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Boning Up on SOX’s Subtler Sections

What you don’t know about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act can still hurt you…

Revisiting Sarbanes-Oxley (Beyond Section 404)

October 30, 2008

A closer look at important but sometimes neglected components of the law

Why Doesn’t Risk Management Matter More to IT?

Top business-IT influencers list lacks risk management experts.

The SEC Reports on the SEC

The SEC lists the actions it has taken in response to the credit crisis.

Report: Companies Brace for Litigation Upswing

October 28, 2008

The finger-pointing for the subprime mess has only just begun.

Retirement Planning Center Stage in Regulatory Reform

This week’s Congressional hearings on regulatory reform in response to the nation’s economic tsunami included a hard look at the losses sustained by retirement accounts, the estimated total of which is a whopping $2 trillion over the past 15 months, according to expert testimony at one of the hearings.

The Maestro Falls; SEC-CFTC Merger Support Rises

Cox expresses support for an SEC-CFTC merger while Congress gangs up on Greenspan

BPO Deals in the Downturn

October 23, 2008

With top-line prospects dimming, companies are taking another look at outsourcing their back office functions to cut costs and protect profitability. We asked Archstone Consulting principals Mark Schmeling, CFO advisory services practice leader, and Maureen Piche, business process outsourcing (BPO) practice leader, for their insights into the BPO option now.

A Risk Manager Tells All

A risk manager delivers an anonymous first-person account of his bank’s liquidity crisis.

2008 Vision Award Winners: Best of BPM

• Presbyterian Healthcare Services, (Winner: Large Organizations)
• Seattle City Light, (Winner: Medium Organizations)
• South Dakota Department of Transportation, (Winner: Small Organizations)

Giving Recognition its Due

October 22, 2008

Companies that view revenue recognition rules as just another example of plus-sized accounting complexity are overlooking a keen opportunity to boost investor confidence and grow value.

Reed Kingston

Reed Kingston, CPA is a Managing Director in BearingPoint's Finance, Risk and Compliance practice.

Alok Ajmera

Alok Ajmera is a senior manager at BearingPoint with more than 15 years of experience in and around the financial accounting and operations space.

Bracing for More Tough Times

Third-quarter earnings have, not surprisingly, been dismal so far and the outlook for Q4 is similarly bleak. The economy's recent turn for the worse leaves companies in virtually every industry scrambling for means to weather the storm.

Leave the Era of ‘Perceived Reality’ Behind

Politics and economics collided in the Era of ‘Perceived Reality’ … will an Era of Transparency get us out of our mess?

One Hedger Who Passes the Sniff Test

October 21, 2008

Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn wrinkled his nose at the link between management compensation and performance inside Lehman.

Create a Telescopic Lens for Your Finance Function

October 20, 2008

Budget season is about to arrive at most companies, which means that it's time to integrate operational and financial planning, ratchet up forecast accuracy, fatten your bottom line, and look ever deeper into the future.

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