The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Its Legacy Looking Back and Impact Going Forward

Twenty years ago, the effects of the Enron era were enormous. Confidence in the capital markets and in financial reporting and corporate governance in general had deteriorated to a dangerously low level. Shareholder losses were staggering. People’s life savings were lost. The corporate frauds and abuses were numerous and egregious. The web of culpability cast […]