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Take the Stairs Instead: The French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) said that hundreds of elevator buttons are contaminated with radioactive materials. [more]
"Stayin' Alive" Keeps Hearts Going: According to a new study, the catchy Bee Gees' disco tune "Stayin' Alive" has the perfect beat for people to follow while performing CPR chest compressions to start a stopped heart. [more]
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PCAOB Supports Top-Down SOX Audits: In response to criticism over sky-high Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs -- especially the burden they place on smaller companies -- the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has issued new guidelines for auditors, telling them to take a top-down approach instead of drowning in exhaustive detail. [more]
New "Fund of Funds" Arrangements Announced: Yesterday the SEC announced new rules for "fund of funds" arrangements -- funds that invest in the shares of other mutual funds or hedge funds -- intended to give investors a clearer picture of costs and to allow funds of funds to take advantage of three exemptions that previously had been granted only to individual funds upon request.
Accounting Standards Convergence in Five Years?: Last week, during testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Sir David Tweedie, chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and FASB chairman Robert Herz were quite bullish on the prospects for the convergence of U.S. [more]
Fed Governor Olson Named PCAOB Chairman: Federal Reserve governor Mark W. [more]
Backdating Scandal Grows: More and more companies are coming forward in the growing concern over the backdating of stock options, and this week's internal investigation at Monster.com and "informal" SEC inquiries at Intuit, Apollo Group and medical manufacturer Cyberonics added to the scandal's momentum, sending some stocks south. [more]
Basel II International Capital Standards Still a "Work in Progress": Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that banks and supervisors still need to work out details regarding the application of international capital standards, known as Basel II. [more]
BI Technology Improves More Than Compliance: Business intelligence (BI) software uses extend far beyond compliance. [more]
A Fine Line Between Whistleblowing and Sabotage: A few high profile court cases in the wake of the mighty corporate scandals earlier in this decade sided with insiders who "blew the whistle" on corporate misdeeds -- perhaps to send a message to big business, and encourage others to do the same. [more]
Taking Stock of Options: Stricter Disclosure Rules on the Way: The heightened focus on corporate governance that has been mounting since the Enron scandal has made executive compensation -- and, more recently, the backdating of stock option grants -- a major issue. [more]
Former Enron Directors: Where Are They Now?: They probably don't want the publicity, but we're all curious, so the Washington Post recently published a tidy roundup and profile of Lay and Skilling's former colleagues -- most of whom, it notes, emerged relatively unscathed from the fallout. [more]
Open Compliance and Ethics Group Releases Internal Audit Guide: The Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG) has released an exposure draft of a new 88-page guide for use in auditing compliance and ethics programs. [more]