Christopher Cox

Good morning. I am honored to be here at the Reagan Library. There is perhaps no more appropriate place to discuss a topic important to us all – the need to reinvigorate market capitalism, the foundation of our national prosperity. Although Mrs. Reagan is not with us today, I send her my best wishes and thanks for her kind invitation to speak at this event.

We are working through a severe financial crisis caused by many factors, including government inaction and mistaken actions, outdated U.S. and global financial regulatory systems, and by the excessive risk-taking of financial institutions. This combination of factors led to a critical stage this fall when the entire U.S. financial system was at risk.

This should never happen again. The United States must lead global financial reform efforts, and we must start by getting our own house in order.

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LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/06/08 -- A panel of experts on International Financial Reporting Standards will discuss "A Path to Compliance" with TOWN HALL Los Angeles during a breakfast meeting at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel on Thursday, November 13, 2008. The trend toward adopting IFRS, a global set of accounting standards, is becoming one of the most important issues for companies to address today and represents a significant change for investors, companies and capital markets ...

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REDWOOD CITY, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/15/08 -- UBmatrix, Inc., the leading provider of XBRL information exchange solutions, announced today that it is offering a free public service to test and validate Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings for public companies filing SEC reports in Interactive Data (XBRL). "UBmatrix is a pioneer in the development of XBRL and in the development of the XBRL specifications and taxonomies. We are highly committed to ensuring that companies who file their SEC reports in XBRL do so successfully and efficiently, and our free testing and validation program is our latest commitment to that end," said Sunir Kapoor, President and Chief Executive Officer of UBmatrix, Inc. "As the first deadline for filing SEC reports in XBRL approaches, we expect companies will turn to UBmatrix for its expert guidance." The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a Rule Proposal that mandates interactive data (XBRL) filings of SEC reports for public companies, beginning with "large accelerated filers ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amidst an economic crisis and increasing scrutiny of directors and regulatory agencies, Corporate Directors Forum is bringing together distinguished leaders from a variety of industries to discuss the most challenging issues directors face at Directors Forum 2009: Directors, Management & Shareholders in Dialogue. By limiting attendance to 250, the conference, being held Jan. 25-27, 2009 at the University of San Diego, encourages interaction between prominent keynote speakers, the nation's leading corporate governance authorities and the attendees. Keynote speakers will include: ...