PCAOB Finds Continuing Problems With Auditors of B-Ds
Top Planning Concerns for UHNW Clients Working with UHNW clients requires more than solid investment management and estate planning, according to advisor Paul Pagnato, founder of the Pagnato-Karp Group.
View ArticleIs Crowdfunding Investment Capital Right for You?
In previous columns I introduced three crowdfunding sources including donation fundraising, startup transactions, and lending.
View ArticleThe importance of social media compliance
Social media compliance is not typically considered a big issue for companies, but expert Mike Chapple explains why it should be.
View ArticleState-owned companies subordinated to Department for Energy,...
The state-owned companies subordinated to the Department for Energy will be compelled to draw up development strategies for at least 10 years, but also a transparent system for granting sponsorship,...
View ArticleTalentum's financial reporting in 2015
Talentum's Financial Statements, Annual Report by the Board of Directors, Auditor's Report and Corporate Governance Statement for financial year 2014 will be published as a pdf document in calendar...
View ArticleJaitley to attend 13th Corporate Governance awards
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be the chief guest at the 13th Corporate Governance Awards to be given here Aug 24, an official said Wednesday.
View ArticlePCAOB Concerned about Accounting Estimates
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released for public comment a staff consultant paper on standard-setting related to auditing accounting estimates and fair value measurements.
View ArticleProposal Would Simplify Accounting for Cloud Computing Fees Paid by Customers
As part of its simplification initiative, the Financial Accounting Standards Board today issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update intended to simplify the accounting for a customer's fees paid in...
View ArticleHertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ) Lowers Guidance on the Back of Vehicle Recalls
SEC filing on Tuesday that it expects its full year earnings to come well below the lower end of the guidance it gave for 2014.
View ArticleEarnings, revenue up at South Carolina ports for fiscal '14
The increases in cargo volume at the Port of Charleston extended into the first month of the 2015 fiscal year.
View Article"Grappling With the Cost of Corporate Gadflies" - Stephen Davidoff Solomon
The three people - John Chevedden, William Steiner, James McRitchie and their families - specialize in bringing shareholder proposals at annual meetings, urging companies to change their compensation...
View ArticleFindings from Doshisha University Provides New Data about Corporate...
Research Findings/Insights: Confrontational shareholder activism of the kind practiced by American and British hedge funds in during the 2000s failed to gain acceptance from Japanese investors and...
View ArticleEx-KPMG senior partner to head Grant Thornton assurance
Vials joins GT after ten years as head of the Big Four firm's financial reporting technical team.
View ArticleBG Staffing, Inc. Appoints Two Independent Directors
Allen will also serve on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, while Seid will serve on the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
View ArticleBig Investors Push for Auditors to Sign Financial Statements
The trade group representing institutional investors urges Securities and Exchange Commission not to weaken plans to make auditors publicly accountable for their work.
View ArticleLyman Johnson's "Law and the History of Corporate Responsibility: Corporate...
I have been reading with interest Lyman Johnson's new paper, Law and the History of Corporate Responsibility: Corporate Governance .
View Article'Opaque related-party transactions biggest corporate governance issue'
Summary Opaque related-party transactions is the most important corporate governance issue in promoter-managed firms, according to a poll conducted by proxy advisory firm IiAS.
View ArticleDealmakers Q&A: Baker Botts' John Martin
John W. Martin is a corporate partner with Baker Botts LLP and serves as the partner-in-charge of the firm's Palo Alto, California, office.
View ArticleNeeding It Now - New Rules of Financial Reporting to Owners
Owners these days are looking for financial results in real time, not just once a month.
View ArticleHow The Sarbanes-Oxley Era Affected IPOs
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 , commonly referred to as SOX, is a federal law enacted by Congress in response to massive corporate and accounting fraud in the early 2000s.
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