1. Enron and the Sarbanes Oxley Act
... purpose to restore confidence in the markets was to prevent and detect fraud, protect the shareholders, and in turn increase investor confidence (Maleske). SOX renewed emphasis on the traditional accounting themes of integrity, accountability, independence, and objectivity. In simpler terms, this law basically set and enforced all new reporting, auditing, disclosure, and ethics requirements for companies! SOX impacted managerial ... -client relationship doesn't get too confortable (Buckstein). Gordon Seymore general counsel of the PCOAB stated that he felt "there [was] a general consens...
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