1. Furthermore, the commission would strengthen its oversight of the accounting profession that is responsible for auditing corporate books. 2. He also told the panel about strengthening internal oversight by forming a new executive committee on internal control. 3. He has previously indicated that he is unlikely to recommend sweeping changes in research protections for children, but believes both federal and local oversight must be strengthened. 4. In the current report, the committee calls on the authority to strengthen its oversight and establish more guidelines. 5. It was the misreading of pap smears that set off a national alarm about the quality of laboratory tests and prompted lawmakers to strengthen federal oversight. 6. Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations endorsed a plan to take further steps to strengthen oversight of global financial institutions. 7. Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations plan to take further steps at their Denver summit this week to strengthen oversight of global financial institutions. 8. STRONGER FUND OVERSIGHT PROPOSED Arthur Levitt, the SEC chairman, proposed strengthening oversight of mutual funds by independent directors but stopped short of offering more sweeping changes. 9. Some, such as Nomura, have reorganized their structure as well, adding new departments to strengthen oversight. 10. That means that the Japanese government will have to vastly strengthen its oversight of companies and its punishments for wrongdoing. |