Governance/Regulation & Compliance

A phased implementation of XBRL is imminent, and the largest U.S. companies may take the plunge first

Financial Executives International (FEI) is urging the U.S. Department of Treasury to require U.S. auditing firms, like their European counterparts, to issue online transparency reports detailing important financial information and governance policies

While the number of corporate restatements soared in 2006, only a small percentage for fraud

Decoding the 25,000 pages of FASB rulings is not a task for the faint of heart. But plans to distill the information into a single-source Web-based document should make the job a lot easier

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has approved two proposals designed to clarify possible conflicts of interest between a public auditing firm and a potential client by increasing transparency

Reval.com Inc. has launched Version 8.0 of HedgeRx, its web-based derivatives hedging and risk management application, including upgrades to the FAS 157 module