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SOX and the social impact of fraud Title: SOX and the social impact of fraud
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Filed in archive SOX by leon on October 31, 2006

There is no doubt that Sarbanes-Oxley is costly. Which is why American business, with the help of the Bush administration, is moving to reduce the impact of SOX, and limit the liability of...

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HP's ethics officer problem Title: HP's ethics officer problem
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Filed in archive Ethics by leon on October 31, 2006

Interesting question raised by Forbes about ethics officers. Noting that an ethics officer did not help Hewlett-Packard, Forbes asks the rhetorical question: Chief Ethics Officers: Who Needs Them?The...

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The private equity boom: back to the "greed is good" era Title: The private equity boom: back to the "greed is good" era
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Filed in archive markets by leon on October 30, 2006

These are worrying times. The boom in private equity, driven in part by the hunger of mutual and super funds looking for big returns, low interest rates and regulatory constraints of public...

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Halliburton hides data Title: Halliburton hides data
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Filed in archive Ethics by leon on October 30, 2006

Who wants a slice of this?With Halliburton getting ready to float its engineering and construction subsidiary KBR, we now have a news report how KBR is hiding critical information from US taxpayers...

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Push for disclosure on carbon emissions Title: Push for disclosure on carbon emissions
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Filed in archive Compliance by leon on October 29, 2006

Is this a sign of things to come worldwide?Green pressure groups in Britain are now pushing for a change in the listing rules which would require companies floating on the London Stock Exchange to...

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SOX for auditors Title: SOX for auditors
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Filed in archive SOX by leon on October 28, 2006

What impact has Sarbanes-Oxley had on the audit profession?So far, most of the attention has been on the costs it's imposed on companies.For example, with the law due for changes when the...

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Grasso takes aim Title: Grasso takes aim
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Filed in archive executive pay by leon on October 27, 2006

As expected, former New York Stock Exchange chairman Richard Grasso has told a state appeals court that he will challenge last week's ruling from Justice Charles E. Ramos that he return as much...

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Government Accountability Office targets Securities and Exchange Commission Title: Government Accountability Office targets Securities and Exchange Commission
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Filed in archive regulators by leon on October 26, 2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission, panned by Congress for its handling of a trading probe that entangled Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack, is now under investigation from the Government...

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The awful job hunter as a model of corporate ethics Title: The awful job hunter as a model of corporate ethics
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Filed in archive Ethics by leon on October 26, 2006

Oh-so-serious Yale student Aleksey Vayner has become a celebrity of sorts (well, not the sort he was hoping to be) when his preposterously funny 11-page CV and accompanying video he submitted to UBS...

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Buckets of money for beancounters in 2007 Title: Buckets of money for beancounters in 2007
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Filed in archive Accounting by leon on October 25, 2006

Good times for beancounters will continue to roll in next year because of the shortage of accountants and the demands of Sarbanes-OxleySalaries for finance specialists are set to increase 3.8 per...

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The Skilling sentence: response and analysis Title: The Skilling sentence: response and analysis
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Filed in archive corporate crime by leon on October 25, 2006

As expected, Jeff Skilling had the book thrown at him on Monday and got an effective life sentence. With the smart money betting on the former Enron CEO getting a 20 to 30 year sentence, a jail term...

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The ethics mirage Title: The ethics mirage
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Filed in archive Ethics by leon on October 24, 2006

On the face of it, it's good news. But look closer, and you have to start wondering.Just about every company board is now more involved in the company's ethics and compliance program,...

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Hong Kong overtakes US for IPOs - don't blame SOX Title: Hong Kong overtakes US for IPOs - don't blame SOX
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Filed in archive SOX by leon on October 24, 2006

The debate about whether SOX is driving companies away from the US market, and whether more are listing overseas because of SOX-related costs is about to move into over-drive. But the big shift will...

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The Grasso decision: is it really a turning point? Title: The Grasso decision: is it really a turning point?
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Filed in archive executive pay by leon on October 23, 2006

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer won a stunning court victory last week to overturn former new york stock exchange chairman Dick Grasso's outsized $187 million pay package.What's still...

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Fixing SOX Title: Fixing SOX
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Filed in archive SOX by leon on October 23, 2006

Another sign that Sarbanes-Oxley is being reassessed and could be watered down in the next few months. The big question is whether it's gonna be an overhaul or just a tweak.The latest indication...

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Skilling's day approaches Title: Skilling's day approaches
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Filed in archive corporate crime by leon on October 21, 2006

Ken Lay's conviction has been wiped, Andrew Fastow has won a reduced sentence and on Monday, it's Jeff Skilling's turn to face the judge.Commentators are expecting that unlike Lay and...

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Stock options backdating: six degrees of separation Title: Stock options backdating: six degrees of separation
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Filed in archive boards of directors by leon on October 20, 2006

With at least 140 companies including UnitedHealth and Apple saying they are being examined by federal authorities or are reviewing the way they timed their stock-option grants, the role of company...

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FIFA's fiefdoms: Blatter defends governance and slams meddlers Title: FIFA's fiefdoms: Blatter defends governance and slams meddlers
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Filed in archive corporate governance by leon on October 20, 2006

The murky governance of football's governing body FIFA and the role of its president Sepp Blatter has again been called into question. And FIFA is now a text-book example of how certain forms of...

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SOX appeal Title: SOX appeal
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Filed in archive SOX by leon on October 19, 2006

Costly, over-taxing and a complete waste of time.The first two claims about Sarbanes-Oxley from smaller companies are not completely without foundation.But the third warrants another look.But a new...

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Ken Lay cleared, not his legacy Title: Ken Lay cleared, not his legacy
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Filed in archive corporate crime by leon on October 18, 2006

As expected, Judge Sim Lake has wiped the conspiracy and fraud convictions of Enron founder Ken Lay, report the news wires.The reason: Ken Lay died before he could appeal which means his conviction...

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Citigroup headaches: now it's Korea Title: Citigroup headaches: now it's Korea
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Filed in archive corporate reputation by leon on October 18, 2006

More problems for the world's biggest bank with raids on the Seoul office of Citigroup Global Markets, according to news reports out of South Korea.Prosecutors say they are investigating the...

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