This profile is the latest in a series of weekly conversations with executives at U.S. public companies who are currently involved in establishing and developing compliance programs. An index of previous conversations is available here. Yikes, you’re a small company! How daunting is compliance to you? I was brought on board because the former CFO […]
Matt Kelly
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So Far, XBRL Participants Are Those Who Stand To Benefit
Now that the Securities and Exchange Commission has officially encouraged corporations to file financial statements using intelligent “XBRL” formatting, you might think the “Next Big Thing” in financial reporting has arrived. You would be wrong. Despite prodding from information technology vendors and the SEC’s first tentative steps to embrace it, most chief financial officers still […]
Posted inBoards & Shareholders
Focusing On The Long Term: Companies Drop Guidance
Slow and steady seems to be winning the minds of financial officers considering the delicate topic of earnings guidance. Just ask Robert Dietrich, chief financial officer of MKS, a $32 million software company based in Waterloo, Ontario. Dietrich’s philosophy on earnings guidance is to deliver forecasts to analysts and others in the investor community once […]
Posted inInternal Controls
Q&A With Acxiom Corp.’s Corporate Governance Officer
This profile is the latest in a series of weekly conversations with executives at U.S. public companies who are currently involved in establishing and developing compliance programs. An index of previous conversations is available here. So what’s on the Hughes job description? Primarily it’s federal securities law and compliance, and Delaware law for internal workings […]
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Case Study: Business Control Software At WestJet Airlines
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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Good Reading: SOX 404 Comments Pour Into The SEC
Finally, some documentation that auditors and fiscal officers might actually want to do: write their opinions of Section 404. MORE 404 COMMENTS Below is a sampling of comment letters submitted to the SEC regarding the implementation of the internal control provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley: Comments By David Hauser, CFO, Duke Energy Comments By Tom Fanning, CFO, […]
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Q&A With Waste Management’s Chief Compliance Officer
This profile is the latest in a series of weekly conversations with executives at U.S. public companies who are currently involved in establishing and developing compliance programs. An index of previous conversations is available here. A general counsel wearing the compliance hat isn’t uncommon. How much of your time goes to the compliance role? The […]
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Case Study: Risk Management System At Western United
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: Data Storage System Upgraded At VistaCare
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 404 With Altera’s Audit, Compliance Director
This profile is the latest in a series of weekly conversations with executives at U.S. public companies who are currently involved in establishing and developing compliance programs. An index of previous conversations is available here. You’re the first compliance director Altera has ever hired. Why this position, and why now? They were moving down this […]