The Stock Act and Insider Trading.
The Stock Act is in place so to disallow secret insider trading. Insider trading is buying and selling of stock by corporate insiders.
View ArticleKraft names new legal affairs executive
PRNewswire NORTHFIELD - Kraft Foods said Kim Rucker will become executive vice president, corporate & legal affairs, for Kraft Foods North America.
View ArticleGRIFFITHS on SATURDAY: Long march to build better boardrooms
Next week's report from Professor John Kay into Britain's equity markets and the long-term performance and governance of quoted companies comes at a sensitive time for UK plc.
View ArticleDodd-Frank Turns Two Tomorrow. It's Still Quack Corporate Governance.
Deal Journal can only speculate that Senators Dodd and Frank and President Obama are celebrating with the traditional two-year anniversary gift of cotton, perhaps a hoodie emblazoned with their legacies.
View ArticleVedder Price Achieves Victory for Huron Consulting Group Cofounder...
Vedder Price P.C., which served as counsel for Gary Holdren, Cofounder and former Chairman and CEO of Huron Consulting Group Inc., announced that on July 19, 2012 the Securities and Exchange Commission...
View ArticleManagerial Accountants Want their Own Kind of Costing
Their focus on forward-looking models for internal costing purposes, rather than the historical approach used for GAAP reporting, could soon get some much-needed support.
View ArticleUncertainties Abound Surrounding International Accounting Standards
While insurers eagerly await the release of international financial reporting standards from the International Accounting Standards Board , which have been in the works for more than a decade and are...
View ArticleMixed legacy for 2002 reform
Scandals at Enron, Tyco International, WorldCom and other companies dominated the headlines.
View ArticlePule calls for clean audits
Communications Minister Dina Pule has ordered the SABC and all the other state-owned companies reporting to her to no longer employ specialist auditing firms to audit their books.
View ArticleGet The Answers: Gender, ethnic and skill-set diversity is best
Listed companies will soon have new disclosures to make, writes Henri Eliot, chief executive of Board Dynamics, which provides advice on board composition and corporate governance.
View ArticleMaterial Weaknesses in Internal Controls a Decade after Sarbanes-Oxley
Effective internal controls reasonably prevent material misstatements in financial reporting and fraud, but poor internal controls have hurt businesses, investors and the public accounting profession.
View ArticleWeb Hosting Companies and the Need for a SSAE 16 (SOC 1) or SOC 2...
Web Hosting Companies and the Need for a SSAE 16 or SOC 2 Audit Report in Today's Competitive Market In an increasingly competitive business environment, SSAE 16 and SOC 2 Audits are web hosting...
View ArticleChina industrial bonds returning to favour
Bonds from China's industrial sector are returning to favour as credit investors bet that the world's second biggest economy has turned a corner.
View ArticleSingapore's Corporate Governance Shows Signs of Improvement
The recently released 2012 Governance and Transparency Index may influence more companies to take compliance more seriously, says company registration specialist Rikvin.
View ArticleSingapore's Corporate Governance Shows Signs of Improvement
Singapore's Corporate Governance Shows Signs of Improvement The recently released 2012 Governance and Transparency Index may influence more companies to take compliance more seriously, says company...
View ArticleEU says mismanaged Greek banks face 'revamp'
Banks recapitalised as part of Greece's bailout may be forced to overhaul their management and governance, the European Commission said, in response to questions raised by Reuters agency about alleged...
View ArticleGuardian: U.S. LIBOR Arrests 'Imminent'
Here's the part that makes me skeptical : They're going after "individual" traders? Are we really supposed to believe that this scandal doesn't go all the way to the top? Isn't this the sort of thing...
View ArticleSources: Best Buy pay consultant quits over retention bonuses
A compensation consultant to Best Buy's board quit after the electronics chain awarded more than 100 managers retention bonuses without tying them to performance, said three people with knowledge of...
View ArticleSchool Board's finance awarded
Bossier Schools Director of Finance Frank Rougeau has garnered a coveted honor from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada .
View ArticleJapan lawmaker calls for stronger corporate governance
In the wake of the recent insider trading investigations, some Japanese politicians are calling for stronger corporate governance and clearer laws by country's financial regulators.
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