Accounting
Here are the highlights of a short survey our Council has conducted on company policies with respect to share repurchase programs.
The majority of those participating have a repurchasing program. Of those who have active programs, 77 percent use the 10b-5 plan to buy shares during closed windows...
Remember the e-roundtable queries that you submit periodically? We have now summarized a new batch of the discussions and they are available for you to download here. The titles include:
FINRA Rule 2111
Third Party Services for Credit Checks
Bank Guarantees in Asia
Worries About European Banking...
Marie Lee authored and prepared a report on the unintended consequences of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on small business in 2004 that garnered extensive recognition from lawmakers, the SEC, and PCAOB. She also played a key role in getting TechAmerica Board members appointed to SEC Advisory Committees...
This survey of the treasury function captures the working environment of senior financial officers of large industrial companies, and reveals that treasurers are getting more involved in international operations than in the past. At the same time, the scope, size, and budget of the department...
The sixth annual MAPI survey on audit fees found that the average revenue of 83 companies increased from FY2009 to FY2010 while their average audit fee fell. As a result, the average audit fee/revenue ratio fell. There was considerable variation in the audit fee/revenue ratios across these...
The Manufacturers Alliance/ MAPI has just released the sixth edition of the MAPI Survey of Corporate Tax Departments, reflecting the aggregated responses of the 103 tax departments that participated in the survey. This edition, like its predecessors, provides a comprehensive analysis of the...