... in the Sarbanes- OxleyActof 2002 ( Sarbanes- OxleyAct ).1 The Report is designed to address each ofthe topics identified for Commission study in the Sarbanes- Oxley Act, including the role of ... qualifications of credit rating analysts I INTRODUCTION Section 702 ofthe Sarbanes- OxleyAct requires the Commission to conduct a study ofthe role and function of credit rating agencies in the operation ... Recognition’ [T]he fundamental determinants of ‘national recognition’ [are] (i) an impactof [a rating agency’s ratings] on bond prices that is independent oftheimpact thereon of regulation,...
... sales appear inconsistent with my contention that Section 403 of SOX increases their information content I argue that theimpactofthe increased timeliness of Form filings on contemporaneous ... after the close ofthe calendar month during which the transaction occurred Section 403 of SOX amends this provision of Reproduced with permission ofthe copyright owner Further reproduction prohibited ... permission ofthe copyright owner Further reproduction prohibited without permission TIMING AND INFORMATION CONTENT OF INSIDER TRADES: BEFORE AND AFTER THE SARBANES- OXLEYACTOF 2002 A DISSERTATION...
... unions said that the termination would have no impacton their institution or it was too soon to determine theimpact Exemption from Section 404(b) ofthe Sarbanes- OxleyAct Section 989G ofthe ... forms to conform them to section 404(c) ofthe SarbanesOxley Actof 2002, as added by section 989G ofthe Dodd-Frank Act Section 404(c) provides that section 404(b) ofthe Sarbanes- OxleyAct shall ... industry officials also have noted that the full impactofthe Dodd-Frank Acton these institutions is uncertain Nonetheless, some regulators and industry officials expect some oftheact s provisions...
... securitisation implies stronger effects of monetary policy onthe economy and on residential property prices (CGFS 2006) Onthe other hand, Tsatsaronis and Zhu (2004) conjecture that the prevalence of ... the presence of a price puzzle, we nevertheless believe that the estimates underpredict theimpactof monetary policy onthe level of prices since we not include indicators of future inflation ... information Since a number of authors have asserted that the transmission mechanism of monetary policy depends onthe institutional characteristics ofthe financial system, we go on to split the sample...
... picture oftheimpactofthe postelection crisis onthe clinical care system and to corroborate the findings ofthe database analysis The participants granted permission to audio-record the interviews ... being taken care of by the uncle They stay in Langas Langas was, let me say, it was the heat ofthe violence there This boy is on second line medication, and at the time ofthe crisis they tried to ... perspective of families and children In-depth exploration ofthe longer-term psychological and social impactofthe election conflict on individual children is still needed and is ongoing within the...
... mix of patients Medical staff, consisting of five senior intensivists and three residents, rotated continuously over these units, usually on a one-week basis One month after the completion ofthe ... MPE involved the wrong prescription of a tenfold overdose of a beta-blocker, where rapid intervention ofthe clinical pharmacist intercepted the administration of this overdose The nonintercepted ... example of a frequent error was the unnoticed changing of an already activated prescription of a continuous infusion medication Since recent upgrading ofthe system every continuous infusion prescription...
... patterns of certain pathogens Since parenteral forms of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin were not restricted for the first three days of therapy by NARP, the consumption of these quinolones was ... years after the initiation of restriction policy there is still a need for continuous surveillance studies to observe the full impactofthe NARP Fourth, we calculated antibiotic consumption in grams ... before the initiation ofthe NARP Even in these selected centres already applying local antibiotic restriction policies the utilisation of many ofthe restricted antibiotics was decreased and the...
... the questionnaire The results ofthe questionnaire are presented in the following sections IV.5.1 Result ofthe first part ofthe questionnaire Table indicates the results ofthe first part of ... increase the validity ofthe later generalization ofthe result to the population Involving the generalization ofthe results, extraneous variables need controlling prior to the experimental like the ... section provides readers some discussion ofthe major implications The limitations ofthe study and some recommendations suggested for further research will be discussed in the second section The...
... in Section 2.2.2.3 2.2.2.2 Refraction Refraction is defined as the bending ofthe normal to the wavefront of a propagating wave upon passing from one medium to another where the propagation velocity ... Tbb the paths are not completely resolved and the contribution ofthe second term of (2.47) depends on relative difference in the multipath phases and the value ofthe autocorrelation function ... (for the case of swept frequency measurements) to extract the channel impulse response ofthe channel In theory, convolution ofthe impulse response with an information signal (such as one used...
... effect is defined by the food preference ofthe zooplankton For successful modeling ofthe lake ecosystem, theimpactof zooplankton on phytoplankton succession should be clarified The semi-large scale ... describe the results of our mesocosm observations especially focused ontheimpactof zooplankton on algal succession, and dominant material flow in water body estimated from the results Furthermore, ... away from the pond) was utilized for calculating the daylight fraction The latitude ofthe observation site (34˚47') was used to calculate the daily irradiance These calculations were done according...
... culture ofthe organization If the organization is one that relies on face-to-face and one -on- one communication, HR practitioners must not only address theimpactofthe new technology, but must monitor ... ways First, there is the individual impact upon employees in terms of their levels of job satisfaction and organizational commitment Second, researchers — and by implication, HR practitioners — need ... practitioners through the suggestions above Our SIT framework highlights the need for attention on human resource issues during the implementation of new information technology Theimpact of...
... interaction The first is the interaction ofthe learner with the machine As the sophistication of multimedia design has increased, so have the types and forms of interaction, although they have ... the sum of all students in the class This then raises the question ofthe validity and authority of knowledge gained over the Internet How can the learner be sure ofthe sources of information? ... level of prior learning and dexterity: typing Another primitive but very dominant form of interaction, especially onthe Web, is the use of a mouse to click on "active" buttons However, other...
... revolutions because ofthe important economic and social effects derived from it This revolution involves the reformulation ofthe key resources for the companies If in the Industrial Revolution the ... indicate the degree of attainment of such objectives in a dynamic way, increases the likelihood of success of such projects In fact, one ofthe research priorities in the CRM field is the development ... are onthe verge ofthe most significant transformation in business Although CRM concept has been the central core of many articles, conferences and seminars, so far most of them corresponds...
... “characterized by competition anf conflict in the personal relations dimension an organization in the task-funtions dimension” So members begin to communicate opener, more confidence and interact within a ... develop the next generation of wireless “ So, the team work in Texas Instrument is considered effectiveness team 3 .The impactof technology on team functioning within a given organization: a Technology ... and other parties outside the office The use of ICT for internal communication has been elaborated in the previous section Readers are referenced to the discussion there Here, we will concentrate...
... assigned by the instructor Identify the level ofimpact — high, medium, or low — that each technology type would have onthe given layer of a Windows DNA design Write your answers in the grid provided ... After completing the above steps, you will discuss your responses with the class The instructor will write the class consensus on a flip chart Use the space below for brainstorming Activity 7.2: ... 50 Activity 7.2: Determining theImpactof Technology on a Windows DNA Design Exercise 1: Determining Technology Implications ! Determine technology implications Participate in...
... assess theimpactof public/private partnerships onthe practice of budgeting To examine theimpactof cross-service programmes on budgeting practice To compare the two authorities and examine the ... sector and their impacton traditional budgeting practices By studying the budgetary practices of two large but very contrasting English local authorities, the project was able to evaluate the ways ... experience of ‘Eastmet’ 3.4 The experience of Southshire Conclusions Authors contact details References Overview The focus of this project was on post-1997 policy innovations for the local government...
... of profits The latter is, by definition, the product of market shares and profit margin We have views with respect to theimpactof efficiency on market share and its relation with competition, ... rates and the speed of adjustment towards the equilibrium.12 Using a panel-econometric approach, we test for theimpactof banking competition (measured by the Boone indicator) onthe long-run ... markets? Contrary to the estimations ofthe spreads presented above, the ECM long-run equation does not assume full pass-through of market rates within one month Table 6.4 shows that the effect of the...
... bonds, Altman (1989) used a mortality rate concept to measure default rates conditional onthe age ofthe bond Altman found that the cumulative bond mortality increases with the age ofthe bond ... determine the level of significance ofthe variable coefficients included in the model The ImpactOf Firm's Characteristics On Junk-Bond Default 51 TESTING THE MODEL GOODNESS OF FIT To test the model ... where χ2 is the value ofthe model chi-square, k is the number of regressors in the model, and Λ(0) is the value ofthe log likelihood with no variables The second term in the numerator ofthe R statistic...
... update ontheimpactofthe crisis on Africa and on growth outlook in the medium term (Section 2) It highlights key issues that deserve special attention as the continent attempts to weather the ... view ofthe G20 summit (Section 3) Section concludes onthe role ofthe African Development Bank Update onthe Outlook Economic Prospects 2.1 In light of this fast evolving context, all projections ... worsening ofthe impact, we are concerned that traditional mechanisms will delay disbursements with detrimental consequences onthe implementation of rescue and recovery initiatives It is therefore...