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More on SEC's failure to catch Madoff
Bernard Madoff has been quoted as saying he was constantly afraid that the SEC was on to him, but it turns out he had little to fear. It's been clear for a while that the SEC was seriously deficient, at times it seemed investigators had dug in on his behalf in the face of criticism that they weren
Olson to step down at PCAOB
Mark Olson has announced he will step down as chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which he has headed since July 2006, according to media reports. His resignation takes hold on
Don't cut back on compliance now!
We've noted that the most recession-proof IT applications tend to be linked to risk management and compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission certainly thinks this is the case. Officials have
Another small company 404 delay
For much of the year, I had been telling people not to hold their breath for another Sarbanes Oxley 404 delay for nonacclerated filers. My point was you couldn't count on any sort of regulatory
Are regulatory requirements any clearer?
Did last week's public meeting clear the confusion over 404? It was no surprise that the SEC voted in favor of a new framework. But, as we've noted before, from an implementation perspective, the
Avoiding transition problems to XBRL
When the SEC announced it was pulling the plug on EDGAR, I doubt many of you threw a party, except maybe in jest. In hindsight, EDGAR was an admirable first foray by the SEC into the brave new
More execs and directors attend Director's College
Director's College is an annual conference, started in 1994, that seeks to promote best practices in corporate governance. The two-day event, which just ended, has flourished in Sarbox era, thanks
