Euro zone members have demanded those pledges in exchange for signing off on any new funds.
Board members from Wall Street firms were criticized for signing off on Mr. Grasso's pay package.
Penalties for signing off on inaccurate statements could include fines and even jail time.
Currently regulators have no protocol for signing off on new software programs like the one Knight rolled out.
Ms. Whitman specifically singled out Deloitte for signing off on financial statements that she now believes are inaccurate.
The chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, Andy McKenna, criticized Senate leaders for signing off on Mr. Burris's appointment.
He was responsible for signing off the biggest severance payments on the advice of his management team.
As they raided the palace, the protesters yelled slogans denouncing Captain Sanogo for signing off on the deal, said Mr. Thiam, the party spokesman.
He praised Mr. Obama for signing off on the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, but he said that achievement did not erase other missteps.
The independence of the foreign intelligence surveillance court – the one-sided secret mechanism for signing off state surveillance requests – has also been questioned.
Indeed, so complex is the distinction that even the foreign secretary – who is responsible for signing off on the surveillance warrants – doesn't understand it.
