The Four Pillars of Responsible Records Management under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Stringent Mandates and Penalties Present Challenges and Opportunities

One of the most significant and recent initiatives to reform corporate governance and accounting since the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Signed by President Bush in July 2002, this law prescribes a sweeping system of additional federal oversight covering corporate governance and financial practices for U.S. and non-U.S. companies that have issued securities in U.S. public markets and that file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as their auditors, boards of directors, and lawyers.

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