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    (i) Glass-Steagall Act (1933) Great Depression At the time after the stock market crash (1929)‚ during the Great Depression‚ most of the people agreed that the main cause for the event was the “improper banking activity” which was mainly seen as the bank involvement in the stock market investment. Banks were taking high risks in hope for rewards‚ they were “accused of being too speculative in the pre-Depression era” (HEAKAL‚ 2010‚ pg.1). They were not only investing their assets‚ but they

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    Sarbanes Oxley Act‚ 2002. Outline In this paper the Sarbanes Oxley Act with particular reference to the section 404 is discussed in detail. We shall start the paper with providing background information to the Sarbanes Oxley Act‚ 2002. This section explores the environment that spurred the creation of the act and the need for such legislation. The second section provides an introduction to the Sarbanes Oxley Act section 404 which explores the provisions of Section 404. The next section on ‘Internal

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    Harrington 1 Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002: A Comprehensive Review By Hennessey T. Harrington For Business 102 Ethics & Public Policy Dr. Jasso TA Josh December 7‚ 2010 Harrington 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002: Spectrum of Objectives 1.1 On History 1.2 On Accountability 1.3 On Corporate Social Responsibility 2.0 Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002: A Historical Account 2.1 On Necessity 2.2 On Defective Oversight 2.3 On Corruption 2.4 On Conflict of Interest 2.5 On Imperfect

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ACC 290 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) originated on July 29‚ 2002 due to fraudulent bookkeeping practices and misleading financial reports from large corporations. These practices created a number of accounting scandals‚ which resulted in this in the government creating such an act. The purpose was to prevent and punish corporate corruption and‚ along the way‚ try to repair investor confidence. The law was passed by congress after well-known

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    regulations can be relative to what angle you are looking from. This paper will discuss the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 and how it addresses concerns surrounding fair accounting practices. Anytime new laws or regulations are introduced there is initial skepticism about their purpose and the impact they will have even when the laws that are enacted that are intended to promote fair and competitive business practices. One example of a regulation that was

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    and to ensure that stockholders were protected. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was put in place to combat deceit‚ improve the consistency of financial reporting‚ and reestablish the confidence of investors (Wagner & Dittmar‚ 2006). One of the declaring regulation within this major law is that the management of a company is responsible for its internal control structure and that a company’s executive staff as well as its independent auditors have to attest to the reliability of the overall financial

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    Ethical Behavior Hilda Hoyt XACC/291 April 23‚ 2015 Dr. Johnny Hamblin Ethical Behavior The question asked‚ did the Sarbanes-Oxley Act make any difference and why or why not do I think this way. This Act made a big difference in the ethical behavior of companies. In the past some companies felt that they could take any liberty and show it in any way they wanted on their financial statements. For example‚ they need another tax break‚ so they would get an upper management a new car‚ when they had

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Karla Azcue ACC 120-09 Mr. Donald Senior The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is one of the most important legislations passed in the 21st century effecting financial practice and corporate governance. This act was passed on July 30‚ 2002 thanks to Representative Michael Oxley a republican from Ohio and Senator Paul Sarbanes a democrat from Maryland. They both passed two different bills that pertain to the same problem which had to do with corporation’s auditing accountability

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    Week Five Personal Michael Nelson University of Phoenix LAW/421 Timothy Bodily Week Five Personal The article I reviewed was called The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Using the U.S. Banking Industry from authors from the Journal of Applied Business. The article discussed the detrimental effect the SOX Act has had on the American banking system. Reports collected by the Federal Reserve show that returns on assets (ROA) and returns on equity (ROE) for nonregistered (SEC reporting)

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