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The globalization of business sourcing and outsourcing has raised the bar when it comes to supply chain risks. Nearly 75% of 110 risk managers surveyed by Marsh Inc. reported higher supply chain risk levels since 2005, while 71% reported increased costs as a result of unexpected disruptions during those years

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has approved two proposals designed to clarify possible conflicts of interest between a public auditing firm and a potential client by increasing transparency

Alliance One International Inc., the $2 billion leaf tobacco merchant with headquarters in Morrisville, N.C., has appointed Robert A. Sheets as executive vice president and CFO

The globalization of business sourcing and outsourcing has raised the bar when it comes to supply chain risks. Nearly 75% of 110 risk managers surveyed by Marsh Inc. reported higher supply chain risk levels since 2005, while 71% reported increased costs as a result of unexpected disruptions during those years

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has approved two proposals designed to clarify possible conflicts of interest between a public auditing firm and a potential client by increasing transparency

The globalization of business sourcing and outsourcing has raised the bar when it comes to supply chain risks. Nearly 75% of 110 risk managers surveyed by Marsh Inc. reported higher supply chain risk levels since 2005, while 71% reported increased costs as a result of unexpected disruptions during those years

Oversight Systems Inc. introduced version 4.5 of its Web-based continuous monitoring and auditing software, featuring important enhancements to its Workbench application for managing control exceptions

Alliance One International Inc., the $2 billion leaf tobacco merchant with headquarters in Morrisville, N.C., has appointed Robert A. Sheets as executive vice president and CFO