Welcome to the Institute of Management Accountants' (IMA^®)
press room archives.

• 2007
• 2006
• 2005

2007

12/18/07 - Promoting Accounting Education: IMA Signs Cooperative Agreement with NAF
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12/12/07 - IMA Supports SEC Proposal to Postpone Small Business Implementation of SOX; but Issues Remain
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11/8/07 -- IMA Director of Research and Professor-in-Residence Co-Authors Balanced Scorecard Monograph
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11/5/07 -- IMA Responds to Congressional Hearing on International Accounting Standards: ‘Yes’ to Convergence
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9/17/07 -- Calling All Accounting and Finance Students: IMA Announces Eighth Annual Student Leadership Conference; Coming to Louisville, November 8-10
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8/23/07 -- ICMA Recognizes Winter 2007 CMA and CFM Exam Award Winners
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8/6/07 -- Dr. Raef Lawson Named New IMA Professor-in-Residence
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7/18/07 - IMA Embraces Bill to Ease SOX Rules for Small Businesses
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7/2/07 - IMA Elects John B. Pollara as New Chair
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6/12/07 - Certified Accounting Professionals Earn 27 Percent More Than Non-Certified Peers, According to IMA Annual Salary Survey
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6/8/07 - IMA Submits Testimony as Requested to U.S. Congress Regarding Sarbanes-Oxley Guidance Proposals; Guidance as Reported Remains Sub-Optimal, Says IMA
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6/6/07 - ICMA to Offer Chinese Language Version of Certified Management Accountant Exam
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5/24/07 - IMA Senior Leaders Visit Dubai for Second Annual Global Conference
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5/9/07 - New Statement on Management Accounting Provides Practical Implementation Knowledge on ERM
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4/5/07 - IMA Applauds SEC Efforts to Align SOX Guidance; Sees Four Critical Issues Yet to be Addressed
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3/15/07 - Finance and Accounting Professionals Cross Intersection of Knowledge and Know-How at IMA’s 88th Annual Conference and Exposition
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2/27/07 – IMA Responds to SEC and PCAOB Exposure Drafts on SOX: Much More is Needed to Get it Right
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2/14/07 - Stand Tall at the Intersection of Knowledge and Know-How: IMA Announces 88th Annual Conference & Exposition
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2/13/07 - ICMA Recognizes Top Performers on Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Exam
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1/24/07 - IMA Launches First Chapter in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; IMA President and CEO Visits Riyadh
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1/23/07 - IMA Introduces New Statement on Management Accounting for Enterprise Risk Management
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2006

12/13/06 - IMA Says SOX Guidance for Management is Long Overdue
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12/5/06 - SOX Proposal from Capital Markets Committee Needs More Balance to be Effective, says IMA
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11/6/06 - Press Teleconference Media Invitation: Does SOX=Death of the American Dream?
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10/16/06 - Paul Sharman Honored by Accounting Today’s “Top 100” List
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10/12/06 - IMA Releases Landmark Study Revealing Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Issues
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10/2/06 - IMA Announces the Launch of a New Global Knowledge Resource for Accountants in Business
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9/18/06 - IMA Releases Transformational Approach to Help SEC Develop Management Assessment Guidance
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9/13/06 - IMA and Robert Half International Honor National Financial Executive of the Year Award
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9/12/06 - Seventh Annual Student Leadership Conference Hits Cleveland
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9/5/06 - IMA Reintroduces “Statements on Management Accounting”
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8/2/06 - IMA Announces Vice President Staff Promotions
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7/20/06 - IMA Announces Student Case Competition Winner
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7/11/06 - IMA Supports COSO Small Business Guidance
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6/28/06 - ICMA Announces Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Financial Manager (CFM) Top Exam Performers
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6/06 - It Pays to be Certified – IMA Announces Findings of 17th Annual Salary Survey
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5/18/06 - IMA Selects VCampus Corporation as Strategic Partner for Development of Web-based Educational Programs
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5/9/06 - IMA Announces Findings of Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Study
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5/3/06 - Job Analysis Survey Confirms CMA Relevance to Management Accounting Profession
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5/1/06 - IMA Presents Informative Workshops, Speakers and Exhibits at Global Conference in Dubai
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4/20/06 - IMA 87th Annual Conference & Exposition to Provide Skills, Tools and Workshops to Drive Business Performance
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3/2/06 - Skills, Tools and Workshops to Drive Business Performance -- The Institute of Management Accountants Announces 87th Annual Conference & Exposition
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2/15/06 - The Institute of Manangement Accountants and Rober Half International Inc. Now Accepting Nominations for the 2006 Financial Executive of the Year Award
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2005 Press Releases

2005

12/21/05 - IMA Announces Bold Steps to "Get it Right" on Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
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11/21/05 - The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA^®) Announces A New Partnership With The China Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA) To Deliver the IMA CMA and CFM Programs in China
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11/10/05 - Accounting Today Names IMA President and CEO Paul Sharman as One of Their 2005 Top 100 Most Influential People
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11/05 - IMA Recognizes Top Performers on the 2005 CMA and CFM Exams
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8/16/05 - New Vice President - Member Services to Help IMA Transform Management Accounting Industry
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7/5/05 - IMA Announces Carl S. Smith as New IMA Chair
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6/21/05 - Institute of Management Accountants Speaks Out About Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on U.S. Industry
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6/16/05 - Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements Boost Value of CMA Certification; New Survey Reveals Salaries for Management Accountants Rising
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6/1/05 - The Institute of Management Accountants and Robert Half International Inc. Now Accepting Nominations for 2005 Financial Executive of the Year
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5/26/05 - IMA Recognizes Top Performers on its CMA and CFM Exams
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5/17/05 - IMA Launches Research Centre of Excellence
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5/4/05 - IMA Study Explores Success of China Haier Group; IMA-funded research examines how company’s innovative business model transformed it from bankruptcy into a recognizable worldwide brand
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4/26/05 - IMA Encourages Accounting Profession to Embrace XBRL Framework
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4/14/05 - IMA Names Chair for Fiscal 2007; Institute of Management Accountants names Johnson & Johnson exec chair-elect; will serve as chair 2006 – 2007
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4/12/05 - IMA Study Finds German Cost Accounting Can Help Improve Financial Performance; IMA-funded research explores benefits of GPK and concludes methods make sense for firms
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3/29/05 - IMA Conference to Explore Strategic Solutions and Practices for a Changing Business Environment; Brings Experts in Management Accounting and Financial Management Together in Boston
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3/24/05 - IMA Names Three to COSO Small Business Task Force; IMA members will help COSO and the SEC provide guidance regarding internal controls to small public companies
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3/15/05 - IMA to Rebalance Accountancy Profession in the United States and Abroad
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3/1/05 - IMA Appoints Paul Sharman as President and CEO; IMA taps renowned management accounting expert to steer organization as a global leader in the accounting profession
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2/2/05 - IMA Taps Jeff Thomson to Head Research and Practice Development; Industry veteran to establish standards, best practices and tools for management finance profession
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1/26/05 - INDEPENDENT STUDY CONFIRMS CMA AND CFM CREDENTIALS SET THE WORLDWIDE STANDARD FOR ACCOUNTANTS IN BUSINESS; CMA noted for its flexibility, depth and breadth of general business knowledge and its truly international scope
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1/18/05 - IMA Recognizes Top Performers on the CMA and CFM Exams
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If you have any questions, would like any additional information, or would like to schedule an interview with Jeff Thomson, IMA President and CEO, please contact:

Marc Gerrone Director, Communications & Public Relations Phone: 1-800-638-4427 ext.1502 e-mail: mgerrone@imanet.org