Corporate Fraud and Misconduct Risks Driven by Pressure to do ’Whatever It Takes’
Fewer episodes reported by companies with ethics and compliance programs

SEI Implements Assette Software for Institutional Client Reporting
Assette presentations and Assette statements add flexibility and efficiency

Canadian Markets: Second-half rout punishes TSX; year ends with 35% loss
Canadian stocks Wednesday got a late-afternoon lift from surging oil prices, putting a positive finish on a year bruised by the commodity sell-off and credit crunch.

Vast Majority of Banks Lack Enterprise-Wide View of Risk

NYSE Euronext Manages Exponential Data Growth in U.S. with Greenplum
Exchange group relies on Greenplum in the U.S. to support surveillance and other next generation analytic applications.

SEC Officially Mandates Interactive Data for Financial Reports
Large firms must start filing financial reports in XBRL format in June 2009.