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CFO September 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg	Sticker Shock When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it didn't worry about how much it would cost companies. Today, CFOs are totting up the compliance bill -- and they don't like what they see.
Entrepreneur December 2005 C.J. Prince	Smooth Moves Implementing Sarbox-style strategic governance changes can help small businesses woo - -and win - more big customers.
CIO July 1, 2004 Christopher Koch	The Sarbox Conspiracy Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts are eating up CIO time and budgets. Worse, CIOs are being relegated to a purely tactical role. And that may be the CFO's plan.
CFO March 15, 2006 Anne Stuart	Serenity Now! Board members worried about compliance-related lawsuits may want to revisit their directors' and officers' insurance policies.
Reason January 2006 Brian Doherty	You Can Be Too Careful How the U.S. government's new corporate accounting rules impede efficiency and stifle innovation.
CFO December 1, 2011 Alix Stuart	The True Cost of Going Public Sarbox compliance costs pale in comparison to other IPO and post-IPO expenses.
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CFO September 1, 2006 Kate O'Sullivan	The Case for Clarity You know about the cost of Sarbox. What about the benefits?
CIO April 15, 2004 Ben Worthen	Another Sarbox Reprieve Public companies now have until November to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley provisions requiring that they document their internal financial controls. CIOs can thank Microsoft.
CFO January 1, 2006 Bob Violino	IT Directions '06 As a new year begins, Sarbox and governance converge -- and new technology takes a holiday. Here are the highlights of an IT consulting firm poll that asked what the big issues for 2006 will be.
CFO May 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan	Can This Relationship Be Saved? Auditors and CFOs aren't the friends they once were, but they are working out their differences.
CFO May 1, 2004 Lori Calabro	Looking Under the Hood New attestation standards for internal controls put more power in the hands of auditors.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Barring Bad Board Directors The SEC is cracking down, but enforcement is a problem.
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CFO January 1, 2005 Julia Homer	Friends on Board CFOs are spending more time with directors outside the boardroom.
CFO February 1, 2008 Sarah Johnson	Attempting to Answer the $91,000 Question The figure often cited as the cost of Section 404 compliance for small companies is not correct, according to a new study, which claims the real figure is lower. Many beg to differ.
CFO January 30, 2004 Scott Leibs	New Terrain Post-Enron reforms have made dramatic alterations to the landscape of corporate governance. Boards, their committees, and internal auditors now have greater responsibilities and powers. How will these reforms change the CFO's job?
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BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Nanette Byrnes	Reform: Who's Making the Grade A performance review for CEOs, boards, analysts, and others
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IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen	Sarbanes-Oxley: Little Time Left Companies confront November deadline to certify financial reporting controls.
CFO May 1, 2007 Alix Nyberg Stuart	Board Battles Even as conflicts between CEOs and directors erupt, finance chiefs can wield influence on both sides.
CFO May 8, 2006 Don Durfee	What's the Boss Worth? CFOs weigh in on executive compensation.
BusinessWeek April 9, 2007 Maria Bartiromo	Michael Oxley's Next Act Michael Oxley talks about SarbOx, private equity, and American competitiveness.
CFO January 1, 2005 Roy Harris	Across the Board Spurred by regulatory change, directors and CFOs forge a new relationship.
CFO March 15, 2006 Helen Shaw	The Trouble with COSO Critics say the Treadway Commission's controls framework is outdated, onerous, and overly complicated -- especially for mid-level financial managers. But is there an alternative?
CFO September 1, 2007 Scott Leibs	One for Three Should governance, risk management, and compliance be tackled as one problem, or is this a classic case of scope creep?
InternetNews August 29, 2005 Jim Wagner	Work Remains for Sarbox Compliance Businesses have a lot of work ahead of them before they're fully compliant with federal data retention and financial reporting rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a new study concludes.
CFO January 30, 2004 Julia Homer	Truth or Jail CFOs are spending far more time with audit committees, answering more questions and educating them more fully on business strategies and risks.
CFO May 1, 2005 Tim Reason	Feeling the Pain Are the benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley worth the cost? Many companies are voicing their concerns to the SEC. The top complaint about 404 is that auditors must point out management's own assessment of internal controls.
CFO November 1, 2003	Sarbox's Unseen Costs "The crucial unseen cost is that of innovations foregone or delayed," says a reader. More letters to the editor: Microsoft on options... thoughts on Black-Scholes... expensing flaw... the root of the problem
Wall Street & Technology January 4, 2004	Beyond Compliance: The Business Value of Sarbox Investing in Sarbanes-Oxley could offer a competitive edge, according to a recent TowerGroup report.
CFO March 15, 2004 Craig Schneider	A World of Trouble Even with an extended deadline for Sarbox compliance, questions about offshoring have companies on edge.
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CFO March 15, 2006 Julia Homer	Going Public Perhaps nothing symbolizes the complete emergence of the CFO as a public figure more than the SEC's decision to require disclosure of CFO compensation in proxy statements.
CFO March 1, 2005	Paradigm Shifts The 20 events that most altered the practice of corporate finance since CFO magazine first began reporting on it in 1985.
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