Sarbanes-Oxley

If I were to throw out the term Sarbanes-Oxley, the average reader would think I'm referring to some fungal growth that appears in the armpit that might need excising.

From On High 2006

If I were to throw out the term Sarbanes-Oxley, the average reader would think I'm referring to some fungal growth that appears in the armpit that might need excising.

Archive 2006-01-01 2006

Still, the bill that eventually passed, called Sarbanes-Oxley after its two congressional sponsors, would most likely have died but for the collapse of WorldCom as the 2002 elections approached.

Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010

Still, the bill that eventually passed, called Sarbanes-Oxley after its two congressional sponsors, would most likely have died but for the collapse of WorldCom as the 2002 elections approached.

Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010

Still, the bill that eventually passed, called Sarbanes-Oxley after its two congressional sponsors, would most likely have died but for the collapse of WorldCom as the 2002 elections approached.

Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010

Still, the bill that eventually passed, called Sarbanes-Oxley after its two congressional sponsors, would most likely have died but for the collapse of WorldCom as the 2002 elections approached.

Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010

The law is called Sarbanes-Oxley (known as "SOX").

Gary Shapiro: Court Review of SOX Gives Hope for New U.S. Jobs 2009

Under federal rules known as Sarbanes-Oxley, public traded companies must establish an audit committee of independent directors, that is directors not employed by the company in another capacity, to review the work of the auditors hired to look into the finances of the company another requirement.

Schools Audit Committee Proposed in Maryland Matt Johnston 2007

In an over-reaction to the dot.com bust, a law known as Sarbanes-Oxley was passed requiring much greater disclosure by publicly-traded companies.

Goldman's Facebook Investment: What About 'Too Big to Fail' and Financial Regulation? - Seeking Alpha 2011

The authors are not big fans of Sarbanes-Oxley, which is holy writ for some Fools, but some of their suggested tweaks to the legislation seem worth considering.

ETFs Limit IPOs and Increase Risk? Not So Fast! - Yahoo! Finance 2010