Your Resource to Regulations
On July 30 President Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 into law. Here is the full text of the legislation. Click here for the full text of the legislation.
Executive Alerts
| June 16, 2003 | SEC Staff Publishes FAQs Guidance on Rules Regarding Use of Non-GAAP |
| April 15, 2003 | Information Dissemination Under Regulation G |
| April 2, 2003 | SEC Requires Exchange Listing Standards for Audit Committees |
| March 19, 2003 | The Whistleblower Provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
| January 29, 2003 | NIRI Releases Survey Results on Disclosure Committee Practices |
| January 16, 2003 | SEC Adopts Rules on Provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| December 16, 2002 | SEC Proposes Rules on Auditor Independence Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| August 28, 2002 | SEC Adopts Rules Implementing the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| August 1, 2002 | The Impact of the Auditing Accountability, Responsibility and Transparency Act |
Related Links to Helpful Resources
http://www.borisfeldman.com/certification.html
Boris Feldman, partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo
Alto has prepared an informative "Frequently Asked Questions"
with answers related to the CEO/CFO Certification requirements in light
of the new SEC certification rules.
Proposed Rules from the NYSE and Nasdaq
August 16, 2002:
Corporate Governance Rule Filing (pdf)
The NYSE Board of Directors has approved new standards and changes in the
corporate governance and practices of NYSE-listed companies.
http://www.nasdaq.com/about/Corp_Gov_Summary082802.pdf
On July 24, 2002, the Board of Directors of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
approved some 25 corporate governance proposals designed to increase accountability
and transparency for the benefit of investors.
Executive Alerts
- September
10, 2001
Guidance for Compliance With Regulation FD - July
2, 2001
National Investor Relations Institute Releases Survey Results on the Impact of SEC Regulation Fair Disclosure - May 17,
2001
Clarification of the "Media Carve Out" Under Regulation FD - October
12, 2000
SEC Declines NIRI's Request For An Extension To Reg. FD - August
16, 2000
SEC Publishes Regulation Fair Disclosure -- Raises Troubling Issue - August
14, 2000
Further Guidance on Regulation Fair Disclosure - August
10, 2000
SEC Passes Regulation Fair Disclosure - August
8, 2000
NIRI Survey Finds Adoption of Regulation Full Disclosure Likely to Limit Amount of Information Disclosed to Market Participants
White Papers
- Ten
Tips for Dealing with Reg. FD
Comments by Lou Thompson - SEC
Answers Questions Regarding Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure)
Copyright 2000. Katten Muchin Zavis - Regulation
FD - Practical Issues Raised by the SEC's New "Selective Disclosure" Rule
Copyright 2000. Sullivan & Cromwell - SEC
Adopts New Selective Disclosure Rule
Copyright 2000. Hale & Dorr LLP
