Governance/Regulation & Compliance

Even though the four largest accounting firms continue to audit almost all large public companies, concentration in the marketplace poses no immediate threat to fee competitiveness, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded in a recent report.

Not every management is throwing up its hands and assuming they will not see savings from AS5 this year. Alfa Corp. has installed a new ERM solution with which it will go to battle with any auditor who challenges Alfa's ability to quantify and prioritize risk

THE LATEST NEWS: Treasuries Rely on Manual Practices; Which Companies Will Survive; Finance Exec. Confidence Eroded Since July; Auditors With IT Skills Will be Valued

The Fed warns banks: Prepare for a debilitating flu outbreak

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board takes Deloitte & Touche to task for errors in Ligand Pharmaceuticals audit

The SEC postpones Sarbanes-Oxley implementation for small businesses another year, taking time out to again reevaluate Auditing Standard 5

Three CFOs from some of the largest and most high profile companies around--Citigroup, Home Depot and Intel--share their thoughts on how finance can help steer a company's strategy through rough economic waters

Global warming has hit D.C. Whether it's the incontrovertible evidence of environmental change or the pressure from corporate executives, Congress is finally taking notice