Thanks to Sarbanes-Oxley, whistleblower hotlines are a hot topic for public companies. But what’s the best way to manage a hotline? And how can a company measure whether its hotline is effective? A coalition of governance experts has taken the first step toward answering those questions. The non-profit Open Compliance and Ethics Group, which recently […]
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Email Security Poses IT And Compliance Obstacles
In the world of compliance, securing email is a lot like sex: everybody does it, few discuss it, and none really know whether their technique is quite right. By comparison, many other compliance challenges pose relatively simple obstacles for IT staff. A finance application, for example, can be sealed off from workers without proper access […]
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Lost At The Intersection Of IT Security And Compliance
Pedro Carrera thought he had stitched together a pretty secure information technology system at RailAmerica Corp. over the last few years. In fact, Carrera—SAP manager at the $395.6 million regional rail service provider—had even installed advanced systems to facilitate continuous monitoring of the company’s security and controls. Of course, that’s precisely when Carrera discovered just […]
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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 […]
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Closing The Books & Compliance: Spreadsheets A Problem
Is there a governance issue when a company takes a long time to close its books? We’re not talking about being so late that it must file for an extension. We mean, taking more time than it should if it simply implemented certain changes? Some experts believe the answer is yes. According to a recent […]
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Spreadsheet Of Compliance Providers And Clients
Downloadable Excel spreadsheet includes a list of recent “customer wins” by providers offering compliance-related products and services to U.S. public companies.
Posted inInternal Controls
Case Study: Internal Control Software At FMC 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: Section 16 Filing System For Skadden Arps
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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Technology Case Studies
A series of articles aimed at helping public companies understand how other organizations are using technology to comply with new regulations and standards.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Case Study: Ethics And Compliance Training At Alcoa
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, […]
