Another sign that the Securities and Exchange Commission is pulling back from Sarbanes-Oxley. On Friday, the SEC announced that it's giving yet another delay to the implementation of...

With Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox last month announcing a one-year delay in imposing Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 requirements for small public companies - something that...

Earlier this month, I did a blog entry explaining why Sarbanes-Oxley was unlikely to get overhauled in the near future. Simply put, businesses and auditors are getting used to it and getting rid of...

The supply chain is never the sexiest of topics. But it's become absolutely critical in a global economy where consumers have more power and where pressures for accountability are growing. So...

Interesting data coming out suggests that Sarbanes-Oxley is unlikely to be overhauled. That's despite the jury still out on its effectiveness.But a study released last week by Protiviti has found...

When Sarbanes-Oxley was introduced in 2002, it was supposed to enhance investor protection by improving the quality of information and increasing the transparency of corporations. Now a new study has...

Hat tip to my mates at Audit Trail who have pointed out that Sarbanes-Oxley has emerged as an issue in the run-up to the presidential elections.Over in one corner, we have reports of GOP front-runner...

Last year I raised the question: Is Sarbanes-Oxley choking innovation?. The fundamental issue here is whether SOX is encouraging inaction over action and paralysis by analysis.Added to this debate is...

Sarbanes-Oxley has limited impact because its penalties are relatively weak when compared to other statutes, says Lisa Nicholson, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Louisville.In her...

Will they recommend changes to Sarbanes-Oxley or not?That's the million dollar question with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson announcing the make-up of the Treasury Advisory Committee on the...

More than five years after the Bush administration brought in the world's toughest anti-fraud law, and Governments around the world followed suit, the latest data suggests that fraud is stronger...

The rigorous compliance environment in the United States following Sarbanes-Oxley has turned into a real money spinner for attorneys.According to the 2007 Altman Weil Law Department Compensation...

Just finished Dov Seidman's book How. Apart from his views on the challenges facing business today, the most fascinating parts were his insights into why imposing stronger laws like Sarbanes-Oxley...

Over the last few months, I have done a few entries on Sarbanes-Oxley co-author Michael Oxley's life after leaving Congress. I've talked about him here, here, here , here and here.Check this...

In the past, I have talked about how Michael Oxley cashed in on his role as Sarbox co-author. First, he joined a law firm to help companies get around the law, then he becomes Nasdaq...

Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs might have levelled off but other costs are increasing at a fierce rate, according to a survey released by lawyers Foley & Lardner.Costs have gone up because of...

Sarbanes-Oxley has been slated by business, lawyers and accountants. Not without some justification.But what about the people the law was supposedly brought in to protect? According to two surveys,...

At the beginning of the month, I did a blog entry looking at the fifth anniversary of Sarbanes-Oxley.To mark the occasion, CFO Europe has released a survey showing that three out of four US CFOs and...

In recent months, I have looked at how Sarbanes-Oxley's co-writer Michael Oxley has joined a law firm to help companies get around Sarbox, taken on another paid gig at Nasdaq and blamed the...

With Enron and WorldCom fading from memory and their perpetrators behind bars, the members of the Securities and Exchange Commission are being accused of tilting toward business interests and away...