I think all of that information continues to support my point of view, not refute it. SOX is expensive, but companies will factor it in with price hikes in their products. And you wonder why prices are going up? Hah!
-Cameron On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > way to cherry pick the contents. The article also contains the following: > > How real is this threat? And what does it mean for investors? Standard > & Poor's Chief Economist David Wyss believes SOX is a factor in the > recent wave of privatizations, but a relatively minor one. He does, > however, think the legislation makes it even harder to be a public > company, which creates another incentive for outfits to stay or go > private. "Most of the issue is, I think, transitional. Once companies > learn to operate in the new environment, it should stabilize," Wyss > says > > --- big snip --- > > S&P Chief Investment Strategist Sam Stovall believes there's certainly > the possibility that some public companies may be willing to go > private because of the headache of SOX and other regulations. However, > only one large company has mentioned SOX as a factor, so he isn't > convinced of this being a pattern or the beginning of a trend. Stovall > adds that there's a lot of cash on the books for M&A activity, which > could certainly support the markets in 2006. > > > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 7:09 AM, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://tinyurl.com/5erxtm (BusinessWeek) >> >> "As a result, SOX compliance appears to weigh disproportionately on >> small public corporations" >> >> Not very progressive. >> >> -Cameron >> >> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 8:31 AM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> links please >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Good luck with that. Put too much regulation in place and you will >>>> discourage business activity. Look at the unintended consequences of >>>> Sarbanes-Oxley- companies taking themselves private, more startups >>>> choosing an exit strategy of acquisition rather than going public >>>> because of the insanity that is SOX compliance. Millions of dollars a >>>> year being spent on average just for SOX compliance. No, I don't agree >>>> that more regulation is the answer. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:268450 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
