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Global Risks 2011, Sixth Edition reveals insights stemming from an unparalleled effort on the part of the World Economic Forum to. United States Congress. Citations. Public law. Pub. L. 1. 072. 04. Statutes at Large. Stat.  7. 45. Codification. Acts amended. Securities Exchange Act of 1. Securities Act of 1. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1. Investment Advisers Act of 1. Title 1. 8 of the United States Code, Title 2. United States Code. Titles amended. 15, 1. Legislative history. Introduced in the Houseas Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act of 2. H. R. 3. 76. 3 by. Mike Oxley R OH on February 1. Committee consideration by. House Financial Services, Senate Banking. Passed the House on April 2. Passed the Senate as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2. July 1. 5, 2. 00. S. 2. 67. 3 passed 9. Reported by the joint conference committee on July 2. House on July 2. 5, 2. Senate on July 2. Signed into law by President. George W. Bushon July 3. The SarbanesOxley Act of 2. Pub. L. 1. 072. 04, 1. Stat.  7. 45, enacted July 3. Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act in the Senate and Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act in the House and more commonly called SarbanesOxley, Sarbox or SOX, is a United States federal law that set new or expanded requirements for all U. S. public company boards, management and public accounting firms. There are also a number of provisions of the Act that also apply to privately held companies, for example the willful destruction of evidence to impede a Federal investigation. The bill, which contains eleven sections, was enacted as a reaction to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals, including Enron and World. Com. The sections of the bill cover responsibilities of a public corporations board of directors, adds criminal penalties for certain misconduct, and required the Securities and Exchange Commission to create regulations to define how public corporations are to comply with the law. BackgroundeditIn 2. SarbanesOxley was named after sponsors U. S. Senator Paul Sarbanes D MD and U. S. Representative Michael G. Oxley R OH. As a result of SOX, top management must individually certify the accuracy of financial information. In addition, penalties for fraudulent financial activity are much more severe. Also, SOX increased the oversight role of boards of directors and the independence of the outside auditors who review the accuracy of corporate financial statements. The bill, which contains eleven sections, was enacted as a reaction to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals, including those affecting Enron, Tyco International, Adelphia, Peregrine Systems, and World. Com. These scandals cost investors billions of dollars when the share prices of affected companies collapsed, and shook public confidence in the US securities markets. The act contains eleven titles, or sections, ranging from additional corporate board responsibilities to criminal penalties, and requires the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC to implement rulings on requirements to comply with the law. Descargar Biblioteca Mundo Hispano Pdf Printer. Harvey Pitt, the 2. SEC, led the SEC in the adoption of dozens of rules to implement the SarbanesOxley Act. It created a new, quasi public agency, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB, charged with overseeing, regulating, inspecting, and disciplining accounting firms in their roles as auditors of public companies. The act also covers issues such as auditor independence, corporate governance, internal control assessment, and enhanced financial disclosure. The nonprofit arm of Financial Executives International FEI, Financial Executives Research Foundation FERF, completed extensive research studies to help support the foundations of the act. The act was approved by the House by a vote of 4. Senate with a vote of 9. President George W. Bush signed it into law, stating it included the most far reaching reforms of American business practices since the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The era of low standards and false profits is over no boardroom in America is above or beyond the law. In response to the perception that stricter financial governance laws are needed, SOX type regulations were subsequently enacted in Canada 2. Germany 2. 00. 2, South Africa 2. France 2. 00. 3, Australia 2. India 2. 00. 5, Japan 2. Italy 2. 00. 6, Israel, and Turkey. See  Similar laws in other countries below. Debates continued as of 2. SOX. Opponents of the bill have claimed it has reduced Americas international competitive edge against foreign financial service providers because it has introduced an overly complex regulatory environment into US financial markets. A study commissioned by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and US Sen. Charles Schumer, D NY, cited this as one reason Americas financial sector is losing market share to other financial centers worldwide. Proponents of the measure said that SOX has been a godsend for improving the confidence of fund managers and other investors with regard to the veracity of corporate financial statements. The 1. SOX coincided with the passing of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups JOBS Act, designed to give emerging companies an economic boost, and cutting back on a number of regulatory requirements. Major elementseditPublic Company Accounting Oversight Board PCAOBTitle I consists of nine sections and establishes the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to provide independent oversight of public accounting firms providing audit services auditors. It also creates a central oversight board tasked with registering auditors, defining the specific processes and procedures for compliance audits, inspecting and policing conduct and quality control, and enforcing compliance with the specific mandates of SOX. Auditor Independence. Title II consists of nine sections and establishes standards for external auditor independence, to limit conflicts of interest. It also addresses new auditor approval requirements, audit partner rotation, and auditor reporting requirements. It restricts auditing companies from providing non audit services e. Corporate Responsibility. Title III consists of eight sections and mandates that senior executives take individual responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of corporate financial reports. It defines the interaction of external auditors and corporate audit committees, and specifies the responsibility of corporate officers for the accuracy and validity of corporate financial reports. It enumerates specific limits on the behaviors of corporate officers and describes specific forfeitures of benefits and civil penalties for non compliance. For example, Section 3. Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer certify and approve the integrity of their company financial reports quarterly. Enhanced Financial Disclosures. Title IV consists of nine sections. It describes enhanced reporting requirements for financial transactions, including off balance sheet transactions, pro forma figures and stock transactions of corporate officers. It requires internal controls for assuring the accuracy of financial reports and disclosures, and mandates both audits and reports on those controls. It also requires timely reporting of material changes in financial condition and specific enhanced reviews by the SEC or its agents of corporate reports. Analyst Conflicts of Interest. Title V consists of only one section, which includes measures designed to help restore investor confidence in the reporting of securities analysts. It defines the codes of conduct for securities analysts and requires disclosure of knowable conflicts of interest. Commission Resources and Authority.