US - The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, signed into US law on 30 July, is a "hasty response" to recent accounting scandals, according to global consultants Mercer Investment Consulting.
A non-executive director of GlaxoSmithKline has already stepped down from the company's audit committee to ensure compliance with the legislation. The extra-territorial effect of the law has cau...
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