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Knowledge@Wharton September 10, 2003 |
Do High Regulatory Costs Force Public Firms to Go Private? Steps aimed at increasing the financial transparency of U.S. companies could backfire if companies respond by going private instead. In these post-Enron, post-WorldCom times, that would deal a body blow to confidence in capital markets. |
CFO May 1, 2011 Alix Stuart |
Is Going Public Going Out of Style? The number of publicly traded companies continues to decline. |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Bill Mann |
Our Markets Are Losing! For the first time in nearly a century, the majority of public company value is made up by firms that are not located in the U.S. Markets like London's AIM, as well as Shanghai and Hong Kong, are growing at a blistering pace. |
The Motley Fool August 6, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Lafarge: The Latest Retreat On the heels of snazzy-looking operating results, the cement giant announced that it would no longer keep its ADRs, because trade in these shares typically amounts to a paltry 1% of its total volume. |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2004 Bill Mann |
A Temp-orary Problem? Staffing giant Adecco has a little bookkeeping problem. Time will tell how deep it runs. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Anders Bylund |
Why Do Stock Exchanges Matter? Don't know your Nasdaq from your NYSE? Here's the lowdown. |
Wall Street & Technology March 1, 2004 |
Institutions Find it Tough to Meet Sarbox Deadline As the first deadline for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance of June 15 nears, financial-institutions are finding that complying is more difficult than they had anticipated |
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. |
CIO May 15, 2003 Ben Worthen |
Your Risks and Responsibilities You may think the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation has nothing to do with you, the CIO. You'd be wrong. |
CFO September 1, 2002 Alix Nyberg |
Exchange Shopping European stock exchanges may be aggressively marketing to foreign firms. But U.S. companies need a good business reason to list overseas. |
The Motley Fool March 21, 2007 Nathan Parmelee |
Great Stocks You're Overlooking The over-the-counter exchange is a great place to dig for foreign values. Rostelecom... Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods... China Life Insurance... |
Wall Street & Technology February 4, 2005 Maria Santos |
Compliance As the Securities and Exchange Commission steps up its efforts to regulate the industry and protect investors, financial institutions must take proactive measures to comply with current and possible future rules before the SEC takes action against them. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Todd Wenning |
Double the Market's Return International stocks have handily outpaced the U.S.-dominated S&P 500 over the past five years. Although many small international companies aren't traded on major U.S. exchanges, you can still add some to your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2004 Rich Duprey |
Gee, Thanks: More Time in the Maze Companies under $700 million market cap get Sarbanes-Oxley filing extension. |
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 John Rossant |
A Listing On Wall Street? Non, Merci Because the regulatory environment in the U.S. is seen as increasingly onerous, many big European and Asian companies no longer crave a listing there. Indeed, the roster of corporations that shun American bourses is growing. |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
A Cold Winter Warms Up E.ON Chilly weather throughout Europe boosted E.ON's gas business and first-quarter results. Investors looking into the utility space should give a good, long look here. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Eric Uhlfelder |
Big International Fish In Shallow U.S. Waters We've all been trained to think globally. And it's a good thing, too: Geographically diversifying an equity portfolio, over time, will dampen risk while enhancing returns. This has held true even in this year's market. |
CIO May 15, 2006 Diann Daniel |
Regulation's Silver Lining John Hagerty, vice president of research with AMR, says regulatory mandates have put a new spotlight on IT as a means to mitigate business risk. |
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. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Anders Bylund |
Why Stock Exchanges Matter Does it really make a difference where your shares trade? |
The Motley Fool April 8, 2008 Todd Wenning |
A 5-Star Foreign Pink Sheet Based in Paris, Groupe Danone is best-known in the States for its Evian water, Activia yogurt, and Stonyfield Farm organic foods brands. The French food conglomerate pays out a 2% dividend yield. |
Inc. September 2005 Amy Feldman |
What Does Sarbanes-Oxley Mean for Companies That Want to Go Public? Companies planning an IPO will face higher audit costs, higher insurance costs, and more regulatory-related duties for its staffers. |
CIO August 15, 2003 Ben Worthen |
NASD Rules Cement Need to Preserve Instant Messages Add saving instant messages to your Sarbanes-Oxley compliance to-do list. Since the Nasdaq this summer joined the New York Stock Exchange in requiring its members to save instant messages, there's a clear precedent for what documents need to be retained under the law. |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 Joseph Weber |
SarbOx Isn't Really Driving Stocks Away Despite the doomsayers, many foreign companies are rushing to list on U.S. exchanges. |
BusinessWeek September 24, 2009 Mark Scott |
Lowering the Bar for Stock Listings To boost revenue as trading volume slips, the NYSE is relaxing requirements. |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2005 Rich Smith |
Lafarge Lost in Translation Something doesn't add up in the cement maker's 2004 earnings report. |
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 J Gibson Watson |
International Investing Offers Opportunities An SEC rule in October opened the floodgates for American Depository Receipts -- what does that mean for you and your clients? |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen |
Sarbanes-Oxley: Little Time Left Companies confront November deadline to certify financial reporting controls. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Matt Valley Editor |
Sarbanes-Oxley is onerous What Corporate America needs is more integrity, not more due diligence and documentation. Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley consumes time that could be spent creating shareholder value and may encourage some public companies to go private. |
The Motley Fool September 21, 2007 Todd Wenning |
3 Fascinating Foreign Pink Sheets As many well-known foreign companies delist their stocks from major U.S. exchanges, you need to remember the Pink Sheets. Here are three companies to get you started: CSR... Wal-Mart de Mexico... Lukoil... |
Insurance & Technology August 10, 2006 Maria Woehr |
Compliance Automation Responding to growing pressure on insurers to comply with federal regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Federal Information Act and HIPAA, ControlPath launched ControlPath Compliance Suite 3.0. |
Insurance & Technology December 23, 2005 |
Rethinking Risk Management Many firms have allocated a disproportionate amount of resources to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, according to a new report. |
The Motley Fool March 12, 2007 Dale Baker |
I Love Sarbanes-Oxley The criticisms leveled at Sarbanes-Oxley illustrate exactly why we should keep it. Paying to reduce risk is part of our commercial society. Investments should be no different. |
CFO May 8, 2006 Rob Garver |
Super-Market Shopping Flush with cash and a mandate to go electronic, stock exchanges prepare to consolidate. |