Highlights of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
Nov 29, 2009 Sarbanes- Oxley
After the Enron debacle (which, at the time, was the 7th largest corporation in the United States), The US government recognized that there was an immediate and greater need for independent direction in the running of a company. Also, in the public interest, some thus far self-regulating professions had to be more open to scrutiny.
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