Small manufacturers preparing for an IPO, merger, or private equity investment often face a sobering reality: investors want to see strong financial controls. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) sets the ...

Faced with a complex regulatory landscape and intense public and investor scrutiny, financial institutions could use an assist.

Regulators are preparing to review elements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to determine whether or not portions of the financial reporting legislation should be relaxed to ease the burden on companies ...