Litigation Services Handbook, 2009 Cumulative Supplement: The Role of the Financial Expert
February 28, 2010 by · 2 Comments
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In the last 20 years, the need for a financial expert to act as a witness and consultant to litigating attorneys has grown even more than litigation itself. This handbook includes all aspects of litigation services, including current environments, the process itself, a wealth of cases, how to prove damages, and practical considerations of court appearances. It thoroughly covers the fine points of trial preparation and testimony presentation. Also, clear discussion is offered for understanding Sarbanes-Oxley rulings and fraud investigations. Accountants and attorneys working in litigation will benefit from this book.
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The Role of Independent Directors after Sarbanes-Oxley
February 27, 2010 by · 1 Comment
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This book is intended to provide independent directors and their advisors with an understanding of the primary legal and governance issues that have evolved in the corporate governance environment since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002. The text on the accompanying CD-ROM sourcebook offers hypertext linked footnotes to direct lawyers (or interested non-lawyers) to legal source material.
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Ethics & Code of Conduct Training: your Critical Role in Compliance
February 25, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Recorded on March 9, 2006
Presented by:
Shanti Atkins
President & CEO
ELT, Inc.
In the post Sarbanes-Oxley workplace, the ever-evolving world of corporate compliance and risk management has been largely considered an issue for Risk Management and Accounting. The critical need for ethics and “Code of Conduct” training for the entire workplace, however, is changing that viewpoint, placing HR, Employee Relations and training professionals squarely at the compliance table.
During this webcast, you will learn about the legal requirements that mandate ethics and code of conduct training, as well as how to provide an effective and engaging training program for the entire organization.
Topics we’ll cover include:
* Understanding the role of the Code of Conduct
* Legal requirements that mandate ethics & Code of Conduct training
* Strategies for successful ethics & Code of Conduct training, as well as how to avoid the most common “legal landmines”
ROI for ethics and Code of Conduct training, as well as the risks associated with failing to train.
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IT’s Role in Successfully Managing Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Leading CTOs and CIOs on Communicating with Management, Reducing Risks, and Controlling the …
February 24, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
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IT s Role in Successfully Managing Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance is an authoritative, insider s perspective on the ins and outs of SOX compliance. Featuring CTOs and CIOs representing some of the top companies in the nation, this book provides best practices for managing, monitoring, and measuring Sarbanes-Oxley success. Fundamentally a financial legislation enacted in response to corporate and accounting scandals, the first step to satisfying Sarbanes-Oxley requirements lies in partnering with finance and developing a crystal-clear vision for compliance. Driven by the need to not only meet SOX specifications but also to improve the overall audit program, these authors offer tips for minimizing potential risk and optimizing the compliance process by using prior knowledge to design compliance into existing and new systems. From ensuring an evolving vision to laying a solid foundation to instituting high control components, these authors explain how to establish a leadership position in managing SOX compliance. This book provides valuable insight for those striving to institute the checks and balances and accountability integral to SOX success while simultaneously remaining disciplined about business continuity by leveraging existing processes in place to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. Highlighting the importance of taking a proactive approach to compliance rather than sitting on the sidelines, these authors demonstrate how to tackle Sarbanes-Oxley using a long-term perspective. The different niches presented and the breadth of perspectives represented enable readers to get inside some of the leading technology minds of today, as these insiders offer up their thoughts around the keys to improving IT governance by communicating with management, reducing risks, and keeping an eye on costs in short, by running IT like a business.
Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.
Chapters include:
1. Rajan Nagarajan, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Swift & Company – “Reducing Risk Associated with Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance”
2. Norbert J. Kubilus, Chief Information Officer, Sunterra Corporation – “Implementing General Controls for System Management”
3. Andrew C. Maychruk, Director, Information Technology, The PrivateBank and Trust Co. – “Keeping Up with Both Quality Control and Regulatory Compliance”
4. Arlin B. Goldberg, Executive Vice President, Information Technology, Eschelon Telecom Inc. – “Key Components of Achieving Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance”
5. Bennett Cikoch, Vice President, Information Technology, Midas International Corporation – “Setting the Tone for IT Compliance”
6. Ed Eskew, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Bernard Chaus Inc. – “The Cost of Compliance”
7. Jorge de Cardenas, Senior Vice President, Information Technology, American Campus Communities Inc. – “Involving the Entire Team in the Process”
8. John Petrone, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Autobytel Inc. – “Using Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance as an Enabler of High-Speed Growth”
9. Jay Bahel, Chief Information Officer, Brunswick New Technologies – “Managing Compliance and Developing New IT Processes”
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Internal Audit’s Role in Corporate Governance: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
February 23, 2010 by · 1 Comment
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This research was provided by generous donations from the Washington DC, Northern Virginia, and Baltimore chapters — the joint sponsors of The IIA’s 2002 International Conference — and William L. Taylor, conference chairman.
A major crisis in corporate governance in the U.S. led to the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in July 2002. Astute boards and executive managers recognize that although the Act does create a short-term compliance burden, it is necessary to help restore investor confidence in the reliability of financial reports. They also realize that the public is more aware of governance practices and has higher expectations. To meet these expectations, they are investing in meaningful improvements in the governance process. This investment might also have long-term benefits such as improving risk management and, ultimately, enhancing shareholder value. This research study illustrates in detail how some leading companies are capitalizing upon this opportunity. Includes a CD that allows you to customize the content to your organization.
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