Blog: Compliance

The JOBS Act: Who are they kidding?

By Pat Voll | April 4, 2012

The JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) purports to foster the growth of small businesses, allowing them easier access to funding by lowering bureaucratic hurdles and thus enabling the growth of their business and… more

Seminar gets real about XBRL

By RoseRyan | April 2, 2012

RoseRyan, along with Ernst & Young and Morrison & Foerster, is presenting a free breakfast seminar, “XBRL: It’s Time to Get Real,” on May 2 in Palo Alto.

We all know that XBRL implementation can… more

MF Global’s ‘vaporized’ funds point to lack of internal controls

By Michelle Perez | March 29, 2012

I recently read an article discussing how approximately $1.2 billion in cash went missing from the coffers of MF Global Holdings, simply “vaporizing” in the wake of the company’ s collapse, according to The Wallmore

Did Sarbanes-Oxley kill the tech IPO?

By Pat Voll | March 6, 2012

In a March 2 CNBC interview, Marc Andressen was asked what one thing Washington could do to increase job creation and innovation in Silicon Valley. He replied by saying “attack regulation” and went on to… more

Enforcement and executive comp top list at SEC conference

By Henry Madrid | December 22, 2011

The economy must be picking up, judging by the attendance at last week’s 27th Annual Reporting and FASB forum put on by the SEC Institute. It was a packed house. The two-day seminar was not… more

RoseRyan guru elected to XBRL US committee

By RoseRyan | December 15, 2011

Congratulations to Lucy Lee for her recent election to XBRL US’s Domain Steering Committee. The committee’s primary goal is to oversee the development of taxonomies that meet the business reporting needs of key U.S. markets.… more