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The securities lending industry is crucial for maintaining liquidity in South African financial markets.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was hurriedly passed by the United States Congress in reaction to the spate of <I>fin de siècle</I> accounting scandals that blighted the US corporate landscape.

The worldwide economic meltdown caught many businesses unaware. Gearing quickly became over-gearing, leverage -- instead of being a catapult for new -- wealth -- became a noose, and business leaders had to scramble to keep their companies alive.