Entity Level Control - Code of Conduct

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton January 24, 2010

One of the controls prescribed by The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), who provides the guidance for the Entity Level Process, relates to the use of a robust code of conduct. 

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Tags: Compliance tools, Sarbanes-Oxley Training, compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley

Sarbanes-Oxley Webinar Available: Financial Close Best Practices

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton January 24, 2010

We have pre-recorded our webinar series to allow interested parties to view them at their leisure.  The fourth available webinar entitled "Financial Close Best Practices" is available for download by clicking on this text. 

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Tags: Compliance tools, Controls Testing, Sarbanes-Oxley Training, compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley

Sarbanes-Oxley Webinar Available: SOX Compliance Made Simple ®

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton January 24, 2010

We have pre-recorded our webinar series to allow interested parties to view them at their leisure.  The first available webinar entitled "SOX Compliance Made Simple" is available  for download by clicking on this text. 

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Tags: Compliance tools, Controls Testing, Sarbanes-Oxley Training, compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley

1/20/10 news on the permanent 404(b) reprieve for non-accelerated filers

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton January 21, 2010

On Jan. 20th, the bill was:

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Tags: Non-accelerated filer 404(b) information

"What Sarbanes-Oxley Did and Didn't Cure in our Financial System"

Posted by Teresa Bockwoldton January 18, 2010

Terry Connelly, Dean of Golden Gate University's Ageno School of Business (my alma mater), discusses the United States response to the accounting and finance scandals of the early 2000's in two videos that are available on YouTube.  The videos are titled "What Sarbanes-Oxley Did and Didn't Cure in our Financial System" and is available via these links in two parts:

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Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley