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Sarbanes-Oxley: Five Years Later

Friday, April 06, 2007

In the spring of 2002, investors hit hard by massive frauds at Enron and WorldCom lost confidence in the corporate accounting system. Congress responded by passing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Today, critics say the well-intentioned “SarbOx” is actually making American companies uncompetitive. In this Good Friday special, NBR looks at the arguments for and against SarbOx. Sarbanes-Oxley: Five Years Later Title Graphic.
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The "Sarbanes-Oxley" Interviews:
The NBR Special "Sarbanes-Oxley: Five Years Later" includes two interview panels.
  • Has SarbOx Accomplished its Goals?
    NBR Anchor Paul Kangas interviews Alex Pollock, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Lynn Turner, Director of Research at Glass Lewis and Company.
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  • Has SarbOx Impacted American Competitiveness?
    NBR Anchor Susie Gharib interviews Barbara Roper, Director of Investor Protection for the Consumer Federation of America, and R. Glenn Hubbard, Dean of Colombia University's Graduate School of Business.
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The "Sarbanes-Oxley" Reports:
The following reports are featured in "Sarbanes-Oxley: Five Years Later." Click on the links below to learn more about each report.
  • Learn More: Is it Worth the Cost?
    NBR Correspondent Erika Miller reports on the Vermont Teddy Bear Company -- a small, public firm driven private by the costs associated with SarbOx compliance.
Extras:
Articles and reports by Pollock, Turner, Roper, and Hubbard
  • The links below will connect you to articles and reports authored by or featuring the work of the experts NBR Anchors Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib interviewed for "Sarbanes-Oxley: Five Years Later." Clicking these external links will take you off the NBR web site on PBS.org
  "Is the U.S. Losing Ground"
An October 2006 article by R. Glenn Hubbard published by the American Enterprise Institute.
  "Reaction of Consumer Federation of America’s Barbara Roper to Recommendations of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation" (PDF Document)
A November 2006 press release from the Consumer Federation of America.
  “The SEC’s Sarbanes-Oxley Fix Needs Fixing”
Alex Pollock's January 2007 remarks to the National Economists Club.
A Related Blog
  • The Corporate Counsel is "is an educational service that provides practical guidance on legal issues involving corporate and securities regulation and corporate governance practices." The link below will allow you to explore the organization's blog. Clicking this external link will take you off the NBR web site on PBS.org.
  TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog
Breaking SarbOx News
  • In this section, you'll find links to relatively recent developments impacting the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As always, clicking external links like these will take you off the NBR web site on PBS.org.
  "SEC Commissioners Endorse Improved Sarbanes-Oxley Implementation To Ease Smaller Company Burdens"
An April 2007 press release from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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