July 23, 2008

U.S. Labor Department proposes regulations to improve disclosure of fees and expenses to workers with 401(k)–type benefit plans

By: U.S. Department of Labor

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposed rule that will make it easier for an estimated 65 million participants covered by 401(k)-type plans to make informed retirement savings decisions. The proposal...

July 23, 2008

SEC Alerts Compliance Officers About Deficiencies and Weaknesses Found During Recent Compliance Examinations

By: Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C., July 22, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission staff today released a new ComplianceAlert letter identifying common deficiencies and weaknesses that SEC examiners have recently found during compliance...

July 22, 2008

401(k) Proposal Would Clarify Fees; Goal Is To Make Retirement Plans Easier To Understand

By: USA TODAY
Kathy Chu

A regulation that the Labor Department plans to propose today would require employers to disclose more information -- and in a clearer format -- to workers about fees and investments in 401(k) plans, now the main...

June 30, 2008

Survey Shows New Guidance From SEC And PCAOB Having Positive Impact On Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Efforts

By: Market News Publishing

ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC. ("RHI-BHDNPX3") - Survey Shows New Guidance From SEC and PCAOB Having Positive Impact - on Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Efforts Is it possible that Sarbanes-Oxley compliance is becoming a little...

June 26, 2008

Seventy-One Percent Of Consumers Say The Reputation Of Corporate America Is 'Poor', But Consumers Will Buy, Recommend And Invest In Companies That Concentrate On Building Their Corporate Reputation; Google Achieves #1 Ranking In 9th Annual Harris Interacti

By: Business Wire

Not only has the stock market lost ground since last fall, but so has the reputation of Corporate America in the eyes of consumers. Seven out of 11 industries saw their reputation decline last year from 2006 and 16 of the...

June 18, 2008

Majority Of Americans Support Legislative Action To Disclose Pharmaceutical Company Gifts To Physicians; New Prescription Project Survey Shows Americans Are Eager To Understand Financial Ties Between Physicians And Pharmaceutical Industry; Array Of Gifts Largely Considered Unacceptable

By: Business Wire

A majority of Americans (64%) say that it is important to know their physician's financial ties to pharmaceutical companies and 68% would support legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose gifts to doctors,...

July 18, 2008

No, I Don't Want To Be Your Social-networking Friend

By: Christian Science Monitor
John Lenger

Dear Friend (if I may still call you that),

Recently I received an email inviting me to be your friend on LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Friendster, or some other professional- or social-networking website.

I receive many...

June 30, 2008

Burst The Oil Bubble; Regulators Sleep While Speculators Treat Market Like A 24-hour Casino.

By: USA TODAY
Byron Dorgan

Skyrocketing gas prices have Americans outraged -- and rightfully so. Nothing in the fundamentals of supply and demand justifies a doubling of oil prices in a year.

I and others have pushed for investments in renewable energy,...

June 17, 2008

Renowned American Leaders Inaugurate 'NewTalk'; Online Forum Meets Pressing Need For Candid Discussion On Crucial Public Policy Topics

By: PR Newswire

NEW YORK, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Renowned American leaders, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, inaugurated today an online forum called NewTalk, designed to tackle tough issues that are inadequately...