Saturday, July 30, 2005

Is Corporate Governance Reform Working as Planned?


Three years after the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, questions are mounting about unintended consequences for hundreds of U.S. firms. Instead of complying with the new regulations, many companies are deciding the costs of being publicly traded or listed on a major stock exchange are no longer worth it. In the cover story of the summer 2005 issue of Region Focus, Doug Campbell examines the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on businesses and investors.