Security Bank receives multiple awards from Asiamoney 2012 FX Poll
ASIAMONEY, Asia's leading regional financial publication, recently named Security Bank Corporation as the Best Domestic Provider of Foreign Exchange Products and Services in the Philippines based on...
View ArticleGovt panel to study executive pay at loss-making companies
New Delhi: The government has set up a panel to look into the remuneration practices of top managements at loss-making companies amid concerns over fat pay packages being doled out to senior executives.
View ArticleChaebol control
In a race to tighten regulations on chaebol in the name of "economic democracy," presidential candidates are moving to write proposed changes in corporate governance into law ahead of the Dec.
View ArticleBanks with weak corporate governance will lose customers - CBN
Banks that have weak corporate governance will lose patronage and customers, says Mallam Lamido Sanusi, Governor Central Bank of Nigeria .
View ArticleExperts debate power held by shareholders
Even those without business savvy tend to know the CEO runs a company. The next level of management is more obscure.
View ArticleInternational Accounting Standards and Accounting Quality
Journal of Accounting Research , Vol. 46, No. 3. , pp. 467-498, doi:10.1111/j.1475-679X.2008.00287.x We examine whether application of International Accounting Standards is associated with higher...
View ArticleNigeria: PenCom Mulls 50 Percent Limit for Stock Market Investment
This is as the National Pension Commission plans to permit PFAs to invest up to 50 per cent of their pension assets contributed by young people in the market.
View ArticleComparisons to Peer Groups Hike CEO Pay
With $443.9 billion in sales for its fiscal year that ended Jan. 31, the Bentonville retailer is the biggest retailer in the world and typically No.
View ArticleOn the Docket Pittsburgh: 10/15/12
The following attorneys with McGuireWoods LLP were named to the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Mark E. Freedlander, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights and reorganization law; Gordon W....
View ArticleHeidi N. Moore joins the Guardian's US Team as Finance & Economics Editor
Today the Guardian announced the addition of Heidi N. Moore, former New York bureau chief and Wall Street correspondent for Marketplace.
View ArticleDiligent continues sales drive in 3Q, upgrades drive revenue
Diligent Board Member Services, the software-as-a-service company for corporate governance, continued its rapid sales drive in the third quarter as revenue from client upgrades underpinned growth in...
View ArticleFormer Fancamp Chairman to Nominate Alternative Slate of Directors
Robert N. Granger, Q.C., a director of Fancamp Exploration Ltd. , and until recently its chairman, announced today that he no longer has confidence in the ability of Fancamp's management to manage the...
View ArticlePension Administration Companies and the Need for a SSAE 16 (SOC 1)...
In an increasingly competitive business environment, SSAE 16 and SOC 2 Audits are providing pension administration companies a competitive advantage.
View ArticleCorporate governance policy in two months: Moily
New Delhi: The government is expected to come out with the national policy on corporate governance within two months, Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily said on Tuesday.
View ArticleCorporate governance is a strategic necessity for India to be top five in...
"The days are not far off when every corporate body will come out and say sustainable development is good business.
View ArticleFRC consults on improving financial reporting
FINANCIAL REPORTS have become a disjointed collection of disclosures and that many do not meet the objective of financial reporting, the UK reporting watchdog has said.
View ArticleAnalysis: Xstrata investors get pay vote but may not risk stand
That could be advice for corporate governance advocates who sought a separate vote on the lavish executive pay deal that was bundled in as part of the terms of the $33 billion merger between Glencore...
View ArticleFacing Courts, Porsche's Corporate Governance Remains Poor
Porsche Automobil Holding SE reportedly won a recent victory in its ongoing battles over allegations that it manipulated the market.
View ArticleCorporate Governance - General, Bonusing and Stock Options
Why read : Because if you own shares of public companies you should always think hard about shareholder activism in the context of corporate governance, and should be prepared to participate in...
View ArticleAnalysis: As more U.S. audit work moves to India, concerns arise
Auditing of U.S. corporations' financial books, a vital underpinning of investor confidence, increasingly relies on work carried out in India, where there is no clear system of oversight.
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