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The 2006 Financial Executive Report on Risk Management
Companies are embracing the concept of enterprise risk management but continue to struggle with implementation according to the findings in the 2006 Oversight Systems Report on Risk Management. The national survey of financial executives shows room for improvement in the way companies assess, manage and prevent risk. The report indicates that nearly half of companies surveyed report having faced “significant operational surprises” during the last year.

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The 2006 Financial Executive Report on Sarbanes-Oxley
Despite its cost, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act continues to achieve its objective: bolster corporate integrity and investor confidence in U.S. public markets. The 2006 Oversight Systems Financial Executive Report on Sarbanes-Oxley surveyed 261 financial executives and identified growing benefits of SOX compliance. The findings show an across-the-board increase in the benefits that respondents experienced in 2005 from SOX compliance as compared to those reported in 2004. The greatest increases were found in SOX’s ability to improve financial report accuracy, up to 47 percent from 27 percent in 2004, and the ensured individual accountability in financial reports resulting from SOX, up to 65 percent from 46 percent in 2004.

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The 2005 Oversight Systems Report on Corporate Fraud
From the conviction of former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers to the acquittal of HealthSouth's Richard Scrushy, corporate fraud continues to make headlines. Four years after Enron's collapse, financial integrity remains a key issue for corporate America. The 2005 Oversight Systems Report on Corporate Fraud surveys certified fraud examiners to report the trends, risks and major concerns that businesses face today.

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The 2005 Financial Executive Report on Risk Management
Like six sigma in the 1990s and total quality management in the 1980s, risk management now buzzes through corporate America as the latest initiative for better business management - and for good reason. Most financial executives say their companies faced significant operational surprises in the last five years. While it's encouraging to see growing interest from business leaders in better management of corporate risk, the challenge will be for corporate America to transform that interest into action that actually helps reduce organizational risk.

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The 2005 Financial Executive Report on Sarbanes-Oxley
Ongoing SOX compliance faces huge challenges beyond reigning in costs. Nearly half of financial executives feel the biggest issue related to compliance is the need to maintain the morale of the employees responsible for compliance, according to The 2005 Oversight Systems Financial Executive Report On Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.

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The 2004 Financial Executive Report on Sarbanes-Oxley
Despite the high costs of compliance, most financial executives describe their company's Sarbanes-Oxley compliance as a good investment for stockholders, and 79 percent say they have stronger internal controls after complying with the Enron-inspired law, according to The 2004 Oversight Systems Financial Executive Report On Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.

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To successfully manage the high risk areas, companies must be able to monitor transactions independently and continuously close to the point at which they occur. Compliance Week