03rd October 2006
Executive Summary
Since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (also nicknamed the Investor Protection Act) much has been written about the cost and benefits of one part of the Act, Section 404. Proponents say that effective internal controls are neces...
03rd October 2006
Perhaps no single invention changed the face of business, globally like the creation and utilization of the World Wide Web. Neither the telephone nor the automobile has done for business what the opening of a global door in the 80s and 90s did for busines...
03rd October 2006
At PricewaterhouseCoopers, the focus is on the retail industry, and this year's hot topic seems to be the weathering of the first year of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. This year's compliance has come at a significant cost to the retail companies; the second ...
03rd October 2006
In a global economy that is predicted to see the greatest growth in the history of the world in the coming decades, the fact that we're now in an uneven growth mode seems to indicate a different growth direction. The economy has been labeled a two-speed w...
03rd October 2006
One of the most controversial issues today: intellectual property. How to assess the value, and protect and manage the asset are topics of debate in almost every industry and market. Another not-so-evident fact: many of the fast-growth private companies h...
03rd October 2006
When it comes to unbeaten SAP implementations, pioneering solutions, and high-quality customer fulfillment, BearingPoint is the renowned world leader. The partnership of BearingPoint and SAP has reached past 25 years. BearingPoint have aided over 1500 cus...
03rd October 2006
Scheduled on 10th June 2006, the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year World Summit will conclude with the 6th Annual World Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Ceremony and Gala. This is the first time that the two major events will merge together for c...
03rd October 2006
Information technology auditors, professionals who determine whether corporate IT systems are effectively maintaining Sarbanes-Oxley controls, are in demand from a wide range of companies.
As a result, IT auditors with four to seven years' experience ...
03rd October 2006
Experienced bankers are at a premium in a fast-expanding sector.
The structured credit market has probably offered more opportunities for jobseekers over the past 12 months than any other sector in investment banking.
The Bond Market Association last ...
03rd October 2006
One of the most remarkable pieces of technology to be unveiled to date is the interactive network that Accenture debuted at Chicago's O'Hare International airport. This debut screen is 10 feet wide and 7 feet tall. The screen is housed in a specially-desi...
03rd October 2006
The impact of the Internet has touched every industry, even those we considered unlikely candidates. The car industry seemed to escape the influence of the Internet, until the increasing use of websites for researching new cars, checking the title history...
03rd October 2006
In a move that is sure to produce positive results for PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Eurasia Group, the two have formed a global alliance in order to meet the changing needs of global clients and multinational organizations.
The last few years have...
03rd October 2006
Milestones '06 is a series of conferences sponsored by Ernst & Young to bring together some of the most promising venture-backed CEOs to bring to fruition some of the most innovative and valuable growth ideas as prosperous businesses. IPOs and M&As are th...
03rd October 2006
Since the corporate scandals that ravaged the US landscape, and the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, auditing has become the hottest topic on the debate and education plates for many of the Big4 firms. KPMG held their first annual Audit Committee Issues...
03rd October 2006
In college, you majored in accounting. You sweated through the CPA exam and put in countless billable hours as a young practitioner. Now you're well into a successful career. But what happens if you discover making numbers talk no longer carries the thril...
