壽險業作為經營風險的特許行業，承擔著穩定社會、資金的聚集和供給，以及促進經濟成長等重要功能。近年來由於低利率、匯率變動及國內外經濟環境日益惡化，保險業的本業利潤逐年降低，壽險業的經營面臨重大的挑戰。 保險公司倒閉在國外並不是新鮮事，根據統計，1978～1994年，不到20年間，全球共有648家保險公司破產。導致保險公司破產的原因很多，其中美國在2000～2001年破產的公司大部份是準備金不足；日本保險公司的破產原因則多為投資損失。此外，一些無法意料的天災及人禍之理賠，例如美國911恐怖事件以及卡翠那風災，使得各國保險公司對於企業風險管理更加重視。標準普爾信用評等公司於2006年起，正式將企業風險管理（ERM）制度列入保險業的信用評等項目，更加速保險公司執行企業風險管理的速度。目前國內保險業風險管理制度之實施，則仍屬於起步階段。 保險業屬於高度競爭及高度監理之行業，因此，如何在保持領先的競爭地位及提供優質的客戶服務的同時，亦能恪遵法令、落實內部控制制度及企業風險管理制度，進而創造出屬於自身的藍海策略，以期追求穩定持續成長的獲利，實為壽險業者必須重視的議題。 本研究探討目前保險業所面臨的風險及挑戰，分析金管會對保險公司重大裁罰之種類，並描述及探討個案公司實施內部控制、沙賓法案及企業風險管理制度之狀況與歷程，以及其可能遇到的瓶頸與障礙。本研究結果對於國內保險業實施內部控制、沙賓法案及企業風險管理的過程，可提供助益。 / Life insurance industry conducts business that requires approval from its regulatory authority. The industry provides an array of functions, such as managing risks, maintaining social stability, pooling and supplying funds, etc. In recent years, life insurance industry has faced with serious challenges due to its decreasing operating profit margin caused by low interest rates, volatility of foreign exchange rates, and deteriorating economic environment around the globe. The bankruptcy among insurance companies is nothing new over the world. There were as many as 648 companies going bankrupt during 1978 to 1994. The causes of the aforementioned bankruptcy were many. For example, Japan companies became insolvent mostly due to investment losses; those in the U.S. were caused by insufficient reserves. Huge insurance claims for unpredictable natural or man-made disasters, such as 9/11 terrorist attack, hurricane Katrina, and the subprime mortgage crisis in the U.S., have attracted most companies’ attention worldwide to “enterprise risk management (ERM)”. Hence, Standard & Poor’s started in 2006 to apply the ERM analysis to its credit rating for the insurance industry, and this measure propels insurance companies into the implementation of ERM. Nonetheless, Taiwanese insurance companies are just at the inception of ERM. Insurance industry must comply with stringent regulations while confronting keen competition. An insurance company must take a lead in competition, provide quality services to its customers, abide by regulations, and implement internal controls and ERM in an integrated fashion. In doing so, an insurance company can develop its own blue ocean strategy and maintain sustainable growth and profit. This research probes into the risks and challenges faced by Taiwan insurance industry in dealing with various risks and challenges, including the serious sanctions by the Financial Supervisory Commission. We present a case study of local life insurance company with respect to its process of integrating internal control systems, compliance to Sarbanes-Oxley Act and implementation of ERM. A number of deficiencies, bottlenecks and obstacles were identified and analyzed, followed by related suggestions. Our results provide insights and helpful suggestions to the integration of internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and ERM for Taiwan insurance industry.

Compliance programs have grown since the early 1990s and evolved more formally into corporate institutional or enterprise-wide programs with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Formal institutional compliance programs are emerging in colleges and universities to assist in the management of the myriad of regulations and requirements placed on them by accrediting bodies, creditors, boards, donors, grantors, and federal and state regulators. An effective compliance program provides the structure for the institution and its employees to conduct operations ethically, with integrity, and in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The goals of this study were to identify organizational structures that assist large, public universities in effectively managing institutional compliance, the elements that shape these structures, and the benefits and limitations of those structures.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T18:40:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Valter da Silva.pdf: 1304368 bytes, checksum: f46419e89e3e812e5ba1f02df33d5b5f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-26 / Due to major scandals occurred in the financial market, mainly in America, the credibility of companies have become decisive to the operation of the stock market and every economic system worldwide. At the time of the scandals, the fragility of internal controls as well as the improper disclosure of information related to their financial reports became appallingly apparent. That led to the establishment of regulatory measures for corporate practices in order to obtain transparency regarding information disclosed to the public. The Sarbanes-Oxley Law is among those regulations. This Law, also known in business circles as SOX Law, is aimed to offer protection to investors against possible financial and accounting frauds. It affects especially open capital corporations that trade on the American stock exchange. That was one of the reasons for the research, that is to say, the fragility of the existing laws in Brazil and in the United States. Thus, the general objective of this study is to identify and analyze if the Sarbanes-Oxley Law improves internal controls of companies when compared to the Joint Stock Association Law, to the Brazilian Civil Code (6.404/76 up to date until 11.941/09 Law and 10.406/02) and to the Directions on Corporate Management of the Federal Securities Commission (CVM Brazil). When defining the initial methodology for this study, a decision to compose a review of the literature based on bibliographical findings and published articles, electronic media, thesis and dissertations, as well as documental analysis of the Laws was made aiming to theoretically support the research. In the second part of the methodology, a study was accomplished through a research about the perception of professionals in accounting and controlling areas, as to the improvement of internal controls in relation to the SARBANES-OXLEY Law. A questionnaire was prepared and submitted to some professionals from a company belonging to a multinational group in the automotive segment established in Brazil. That group was chosen because it has stocks traded at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), thus it has to comply with the requirements of the SOX Law and Law 6.404/76 up to date until 11.941/09 Law, as well as with other laws required in Brazil. Survey and Escala Likert were the used methods. After gathering data from the questionnaires, they were systematized and analyzed in order to get to the results. Such results presented in this dissertation were found surprisingly positive. It was found that many Brazilian open capital corporations are already getting adapted to the good practices of Corporate Management established by CVM, and they are making use of standards of conduct well above those required by the referred law. Many requirements of the SOX Law are already active in Brazil, which leads to the conclusion that there are few changes to be made in order to promote the adaptation of the Law to the Brazilian scenery / Devido aos grandes escândalos ocorridos no mercado financeiro, principalmente, no mercado americano, a credibilidade das empresas passou a ser decisiva para o funcionamento do mercado de capitais e de todo sistema econômico mundial. Descobriu-se à época dos escândalos o quão frágeis se mostraram os controles internos, bem como a má divulgação de informações relacionadas aos seus relatórios financeiros. Com isso foram necessárias providências regulamentadoras das práticas corporativas para se obter transparência nas informações disponibilizadas, sendo uma dessas regulamentações a Lei SARBANES-OXLEY. Esta Lei, também conhecida em Negócios, como Lei SOX, tem como meta oferecer proteção aos investidores de possíveis fraudes financeiras e contábeis. Atinge, especialmente, as empresas de capital aberto e que possuem ações nas bolsas de valores americanas. Esta foi uma das motivações de pesquisa, ou seja, a fragilidade das Leis, existentes no Brasil e Estados Unidos. Assim, o objetivo geral deste estudo é identificar e analisar se a Lei SARBANES-OXLEY aperfeiçoa os controles internos das companhias, quando comparada à Lei das Sociedades Anônimas, ao Código Civil Brasileiro (6.404/76 atualizada até a Lei 11.941/2009 e 10.406/02) e às instruções sobre Governança Corporativa da Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM). Na definição da metodologia inicial para este estudo optou-se por compor a revisão da literatura com levantamentos bibliográficos, em artigos, em meio eletrônico, em teses e dissertações, bem como análise documental das Leis buscando embasar teoricamente a pesquisa. Na segunda parte da metodologia é realizado um Estudo com a realização de uma pesquisa sobre a percepção dos profissionais das áreas de contabilidade e controladoria, sobre o aperfeiçoamento dos controles internos à luz da Lei SARBANES-OXLEY. Para tanto houve a elaboração de um questionário aplicado aos profissionais de uma empresa pertencente a um grupo multinacional do segmento automotivo instalado no Brasil. A escolha desse grupo se deu pelo fato deste possuir ações negociadas na Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), se enquadrando, desse modo, às exigências da Lei SOX e Lei 6.404/76 atualizada até a lei 11.941/09, bem como às demais leis exigidas no Brasil. Os métodos utilizados foram o Survey e a Escala Likert. Após a coleta de dados dos questionários, estes foram sistematizados e analisados para se chegar aos resultados. Tais resultados apresentados nesta dissertação são, de certa forma, surpreendentes, porque descobriu-se que muitas empresas brasileiras de capital aberto já estão se adequando às boas práticas da Governança Corporativa determinadas pela CVM e, fazendo uso de padrões de conduta superiores aos exigidos pela referida lei. Disso decorre que muitas das exigências da Lei Sox já estão em vigor no Brasil, o que conduz à conclusão que são poucas as mudanças a serem feitas para promover a adequação da Lei ao cenário brasileiro

The purported costs of provincial autonomy in Canadian securities regulation have been well documented. Proposals for centralizing the securities regulatory regime, whether under a national regulator or through restricting the scope of provincial divergence from national standards, have consistently cited the costliness of the current regime. However, policymakers' cognitive biases lead them from time to time to overemphasize the need for decisive and swift action, which in turn causes them to abandon sound decision-making processes. Provincial autonomy ensures that policymaking with national reach is process-oriented and is more likely to be guided by facts and rational projections. Supporters of centralization discount or ignore these features of decentralization and are too sanguine about the ability of centralized regulators to adhere to process. Any further proposals for reform should properly account for these effects.

The purported costs of provincial autonomy in Canadian securities regulation have been well documented. Proposals for centralizing the securities regulatory regime, whether under a national regulator or through restricting the scope of provincial divergence from national standards, have consistently cited the costliness of the current regime. However, policymakers' cognitive biases lead them from time to time to overemphasize the need for decisive and swift action, which in turn causes them to abandon sound decision-making processes. Provincial autonomy ensures that policymaking with national reach is process-oriented and is more likely to be guided by facts and rational projections. Supporters of centralization discount or ignore these features of decentralization and are too sanguine about the ability of centralized regulators to adhere to process. Any further proposals for reform should properly account for these effects.

The objective of my thesis is to outline the evolution of accounting regulation. The thesis describes development of accounting, first regulation forms, emergence of double entry and present globally accepted accounting standards. In my work I enlarge the development of two well known accounting standards GAAP and IAS and their regulation. The convergence project between standard setters' bodies is elaborated as part of present development of accounting regulation. One of next titles in my thesis is the accounting harmonization process in EU as part of accounting regulation and the adoption of IAS standards by EU Commission

沙氏法是美國在經歷一連串包括安隆、世界通訊等知名企業在內的財報不實醜聞後，為重建投資大眾對公開發行公司財報及美國證券市場的信心，迅速於2002年7月30日頒佈之一項企業革新法。綜觀其中66項條款，引發最多爭議、且對所有公司影響最大的首推404條款。該條款要求管理階層與簽證會計師評估公司與財務報導有關之內部控制制度其有效性，而爭議的重點主要在其實施方式和高遵循成本。 本研究透過個案研究，以深度訪談與問卷調查的方式，瞭解個案公司為遵循沙氏法404條款而推動之專案其組織架構與施行程序，同時蒐集公司主管及員工之意見，以分析實施效益並提出建議。 研究發現，33.34%的受訪者認同公司遵循沙氏法404條款所獲得的效益大於成本，17.34%反對，49.33%持中性看法。受訪者除認為實施沙氏法專案有助於強化同仁的風險意識、引導公司重新檢視與財務報導有關之內部控制制度，並將作業程序標準化、提升內控品質與財報可信度、遵循集團政策外，同時認為沙氏法專案有改善的空間，尤其在整合公司現有的風險控管機制、簡化測試流程及對測試文件的要求等方面。 誠如個案公司財務長所重視的“塑造企業文化”，沙氏法404條款強調的是“由上到下、以風險為基礎”，因此，樹立正確的在上位者之語調與表態極為重要，尤其是董事會、執行長和財務長，必須全力支持，建構具成本效益且符合沙氏法404條款的測試架構，以評估與財務報導有關之內部控制，進而確保財務報導之可靠性。 / After a whole series of financial scandals, such as Enron and WorldCom frauds, the US government swiftly declared the Corporate Reform Law on July 30, 2002, i.e. the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”), aiming to restore investors’ confidence in financial statements of the public companies and the US security market, as well. Among 66 sections in total in SOX, the most contentious aspect, which has also made significant impacts on companies, is Section 404 (“SOX 404”) requiring management and the external auditors to assess the effectiveness of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (“ICFR”). The key point of contention is its stringent implementation and high compliance cost. In-depth interview and questionnaire survey methods were adopted in this case study to explore how the researched company (“the Company”) implemented its project in response to SOX 404 and then to have a detailed analysis based upon the answers and comments obtained from the interviewees and the questionnaire respondents. Suggestions are made at the end of the study. The study finds that 33.34% of the respondents agreed with the view that compliance with SOX 404 generates greater benefit than cost to the Company, while 17.34% were against it, and 49.33% remained neutral. Despite the fact that abiding by SOX may enhance the employees’ risk awareness, guide the company to reexamine its ICFR, add more credibility of financial reports, and conform to Group policy etc., both the interviewees and the respondents consider that there is room for improvement as far as SOX 404 project is concerned. For example, a full integration of the existing risk management mechanisms and also a great simplification of testing procedures and documentation requirements. Just as the CFO of the Company highlights the importance of molding enterprise culture, SOX 404 is also top-down, risk-based oriented. As a result, it is essential to set the right tone at the top. The Board of Directors, CEO, and CFO must give their full support for building a testing framework, which is cost-effective and keeps to SOX 404. By doing so, ICFR can be accurately assessed, and the reliability of financial reports can be virtually assured.

This thesis examines the current state of nonprofit museum accountability in the United Kingdom and United States, assessing methods of achieving fiscal and ethical accountability, as well as the factors that have influenced museum codes and policies to that end. The recent development of museum accountability is couched in corporate culture, government influence, and public expectations, making it an interdisciplinary concern. Yet museum professionalisation, including codes of ethics, conflict of interest management, and agreed-upon standards, has received little attention from researchers. This study engages in empirical research to assess museums’ responses to recent regulations, their execution of governance accountability, and the application of internal controls and fiscal transparency measures. These subjects appraise ethical governance and board member duties, in addition to audit practices and best practice policies. Research reveals inadequacies in the museum accountability systems in both Britain and America. As case studies serve to demonstrate, opportunities remain for financial and ethical misconduct, which can damage the public trust in museums. This thesis is the first broad empirical study to explain museum accountability in Britain or America, collating data across the entire museum sector, creating an industry-wide national framework from the quantitative and qualitative findings. No research has reported on the implementation of best practice measures according to the private, public and third sectors, stakeholders, and by the museum industry itself. Ultimately, this thesis provides unique evidence previously lacking in both the UK and US museum sectors, making it possible to posit and assess specific museums against an accurate national accountability framework.

企業因為經濟自由化、貿易國際化潮流之影響，逐漸成為資本集中與技術密集之經營型態。為求擴充生產規模、增加產品種類、分散投資風險、拓展國際市場等目的，因而成立新公司或兼併其他公司，或購買其他公司之股份，或母公司與子公司交叉持股，而形成關係企業之組織型態，已成為普遍趨勢。職是，關係企業之經濟發展與經營模式，已然占有重要之地位。 關係企業具有特殊屬性，舉凡管理組織、生產規劃、人事制度、市場行銷、財務風險、獲利能力、公共事務與社會歸屬，均有相當程度之影響力。我國公司法對於關係企業專章之規範，仍有不足之處，導致受一九九八年亞洲金融風暴影響所及，爆發若干關係企業之經營弊端，其中以股票流通市場之證券交易違法行為，最為嚴重。綜觀其原因，除肇始於東南亞金融危機及國際不景氣環境外，亦顯示關係企業在股票市場存有許多問題，諸如負責人欠缺誠信、掏空公司資產，造成企業發生危機，發生多起上市或上櫃公司之經營弊端，嚴重損害公司、股東權益與債權人利益，並衝擊社會投資人與整體經濟，值得探討研究。 本論文研究方向，以法制理論、比較法學及實證案例為基礎，論述關係企業證券交易之違法行為，以股票流通市場為中心，並闡述近年來若干重要之關係企業案例，分析法院裁判之論處法律邏輯。包括關係企業之市場操縱行為（違約交割、沖洗買賣、相對委託、連續交易炒作行為）、關係企業「護盤」之違法性、關係企業之內線交易行為，等重要項目。亦討論關係企業藉由無形資產之高估或低估而買賣有價證券之非常規交易行為，兼述國際會計準則公報之規範，佐以實際案例研究。此外，亦闡論關係企業財務預測制度與證券交易違法行為之牽連、證券投資人之保護。 本論文內容之參考文獻資料，包括學位論文（例如前輩先進之博碩士論文）、教授學者之著作書籍、著名期刊與國內外網站資訊。所參考資料則以我國與美國法制文獻為主，至於其他國家之部分，則略以要旨參酌。最後，再針對作者執業律師參與關係企業案例之辯護瞭解，提出若干防弊機制之建議，俾供各界參考。 / UNLAWFUL ACTS BY AFFILIATED ENTERPRISES RESPECTING SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS WITH A FOCUS ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET Abstract Due to the impact of economic liberalization and trade internationalization, operations of enterprises have gradually become capital-intensive and technology-intensive. In order to increase production, expand product line, spread out investment risks, and develop international markets, enterprises have established new companies, merged with others, and purchased shares of other companies, or have engaged in cross-holding of shares between parent companies and subsidiaries. As a result, the formation of affiliated enterprises has become a popular trend. The economic development and business model of affiliated enterprises have likewise become important issues. Affiliated enterprises have their unique attributes; their management organization, production planning, personnel policy, marketing, financial risks, profitability, public affairs, and social affiliation have significant impact on enterprises. Due to inadequacies in the regulations on affiliated enterprises in Taiwan’s Company Law, several affiliated enterprises were exposed to have engaged in fraudulent business operations as a result of the 1998 Asian financial crisis. Among these, most serious were cases involving unlawful securities transactions in the stock market. An analysis of the factors leading to such anomaly shows that in addition to the Southeast Asian financial crisis and international economic slowdown, problems caused by of affiliated enterprises in the stock market, such as integrity and credibility issues on the part of the persons-in-charge and their swindling of company assets, resulted in corporate crises. Many incidents of business malpractices in public or OTC companies occurred, severely undermining the interests of companies, shareholders, and creditors, as well as those of the public investors and the overall economy. All these are worthy of further exploration and study. This paper uses legal theories, comparative jurisprudence, and empirical studies to discuss the unlawful activities in securities transactions by affiliated enterprises. This paper focuses on the stock market to explain the major cases involving affiliated enterprises in recent years and to analyze the legal grounds in the court’s decision on punishment. The cases covered include market manipulation by enterprises, default of securities delivery, wash sales, matched order, manipulation of series of transactions, the unlawfulness of stock market intervention by affiliated enterprises, and insider trading by affiliated enterprises. In addition, this paper discusses the transaction anomalies resulting from overvalue or undervalue of intangible assets by affiliated enterprises. Regulations on the International Accounting Standards gazette are explained and supplemented by actual case studies. In addition, this paper explores the inter-relation between financial forecast systems in affiliated enterprises, unlawful activities in securities transaction, and investor protection. Reference literature used in this paper includes academic dissertations, publications by professors and scholars, periodicals, and information from local and foreign Web sites. Reference materials are based primarily on literature on Taiwan and U.S. laws, supplemented by summary of information from other countries. Finally, recommendations of mechanisms to prevent malpractices are put forward, drawing on the author’s experience as defense lawyer for affiliated enterprises.