Singapore firms stepping up corporate governance efforts
For the 644 companies assessed for the latest 2014 Governance and Transparency Index , the mean score was 42.1. This, compared to 38.0 in 2013, makes it the highest year-on-year improvement since the...
View ArticleTurning To Ethics When Trust In Business Is At An All-Time Low
After years of feeling they might be fighting lone battles, all the 'good guys' with an interest in better business , leadership and corporate governance could be forgiven for giving a little cheer.
View ArticleAllison Transmission Holdings' (ALSN) CEO Lawrence Dewey on Q2 2014...
Lawrence E. Dewey - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman of Executive Committee, Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and Member of Government Security Committee...
View ArticleGoldman Names Ogunlesi Lead Director as Schiro Retires
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. named Adebayo O. Ogunlesi as lead director of its board after James Schiro retired to undergo treatment for multiple myeloma.
View ArticleBrandy Rea
Brandy Rea has joined Rx Savings Solutions as vice president, general counsel. Rea brings a wealth of experience in health care law, ranging from healthcare entity acquisitions and mergers to advising...
View ArticleOlcott at A.C.: Cyber risk is a business risk
July 25, 2014 - Jake Olcott, principal at Good Harbor Security Risk Management, discussed three areas critical to improving cybersecurity on Thursday, including corporate governance, building a secure...
View ArticleCairn India's $1.25-billion loan offer to Vedanta Group raises concerns
Cairn India has disclosed that it had entered into a facility for extending a loan of $1.25 billion to Vedanta Group.
View ArticleAuditing the accounts 2013/14 - NHS bodies
This report found that the timeliness and quality of NHS trusts' financial reporting improved for 2013/14.
View ArticleMiami Courts Drive Florida Business Law
Recent opinions in corporate governance litigation make clear that Miami courts are leading the way in developing Florida case law governing key corporate governance issues .
View ArticleAngola delays stock market to 2017
Angola, sub-Saharan Africa's third-largest economy, won't start equities trading until at least 2017 because companies need to improve their accounting, the country's markets regulator said.
View ArticleBank holds seminar for financial journalists
Accra, July 24, GNA - An official of the Ghana Commercial Bank has appealed to media practitioners to play an active role in educating Ghanaians on the economic and financial situation of the country.
View ArticlePapa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. Files (8-K) Disclosing Change in Directors or...
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On will serve as a Class III Director with a...
View ArticleIs a fish a "record, document, or tangible object"?
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act created a new obstruction of justice law that imposesstiff criminal penalties on anyone who "knowingly alters, destroys, mutilates, conceals, covers up, falsifies, or makes a...
View ArticleAstika Holdings, Inc. Updates Shareholders and Prepares for Growth in the...
We appreciate the support and are excited to lead the Company and its shareholders into the future."
View ArticleNew cross-shareholding ban takes effect
South Korea's antitrust watchdog on Friday launched a ban on any new cross-shareholding investment among the affiliates of conglomerates, a move aimed at improving governance of the nation's leading...
View ArticleMenifees finance department wins award of excellence
Menifee's finance department recently earned an award for excellence with their financial reporting.
View ArticleGregory M. Gaughan
Greg brings 16+ years of accounting & finance experience with a focus on banking/financial services & energy industry clients.
View ArticleAn Updated Draft of "Corporate Social Responsibility & Concession...
I have posted an updated draft of my latest piece, "Corporate Social Responsibility & Concession Theory" on SSRN .
View ArticleNew accounting rules to have big impact
The planned application of International Financial Reporting Standards 9 will have the greatest impact on banks and a significant influence on insurers locally, says KPMG Thailand.
View ArticleNotice of an Extraordinary General Meeting of East Capital Explorer AB
Registration for the meeting will commence at 12:30. Notification of participation In order to be entitled to participate at the EGM, shareholders must be recorded as shareholders in the printout of...
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