Will the new reporting requirements enhance investor confidence?
Without a doubt, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is the single most important piece of legislation affecting corporate governance, financial disclosure and the practice of public accounting since the US securities laws of the early 1930s. And, it is clear that public companies and the accounting profession have made tremendous progress in meeting the rigorous requirements of this legislation.
The following collection of content aims to give you a deeper understanding of this monumental legislation, and its impact on public companies. Here you will find the text of the law and the supporting SEC regulations; our firm's comments on both; PricewaterhouseCoopers whitepapers and Webcasts; as well as timely analysis and commentary.
FS briefing programme - March 2007
This briefing, the 15th report in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Financial Services Briefing Programme, examines risk management issues within the financial services industry.
Sustainable from the start - May 2006
Sarbanes-Oxley 404 implementation by oil & gas and utility foreign private issuers.
Current developments for audit committees - March 2006
PricewaterhouseCoopers' annual update informs audit committee members of current business and regulatory developments affecting their responsibilities. Of particular interest in 2006 are, landmark court decisions, 404 and efforts to achieve sustainable compliance, SEC areas of focus and new financial reporting pronouncements.
