UNITED STATES: Sarbanes-Oxley reforms wait until 2007

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In this article

  • Criticisms of Sarbanes-Oxley
  • Costs and burdens
  • Small business concerns
  • Reforming Section 404
  • SEC resists exemptions
  • Costs overstated?
  • Obstacles to change
  • Consumer groups and investors
  • Congressional roadblocks
  • Corporate self-interest
  • Likely outcome
  • Limited exemptions
  • Improved guidelines
  • Foreign issuers
  • Clearer language

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