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U.S. Banker March 2008 Christopher Myers et al.	SOX Relief for Smaller Banks The SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board apparently agree that SOX may be too burdensome on small companies, and some relief may be on the horizon.
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HBS Working Knowledge August 2, 2004 Jim Heskett	For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response? Of the seventy-one sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the one concerning "Management Assessment of Internal Controls" probably has caused more expenditure of time and money on the part of leaders of publicly traded firms than all the rest.
HBS Working Knowledge November 10, 2003	Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency? Readers respond: Legislation is a problematic way to achieve the golden mean in normative behavior... Investors are always free to vote on the adequacy of a company's financial transparency with their dollars... The more transparency there is, the better... etc.
CFO March 1, 2010	Web-Based Whistle-Blowing? A new website asks employees of publicly traded companies to anonymously divulge the questionable business practices of their employers... Fraud at Koss Corp. should have been easily detected... Why banks aren't lending to small businesses... etc.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2006 Dees Stribling	Inside the Boardroom Top REIT CEOs discuss the major corporate governance issues facing the industry.
InternetNews October 16, 2009	Novell, SAP Partner for Governance, Compliance Software companies promise to bridge gap between business processes and IT security and controls.
HBS Working Knowledge November 24, 2003 Jim Heskett	Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency? Transparency in financial accounting: are we addressing symptoms or causes?
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2005 Gerald R. Solomon	The New Conversation for Capacity Building Looking beyond institutionalized definitions can help the nonprofit sector reshape its approach to capacity building.
Wall Street & Technology March 22, 2005 Jim Middlemiss	Internal Auditors Traditionally, internal auditors have been feared by IT organizations. But, rather than view auditors as foes, technology executives must learn to embrace auditors' expertise. After all, auditors' advice can help IT departments deliver better results.
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Sarbox: The Blacktop To Financial Hell Sarbanes-Oxley was more of an emotional reaction than reasoned law when it was passed. Now there's enough evidence that it's doing more harm than good.
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2002 William D. Sanders	Working Toward Improved Disclosure Every publicly traded real estate company shares the responsibility to provide clear, transparent financial information to investors...
CFO June 16, 2003 Laton McCartney	Nothing to Hide Eager to be more transparent, companies are using a range of technologies to communicate with shareholders.
HBS Working Knowledge April 12, 2010 Martha Lagace	One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting Stakeholders expect it. And smart companies are doing it: integrating their reporting of financial and nonfinancial performance in order to improve sustainable strategy.
HRO Today Heller & Della Torre	Audits of Outsourced Retirement Plans Relying on CPAs to turn up potential issues now is a better alternative than for plan participants or the IRS to discover shortcomings.
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Bank Technology News July 2010 Todd Cooper	Risk Culture's Driven by IT Investing in sound risk management practices and a technology offering to support them leads financial service organizations to a healthier bottom line, a solid reputation and a strong competitive position in the marketplace.
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HBS Working Knowledge September 28, 2009 Alnoor Ebrahim	Improving Accountability at the World Bank Its legitimacy and effectiveness on the line, the World Bank faces criticism from its constituents and the civil society organizations that serve them.
CFO May 1, 2004 Lori Calabro	Looking Under the Hood New attestation standards for internal controls put more power in the hands of auditors.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2001 Tom Kirtland	Investors Can Only Value What They See If REIT shares are undervalued, it is partly because the information investors receive through corporate reports has become less relevant in terms of what is needed to make a proper assessment...
Bank Systems & Technology December 29, 2009 Henry Ristuccia	Washington's Regulatory Agenda Will Shape Banks' Risk IT Strategies Now is the time to examine governance, risk and regulatory compliance processes and to get your house in order so that your bank can be ahead of any requirements that may be enacted.
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FDIC FYI July 24, 2002	Enhancing Financial Transparency Participants in the conference discussed the strengths and flaws inherent in the U.S. financial reporting process and suggested ways of modifying not only the reporting mechanism, but also the accounting standards that underlie financial statements, audit opinions, credit ratings and analyst reports.
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Abigail La Croix	5 Questions Michael R. Young, a litigation attorney and partner at New York law firm Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, shares his perspective on financial reporting and the securities industry, with particular emphasis on accounting irregularities.
CFO February 1, 2005 John Goff	Looking for Gaps The latest generation of compliance software promises to do more to ease the burden of internal controls assessment.
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Bank Systems & Technology December 15, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	IBM Suggests Global Risk Reporting Standard The Data Governance Council at Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM is seeking to create a global standard for risk reporting
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2011 Sumit Nijhawan	Worth a Pound of Cure In an era of information overload, continuous monitoring, solutions can prevent your pharma business from losing money and save a few lives along the way
Wall Street & Technology July 28, 2004 Gil Makleff	Transparency in Tech Spending Transparency in spending corporate funds has been - until recently - "nice to have." The change from "nice to have" to "need to have now" has been well publicized, on the heels of fraud cases like those involving Enron and Worldcom, and it has crystallized in the form of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
CFO September 1, 2004 Alix Nyberg	Raising Red Flags As they identify control weaknesses, companies find a common one: inadequate finance staffs.
CFO October 1, 2002	Reform: How the Corporate Landscape Is Changing Everyone from Congress to the journalist next door has a reform proposal to promote. This article assesses the likelihood of passage as well as the potential impact of several proposals.
CFO September 1, 2002 Andrew Osterland	No More Mr. Nice Guy A new CFO survey suggests why new rules for auditors may be a wise idea.
Managed Care December 2007	Strong Support for Transparency, But Small Effect Expected on Costs Three quarters of health care leaders believe increased transparency -- the public reporting of quality and pricing by name of hospital, physician practice, or health care provider -- is essential to improve the performance of the United States' health care system, according to a survey.
Bank Systems & Technology June 24, 2008 Thompson & Mataconis	Banks Must Rely On Their Own Risk Models in Future Long-term, it's clear that banks will have to provide more transparency into their credit and risk decisions -- and do a lot more of the work themselves.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Ann Weinstein	Sarbanes-Oxley Alters the Playing Field The need to ensure the adequacy of financial controls is fast becoming a competitive necessity for companies that provide services to public companies. Real estate service providers are confronted with this new reality.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2006 Jill Jusko	Sarbanes-Oxley: Private Opportunity In Public Regulation With an eye toward the future, some closely held firms voluntarily adopt Sarbanes-Oxley Act principles.
IDB America November 2003 Dennis E. Flannery	Zero tolerance for corruption IDB takes series of measures to increase transparency
CFO November 17, 2003 John Verity	Risk Management Although the term itself risks overuse and confusion, "risk managment" may provide a way to improve internal controls.
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Louis Lavelle	Show and Tell In The Naked Corporation: How the Age of Transparency Will Revolutionize Business, the authors suggest that stakeholders' demands for information give companies a new way to differentiate themselves -- as honest, responsive, and sensitive to specific issues. This is a compelling thesis.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2008 Ben Johnson	Overseas Investing is Fraught with Obstacles Pension systems in the U.S. face a host of issues when investing their billions of dollars in overseas real estate, and one key is understanding the difference between "emerging" and "frontier" markets.
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Robert A. Olstein	My Stock's in Turnaround Value investing is popular -- but deep value is challenging. Here's how to separate the treasures from the trash.