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- Sarbanes-Oxley
- a corporate governance law which came into effect in 2005. Created in the aftermath of a raft of high-profile financial scandals, including Enron and Worldcom, Sarbanes-Oxley aims to overhaul corporate...
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- Hybrid Fuels Inc. Files SEC Form 15
- Hybrid Fuels Inc. HRID ("the Company") (OTCBB: HRID) announced that the Company filed a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on October 14, 2008, thereby, voluntarily suspending its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result of filing the Form 15, the...
- Research articles 2008-10-16
- EPA says 'no' to Yazoo Pumps Project, but is it the end?
- After decades of studies and debate, it appears that the Yazoo Pumps Project is dead. On September 2, the Environmental Protection Agency EPA voted against the construction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (COE's) proposed pumping station in the Mississippi Delta, the centerpiece of its Yazoo Backwater Project. Always...
- Research articles 2008-09-08
- SEC extends small business deadline for SOX audit requirement
- The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a one-year extension of the compliance date for smaller public companies to meet the Section 404b auditor attestation requirement of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Accounting Firms Expect Slow or No Growth Next Year
- ACCOUNTING: Decrease in SOX, public offerings curbed hiring to 4% Orange County's biggest accounting firms saw another gain in workers in the past 12 months due to ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley work, mergers and acquisitions and tax work. The next 12 months could be a different story. Last year's subprime...
- Research articles 2008-07-21
- Small Companies Get Break on SOX Reports
- Small companies can breathe a sigh of relief after receiving a reprieve from a Sarbanes-Oxley auditing provision widely considered complicated and costly. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced late last month that it has approved a one-year extension of the date by which small public companies must comply with Section...
- Research articles 2008-07-21
- SEC Study on Sarbanes-Oxley Expected Soon, Small Businesses Affected
- When it comes to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, one thing is clear: Smaller businesses will be hit by more of its provisions soon. What's not so clear is exactly what they're going to be hit with. Earlier this year the securities and Exchange Commission launched a study of the compliance costs...
- Research articles 2008-07-21
- Regulation Watch
- Employer groups are expressing concern about new federal regulations under the Americans With Disabilities Act proposed last month by the Department of Justice. The rules implement guidelines enacted three years ago to update the disabilities act, which passed in 1990. They are meant to address ambiguities in the original law...
- Research articles 2008-07-07
- SEC report card 2007; The commission tackled proxy access, Sarbanes-Oxley refinements, terrorism ties, securities markets globalization, and other business and financial-reporting developments. How did it measure up?
- LAST YEAR WE GRADED the SEC's performance in 2006, and came out with a harsh critique. This year, we are more optimistic, although it is a cautious optimism. We note two trends driving the SEC. The first is its continued move to clarify and simplify Sarbanes-Oxley--a law that continues to...
- Research articles 2008-06-22
- Transactions
- BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB--Fined Houston manager Cecil Cooper and Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire for the failure of their clubs to comply with MLB's pace of game regulations during play last weekend. American League BOSTON RED SOX--Placed RHP...
- Research articles 2008-06-18
- Transactions
- BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Agreed to terms with RHP Esteban Loaiza on a one-year contract. Optioned RHP Ehren Wassermann to Charlotte IL. Assigned OF DeWayne Wise outright to Charlotte. NEW YORK YANKEES--Activated C Jorge Posada from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP...
- Research articles 2008-06-05
- Transactions
- BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX--Optioned INF Alex Cora to Pawtucket IL. MINNESOTA TWINS--Placed RHP Scott Baker on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Kevin Slowey from Rochester IL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Purchased the contract of SS Jorge Velandia from Syracuse IL....
- Research articles 2008-05-08
- IMA advocacy efforts spotlight and advance your profession
- As a professional association, the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA[R]) has the opportunity to serve as a spokesperson on behalf of management accounting and finance professionals, using the entire weight of our membership to influence rule-making, legislation, and public policy affecting the profession and the work our members perform every...
- Research articles 2008-05-01
- Transactions
- BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX--Placed 1B Sean Casey on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF-1B Brandon Moss from Pawtucket IL. CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Optioned RHP Mike MacDougal to Charlotte IL. Recalled RHP Ehren Wassermann from Charlotte. CLEVELAND INDIANS--Recalled LHP Jeremy Sowers...
- Research articles 2008-04-28
- Whistle-blower claims rejected
- Allen v. Administrative Review Board, U.S. Dept. of Labor, 5th Cir., No. 06-60849 (Jan. 22, 2008). Employees could not state a retaliation claim under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX when their alleged activities did not implicate one of its six enumerated categories of prohibited conduct, according to the 5th U.S....
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- SOX audits of small companies' internal controls delayed
- Acknowledging that the costs of Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX compliance have been "significantly higher" than the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC] originally projected, the SEC has delayed the application of SOX Section 404b to small public companies until 2009.
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- T100 regional firms still going strong
- The nation’s Top 100 regional firms reflected continued strong economic growth during 2007, despite signs of an economic downturn just before year’s end. Nationwide, Top 100 Firm revenue grew at a combined rate of 11.31 percent, just slightly above the previous year’s 11.09 percent. Consumer spending on...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- SpiralFrog™ Files Form 15
- NEW YORK -- SpiralFrog, Inc. (www.spiralfrog.com) ("the Company"), today announced it has filed a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC. Upon the filing of the Form 15, SpiralFrog's SEC reporting obligations will cease. Effective immediately, the Company will no longer be filing current and periodic reports, such...
- Research articles 2008-03-29
- Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc. to File Notice of Deregistration
- JASPER, Ala. -- Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc. (OTCBB: PCLB), the holding company for Pinnacle Bank, Jasper, Alabama, today announced that it will file a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to deregister its common stock and suspend its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As...
- Research articles 2008-03-27
- We’re Such Fake Losers
- Have you noticed that both New York and London claim to be losing the race to become the world’s top financial center? Last year New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg fretted that his city is behind, citing a McKinsey survey that blamed onerous SOX regulations imposed after the Enron-era scandals. Then...
- Research articles 2008-03-17
- A Senator Recalls The ‘Substantial Interests’ Working Against CUs
- “My first memory is the serious situation in which the credit union movement found itself after the court decision,” said Paul Sarbanes, then the senior Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee. “It really raised a major impediment to the credit union movement,” added the now-retired Senator from Maryland. “The...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
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