro-forma financial information, Section 409 addressing current disclosure of material changes in financial condition, Section 401a concerning MD&A...
- White papers 2002-11-06
- SEC Proposes Rules Under Section 401(A) Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- The SEC published the proposing rules covering the disclosure in Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"). It also explains some of the features such as Definition of Off- Balance Sheet Arrangements, proposed Disclosure Threshold, proposed Disclosure of Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, proposed Disclosure of Contractual Obligations and Contingent Liabilities and Commitments, safe...
- White papers 2002-11-08
- SEC Proposal On Insider Trading Restrictions During Blackout Periods For Retirement Plans
- This article explains about the proposed rules banning most insider trades during retirement plan blackout periods under Section 306a of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act released by SEC. It also explains the features such as: Covered Persons and Transactions, Covered Securities, Covered Plans, Blackout Period Defined, Disclosure of Blackout Periods, Sanctions for...
- White papers 2002-11-14
- SEC Proposes Rules on Disclosures of Non-GAAP Financial Information and Mandatory Filings of Earnings Releases
- The SEC has proposed rules to address public companies' disclosure of non-GAAP financial measures. It covers the features such as definition of Non-GAAP financial measures, requirements on disclosure of Non-GAAP financial Measures, additional requirements for SEC filings containing Non-GAAP financial measures, requirement to file earnings releases on form 8-K related...
- White papers 2002-11-14
- SEC Proposed Rules Governing Lawyers
- This article states that as required by Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the SEC proposed rules for lawyers who appear or practice before the Commission. It also explains that the rules will be set forth in a new Part 205, "Standards of Professional Conduct for Attorneys Appearing and Practicing...
- White papers 2002-11-27
- SEC Proposes Auditor Independence And Workpaper Retention Rules
- This article talks about the proposed rules dealing with auditor independence and retention of work papers as required by Section 201, 202, 203, 204, 206 and 802 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which was published by SEC. This article contains the features like auditor independence and record retention in...
- White papers 2002-12-11
- SEC Proposes Rules For Mandatory Electronic Filing And Web Site Posting Of Forms 3, 4 And 5
- This article talks about the rules proposed by SEC to mandate the electronic filing and web site posting of beneficial ownership reports filed by officers, directors and 10% security holders under Section 16a of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This article also explains the features such as background, electronic...
- White papers 2002-12-30
- Final Rules On Disclosures Of Non-GAAP Financial Information And Mandatory Filings Of Earnings Releases
- The article is about the final rules issued by SEC while addressing public companies' disclosure of Non-GAAP financial measures and requiring public companies to furnish to the SEC on Form 8-K earnings releases and similar announcements. It also contains the rules implement Sections 401b and 409 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act....
- White papers 2003-01-30
- SEC Adopts Final Rules on Disclosure of Financial Experts and Ethics Codes and Records Retention by Auditors
- The article explains that as part of its recent flurry of rulemaking activity, the SEC has adopted final rules on disclosures by public companies concerning audit committee financial experts and codes of ethics applicable to senior financial officers. It also contains the features related to act audit committee financial experts,...
- White papers 2003-01-31
- Regulations On Blackout Periods Issued Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
- The article explains how several provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOA") affect the administration of employee benefit plans or relate to events in connection with such plans. It also states that Legal Update will highlight certain final regulations issued by the Department of Labor ("DOL") and the Securities...
- White papers 2003-02-10
- SEC Adopts Final Rules of Conduct for Attorneys Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- This article contains that after receiving 167 timely filed comment letters to its controversial proposed rules, the SEC adopted final rules implementing Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This report discusses some of the major components of the final SEC rules. It also contains features such as scope of the...
- White papers 2003-02-13
- SEC Implements Internal Control Requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- The SEC has adopted rules requiring reporting companies to include a report by management in annual reports describing and assessing the company's internal control over financial reporting and disclosing any material weakness in the systems. These rules implement the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Section...
- White papers 2002-06-16
- Sarbanes-Oxley And "Whistleblowing" By Corporate Lawyers: The Untold Story
- This article discusses the SEC's proposed regulations under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 307. It enumerates that how that issue has rocked the American Bar Association for decades, and how corporate lawyers both inside and outside must already wrestle with the ethics of "whistle blowing." The state ethics rules the ones that lawyers...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- 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...
- White papers 2002-07-30
- The 2004 Proxy Season: Anticipating Shareholder Activism To Enhance The Success Of Your Proposals
- Article discusses the standards for Proxy Season. It states that proxy season was unpleasant experience for many publicly traded companies in the past. Due to negative reaction to a series of corporate scandals, it has resulted in the adoption of the Sarb
- White papers 2003-12-03
- Labor & Employment Laws Governing Government Contractors
- This article defines different labour laws covering the information of acts like : 1.The Contract Work Hours & Safety Standards Act 2.The Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act 3.The Davis-Bacon & Related Acts 4. Executive Order 11246 5. The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act etc. It explains the basic provisions and...
- Presentations 2003-06-27
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