Let’s talk politics. More specifically, let’s talk politics in the old-fashioned sense of the word: politics as the art of the possible. That’s a radical break from “politics as the art of shrill fighting to maintain what power you have,” which is typically the modus operandi. But the art of the possible is going to […]
Matt Kelly
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Another Step Forward On XBRL’s Long Road
The Securities and Exchange Commission has finally pulled back the curtain on how it wants investors and Corporate America to use XBRL, unveiling a glittering new way to read financial statements filed in the interactive data language. Anyone can now visit the SEC’s Web site and use a prototype application known as an XBRL reader, […]
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Editorial: “Ma, We Were Only Pretexting!” No More Worries About Filling The Pages
Ten months ago, when I took this job as managing editor of Compliance Week, even amid all the news and announcements coming across my desk, I still had a nagging, semi-ridiculous fear: that we would run out of things to write about. When you think about it, that’s not a completely unwarranted phobia for a […]
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‘Ma, We Were Only Pretexting!’ No More Worries About Filling The Pages
Ten months ago, when I took this job as managing editor of Compliance Week, even amid all the news and announcements coming across my desk, I still had a nagging, semi-ridiculous fear: that we would run out of things to write about. When you think about it, that’s not a completely unwarranted phobia for a […]
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Sonus Networks COO On Firm’s 10 Material Weaknesses
In the latest of our weekly Q&As with governance and compliance executives, we talk to Bert Notini, chief operating officer at $170.7 million Sonus Networks. An index of previous conversations is available here. In last year’s annual report, your company listed 10 material weaknesses. How do you sort out which ones to remedy first? Well, […]
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Case Study: Documenting Controls At Congoleum Corp.
This “case study” is the latest in a series of articles aimed at helping public companies understand how other organizations are using technology to comply with new regulations and standards. These are not advertisements or marketing vehicles for the companies mentioned; Compliance Week’s editorial staff speaks with the public company that has deployed the technology, […]
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Case Study: $7.8b SunTrust Implements SOX Software
This “case study” is the latest in a series of articles aimed at helping public companies understand how other organizations are using technology to comply with new regulations and standards. These are not advertisements or marketing vehicles for the companies mentioned; Compliance Week’s editorial staff speaks with the public company that has deployed the technology, […]
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Talking Six Sigma With DuPont’s Chief Ethics Officer
In the latest of our weekly Q&As with governance and compliance executives, we talk to Marjorie Doyle, chief ethics & compliance officer at $27.3 billion DuPont Corp. An index of previous conversations is available here. Describe your duties. I oversee a relatively new organization within the company called “Ethics and Compliance Central” … a group […]
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MIT Researcher Talks IT Risk And Impact On Enterprise
Companies engaged in risk assessments typically review financial and operational risks, sometimes at the expense of technical risks. We recently tracked down and spoke with Dr. George Westerman—a researcher at the Center for Information Systems Research at MIT’s Sloan School of Business—to hear about his research into IT risk and effective risk management practices. An […]
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Year Two Compliance Challenges: Q&A With DeVry’s CCO
In the latest of our weekly Q&As with governance and compliance executives, we talk to Sharon Thomas Parrott, senior vice president and chief compliance officer at $780.7 million DeVry. An index of previous conversations is available here. So what are your duties at DeVry? I manage the oversight of all our compliance activities, both as […]
