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Articles
1-100 out of 100 article(s)
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Date |
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| The NAIC's New Model Audit Rule: Is Your Organization Ready? |
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Law overview |
Nov 12, 2009 |
6197 |
| 'More intense' oversight creates an inflection point: in the wake of the financial crisis CFOs and senior management need to understand the sea change in governance to be responsive to the audit committees' need for greater vigilance and increased focus and intensity on the business and management of organizations. |
Keizer, Henry R.; McCarthy, Mary Pat |
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May 1, 2009 |
1249 |
| Jonathan smoke has been named senior vice president. |
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Brief article |
Mar 1, 2009 |
43 |
| Audit committee leaders face increasing workload. |
Ward, Ralph D. |
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Mar 1, 2009 |
2256 |
| Work Product Doctrine Vindicated In "Textron". |
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Feb 4, 2009 |
3036 |
| Chief Executive Officer August Blass. |
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Brief article |
Jan 1, 2009 |
68 |
| Assesses the effectiveness of board and audit committees. |
Shultz, Susan; Edwards, Mark |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
631 |
| Mortgage technology's final frontier: state regulators accelerate to warp speed with an automated solution for examinations. |
Vong, John |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
3163 |
| Nominating And Governance Committee Action Items For Autumn 2008: No Time To Waste. |
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Oct 30, 2008 |
2726 |
| Expanded roles responsibilities and focus: How do you know if your audit committee is complying with the "spirit" of a regulation? Or, will someone "second-guess" your decisions? A national audit firm executive discusses these and other challenges faced by today's audit committees. |
Gazzaway, R. Trent |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
1971 |
| Communication with Audit Committees About Independence. |
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Brief article |
Jun 1, 2008 |
171 |
| Assessment: the key to good boards. |
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May 1, 2008 |
673 |
| Rising expectations: audit committee oversight of enterprise risk management. |
Beasley, Mark S.; Branson, Bruce C.; Hancock, Bonnie V. |
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Apr 1, 2008 |
3752 |
| Boosting the audit committee: financial executives, particularly CFOs, have a major part to play in improving the performance of a company's audit committee. That's especially true for improving processes, enabling relevant technology and defining key roles. |
Flanagan, Thomas P. |
Statistical table |
Mar 1, 2008 |
1845 |
| A shift in priority: a key company stakeholder requests a last-minute change to the approved audit plan. |
Van Wijk, Eelco R.; Holmes, Timothy R. |
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Oct 1, 2007 |
1387 |
| Eight habits of highly effective audit committees: tools to take your committee to the next level. |
Morrow, John F.; Pastor, Joan |
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Sep 1, 2007 |
3020 |
| Survey finds internal audit risk assessments inconsistent. |
Whitley, J. |
Brief article |
Aug 1, 2007 |
419 |
| A focus on integrity: a dedicated integrity unit, housed within the internal audit department, offers powerful fraud-fighting capabilities and investigative resources. |
Biegelman, Martin T.; Leinicke, Linda M.; Ostrosky, Joyce A.; Rexroad, W. Max |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
3230 |
| Philosophizing without a hammer--some practical suggestions for Audit Committees to adopt today. |
Bielaska, Mary G. |
Personal account |
Jul 9, 2007 |
1838 |
| Ten best practices for audit committees: the public company audit committee now has an enhanced role and needs to revise some of its practices. Here are some key areas to focus on. |
Lipman, Frederick D. |
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Oct 1, 2006 |
1926 |
| Four new roles for your audit committee. |
Heffes, Ellen M. |
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Sep 1, 2006 |
379 |
| Audit finds DOT finances broken down. |
Landrigan, Kevin |
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Jul 21, 2006 |
382 |
| The quest for talent: audit departments must adjust their recruiting and retention strategies to compete for the best people in a changing workforce. |
McDonald, Paul |
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Jun 1, 2006 |
2855 |
| Tips for tightening fraud controls: leading-edge companies are expanding their codes of conduct and asking audit committees to focus on fraud. |
Gips, Michael A. |
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Apr 1, 2006 |
442 |
| Canada updates internal audit policy. |
Whitley, J. |
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Dec 1, 2005 |
433 |
| Stepping up: as leading audit committees take on broader responsibilities, internal auditors are also finding they have bigger shoes to fill. |
Bromilow, Catherine L.; Berlin, Barbara L.; Anderson, Richard J. |
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Dec 1, 2005 |
2742 |
| The value proposition: there's more to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance than meets the eye. |
Harrington, Cynthia |
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Sep 1, 2005 |
2348 |
| AICPA releases Audit Toolkit for not-for-profits. |
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Brief Article |
Aug 1, 2005 |
41 |
| Corporate governance: audit committee chairs concur on best practices. |
Heffes, Ellen M. |
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Jul 1, 2005 |
413 |
| Status check: three years after SOX, effectiveness of audit committees is a mixed bag. |
Herrerias, Paul |
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Jul 1, 2005 |
1655 |
| Financially literate audit committees boost stock price, study says. |
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Brief Article |
Jun 1, 2005 |
156 |
| Audit Committee Compliance Reviews by Canadian Securities Regulators. |
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May 11, 2005 |
372 |
| The job of the audit committee: getting directors on the same page; FEI's former CEO, who chairs two audit committees, outlines a framework for determining the panel's responsibilities and carrying them out. |
Livingston, Philip |
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Mar 1, 2005 |
1069 |
| Technical committee profile: Global Oversight Committee (GOC). |
Heffes, Ellen M. |
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Mar 1, 2005 |
889 |
| Selling to audit committees: to develop opportunities CPAs need to find out exactly what services a committee needs. |
Crosley, Gale |
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Feb 1, 2005 |
2591 |
| Small business, big losses: audits and hotlines stack up as the best crime busters in a new ACFE study. |
Wells, Joseph T. |
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Dec 1, 2004 |
3019 |
| A strategy for providing assurance: audit committees can gain assurance from many places. So, internal auditing must take a strategic approach to ensure that its coverage combines with other sources. |
Parkinson, Michael |
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Dec 1, 2004 |
3391 |
| ABC TO BE MORE LIKE CSI. |
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Nov 15, 2004 |
431 |
| Governmental Audit Center opens its doors. |
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Brief Article |
Nov 1, 2004 |
92 |
| U.S. governance practices compared. |
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Oct 1, 2004 |
346 |
| Compensation concerns: the role of compensation committees is an important though often overlooked part of the governance puzzle. Establishing the right processes for managing executive compensation creates the transparency essential for today's corporate realities. Make sure you're doing it right. |
Reiter, Barry |
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Oct 1, 2004 |
2482 |
| Corporate accountability reforms create new challenges for audit committees. |
Kinsella, Patrick |
Advertisement |
Jul 19, 2004 |
1090 |
| Six common mistakes of audit committees: from failing to fully understand complex accounting concepts to failing to interview key sales personnel, a repeating pattern emerges of shortcomings in the work of the audit committee. |
Lipman, Frederick D. |
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Jun 22, 2004 |
1498 |
| Audit committee responsibilities after Sarbanes-Oxley. |
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Brief Article |
May 1, 2004 |
57 |
| Getting to the heart of the problem: meaningful evaluation of the control environment is the real key to preventing financial reporting fraud. |
Roth, James |
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Apr 1, 2004 |
1533 |
| Burying the past: audit firms have gotten tougher--and board audit committees have, too. |
Brewster, Mike |
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Apr 1, 2004 |
1767 |
| Audit Committees In The Brazilian Financial System. |
Stuber, Walter Douglas |
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Feb 5, 2004 |
1156 |
| An uphill battle: as the European Commission's internal audit chief, Jules Muis has battled a culture resistant to modern conceptions of control and responsibility. |
Barrier, Michael |
Interview |
Feb 1, 2004 |
2821 |
| Living with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: A Primer for Members of Public Company Audit Committees. |
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Jan 27, 2004 |
3613 |
| Audit committees step up: Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) interviews with audit committee members find that audit committees are more proactive than ever in governing their organizations--regardless of their company's size. |
de Mesa Graziano, Cheryl |
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Jan 1, 2004 |
2128 |
| SSBI: audit committees are leading the change; The latest Spencer Stuart Board Index captures a compelling snapshot of the post-Sarbanes-Oxley shifts under way in governance. |
Daum, Julie H.; Neff, Thomas J. |
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Jan 1, 2004 |
2942 |
| New Audit Committee Effectiveness Center promotes successful corporate governance. |
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Jan 1, 2004 |
515 |
| Advocacy. |
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Dec 1, 2003 |
503 |
| Training the audit committee: because internal auditors must stay current on trends, legislation, regulations, and risk management, they are the ideal organizational resource to develop and manage an education program for directors. |
Marks, Norman |
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Dec 1, 2003 |
3712 |
| Great expectations. |
Cowan, Neil |
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Dec 1, 2003 |
508 |
| "Audit" vs. "non-audit" tax services under Sarbanes-Oxley. |
Gibson, Thomas H. |
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Nov 1, 2003 |
3330 |
| Directors watching audits more closely. |
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Brief Article |
Nov 1, 2003 |
77 |
| Nonprofit group formed to cut SOX costs. |
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Brief Article |
Nov 1, 2003 |
110 |
| Interpretations of AR Section 100, "Compilation and Review of Financial Statements," issued. |
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Brief Article |
Nov 1, 2003 |
93 |
| Latest board challenge recruiting CFOs: more and more companies are interested in outside CFOs as directors, often for audit committees. But landing them can be hard, and board service often requires new skills from CFOs themselves. |
Yoder, Steven Van |
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Oct 1, 2003 |
1918 |
| Audit Committee Matching System launches online search capability. |
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Brief Article |
Sep 1, 2003 |
89 |
| The board of directors: your personal liability. |
King, Claire A. |
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Sep 1, 2003 |
3295 |
| CPAs as Audit Committee members: be part of the new vanguard in corporate governance. |
Scarpati, Stephen A. |
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Sep 1, 2003 |
2567 |
| Six points to ponder when invited to join an audit committee. |
Duffy, Maureen Nevin |
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Sep 1, 2003 |
1473 |
| Audit committees that work: a properly constituted audit committee is an important tool for ensuring the independence of the external auditor and thus the reliability of the financial statement audit. |
Hall, Kathleen A. |
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Aug 1, 2003 |
1047 |
| Understanding the changing role of the audit committee. |
Roach, Gerald F.; Batten, Amy M. |
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Jul 1, 2003 |
1206 |
| Who's watching you how? Effective oversight by an audit committee can help nonprofits remain effective in addressing social issues. |
Barragato, Charles A. |
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Jun 1, 2003 |
2158 |
| Internal audit: active ingredient in reform mix. (Audit). |
Vallario, Cynthia Waller |
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Jun 1, 2003 |
1625 |
| Willful blindness: ethical lapses are among the key risks to audit committee effectiveness. (Fraud Findings). |
Thompson, Courtenay |
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Jun 1, 2003 |
1358 |
| Securities Legal Alert - SEC Issues Final Rules on Audit Committee Standards. |
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Apr 30, 2003 |
1669 |
| SEC Adopts New Rule on Listing Standards For Audit Committees Pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
Best, Edward S.; Carlson, James B.; Davis, Scott J.; Curley, Robert E.; Feiman, Ronald M.; Gordon, J |
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Apr 29, 2003 |
6354 |
| Toward a common goal: following recent U.S. legislation, internal and external auditors are moving in the direction of a closer working relationship. Several factors go into determining just how close this relationship should be. |
Richards, David A. |
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Apr 1, 2003 |
2794 |
| Proposed Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations Will Require Internal Complaint Procedures. |
Latimer, Matthew D.; Douglas J. Morrill |
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Mar 14, 2003 |
965 |
| The Higgs Report. |
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Feb 6, 2003 |
6047 |
| Audit Committee Financial Experts and Code of Ethics. |
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Feb 5, 2003 |
1497 |
| Choosing wisely: some corporate directors may be stepping down from their posts over the next few months. Those who fill their shoes can expect more scrutiny, more accountability, and more penalties for negligence. |
Gersten, Alan |
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Feb 1, 2003 |
2220 |
| Can your audit committee withstand the market's scrutiny of independence? (Audit Committees). |
Baril, Charles P. |
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Jan 1, 2003 |
2193 |
| Audit committees in corporate annual reports. |
Kwiatkowski, Vernon E.; Kintzele, Marilyn R.; Kintzele, Philip L. |
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Jan 1, 2003 |
3720 |
| NYSE sets audit committees on new road: it's no longer business as usual for audit committee members and auditors. |
Vallario, Cynthia Waller |
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Nov 1, 2002 |
3930 |
| SEC Proposes Rules Implementing Provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Oct 28, 2002 |
1603 |
| Audit committees lack assurance. (Update). |
Salierno, D. |
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Oct 1, 2002 |
297 |
| Truth or Consequences: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Sep 27, 2002 |
2014 |
| Sitting ducks and decoys: responding to the increased involvement -- and exposure -- of audit committees as a magnet for company information. (Legal Brief). |
Ferrara, Ralph C.; Argabright, Jennifer C. |
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Sep 22, 2002 |
738 |
| Five Tasks for the Effective Audit Committee. |
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Aug 6, 2002 |
1559 |
| Reflections on the audit committee's role. |
Verschoor, Curtis C. |
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Apr 1, 2002 |
4028 |
| Fraud for poets: about to sign a 10-K? Read these books first. (Quiddities). |
Kaback, Hoffer |
Brief Article |
Mar 22, 2002 |
783 |
| Restoring faith in the audit process. (Financial Reporting). |
Hills, Roderick M. |
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Mar 22, 2002 |
4302 |
| Test your financial literacy: Financial literacy involves recognizing terms and understanding the implications of basic financial decisions. Here is one gauge of whether you make the grade. (Financial Reporting). |
Livingston, Philip B. |
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Jan 1, 2002 |
2007 |
| Financial oversight: A 'three-legged stool'. |
TERRELL, MARK C. |
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Jun 22, 2001 |
1769 |
| Audit Committees. |
Floch, Julie L. |
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Jun 15, 2001 |
1467 |
| Forge the right relationship. |
Hnatt, Kelly M. |
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May 1, 2001 |
2557 |
| Build a bridge to the internal audit department. |
Dennis, Anita |
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May 1, 2001 |
998 |
| The state of audit committees. |
Raghunandan, Kannan |
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May 1, 2001 |
2281 |
| Managing audit committee liability risk. |
FERRARA, RALPH C.; KHINDA, PHILIP S. |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2001 |
609 |
| Earnings management and audit committees. |
KOLINS, WAYNE A. |
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Jan 1, 2001 |
2291 |
| A workable audit committee charter. |
FERRARA, RALPH C.; KHINDA, PHILIP S. |
Brief Article |
Sep 22, 2000 |
731 |
| CPAs and Audit Committees: The Perfect Match. |
DOMINGUES, KENNETH |
Brief Article |
Sep 1, 2000 |
615 |
| Get Invited Inside the Boardroom. |
Livingston, Phil |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2000 |
599 |
| Audit committee rules to improve disclosure. |
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Apr 1, 2000 |
862 |
| Let's vote for the audit committee. |
HINSEY, JOSEPH, IV |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2000 |
946 |
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