Obituaries
Took no joy in taking down a president, but said “somebody had to do it”
Dec. 8, 2020
Business
A proposal to exempt 80% of public companies from having auditors certify their internal controls “simply goes too far,” former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt told regulators.
Feb. 22, 2006
Supreme Court affirms authority of accounting oversight board
June 29, 2010
HealthSouth’s founder was tried before a local jury. Analysts say that’s a factor in his acquittal.
June 29, 2005
Recommendations to the accounting oversight agency for rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley law are seen as pro-business.
April 3, 2007
The Supreme Court narrowed the definition of obstruction of justice under the so-called Enron law and did so Wednesday by freeing a Florida fishing boat captain from charges that he secretly tossed overboard dozens of undersized red grouper to avoid prosecution.
Feb. 25, 2015
Small public companies that held out hope for a permanent exemption from the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform law were disappointed last week when the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to ease -- not eliminate -- the law’s requirement for annual reports on internal financial controls.
Dec. 20, 2006
The flat stock market of 2005 helped bring at least one benefit to corporate America: a decline in securities class-action suits, according to a study released Tuesday.
Jan. 4, 2006
After 3-2 vote in favor of William Webster to lead the accounting panel, co-author of reform legislation calls for Pitt’s resignation.
Oct. 26, 2002
World & Nation
Former Rep. Edward A.
July 24, 1986