So You're Thinking of Joining a Public Company Board
In their Corporate Governance column, David A. Katz and Laura A. McIntosh write: Candidates for directorships on public company boards have much to consider. The extent to which individuals can...
View ArticleNasdaq Announces Baltic Market Awards Winners
Tallinn/Riga/Vilnius, Nasdaq Baltic Market, January 28, 2016 - Nasdaq announces that during the 10th Baltic Market Awards Nasdaq Baltic traded companies with the best investor relations over the past...
View Article8 CEO perks that will make you angry
Not only does being top dog make you rich - the average pay package for a chief executive of an S&P 500 This week, Equilar, a data provider that studies executive compensation and corporate...
View ArticleNasdaq Announces Baltic Market Awards Winners
The winners were announced in eight categories and honored during the live video bridge between Nasdaq Tallinn, Nasdaq Riga and Nasdaq Vilnius. To mark a decade of the Baltic Market Awards, a special...
View ArticleFelCor responds to activist shareholder, says already pursuing transformation...
FelCor should explore a company sale and should sell its New York City properties plus the bottom 10% of its portfolio, while implementing corporate governance changes and using the sale proceeds to...
View ArticleMarc Liebowitz Joins CFO Consulting Partners
With over twenty-five years of senior financial management experience in commercial insurance, Marc brings a strong background in financial reporting, budgeting, capital management and expertise in...
View ArticleXerox and Carl Icahn Announce Agreement
Xerox and Carl C. Icahn announced today that they have entered into an agreement related to the governance of the Business Process Outsourcing company that will be created as a result of the planned...
View Article5 Secret FreshBooks Tips
FreshBooks is great at managing and tracking invoices, time, and expenses for SMBs. Here, we share five secret FreshBooks tips for even easier cloud-based accounting.
View ArticleHosemann proposes overhaul of statea s election laws
There is no guarantee they will pass but Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford sees only a couple of parts that will have much effect here. The approximately 500-page package was done without...
View ArticleFRS 102/105: Are you ready?
A new year a new UK GAAP comes onto the scene. FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland is now with us.
View ArticleFitch Affirms Reaseguradora Patria's IFS Ratings at 'A-' and 'AAA(mex)';...
MONTERREY, January 29 Fitch Ratings has affirmed Reaseguradora Patria S.A.'s International Insurer Financial Strength rating at 'A-' and its National Scale IFS rating at 'AAA '. The Rating Outlook is...
View ArticleOcwen ties that bind? Altisource Residential adds former HLSS exec
Late in 2014, Ocwen Financial and its relationship with its affiliated companies, Altisource Portfolio Solutions , Altisource Residential Corporation , Altisource Asset Management Corporation , and...
View ArticleThis Week In Securities Litigation
Washington spent much of this week digging out from a monster snow storm which left the government closed for two full days and reporting for work on a delayed based for two others. Two recent reports...
View ArticleAfrica: Governance Issues Rear Ugly Head Again At MTN
AS MTN, the continent's biggest mobile network operator lurches from one corporate governance crisis to another, industry experts suggest it addresses its insatiable appetite for profit if it harbours...
View ArticleMyanmar Times: Few firms ready for March IPO, says SEC - Aye Thidar Kyaw
Only two or three companies will be ready to list on the Yangon Stock Exchange by March, when trading is expected to start, according to an official at the Myanmar Securities and Exchange Commission ....
View ArticlePut new accounting standard on hold: Tax committee
The ghost of MAT has reemerged as tax simplification committee, headed by justice Easwar, wants to hold new accounting standard rules sighting adverse and uncertain impact on MAT. But the government...
View ArticleFXCM Announces Changes to Board of Directors
FXCM Inc. , a leading online provider of foreign exchange trading and related services, announced on February 1, 2016, Mr. Perry Fish submitted his resignation to FXCM from his position serving as an...
View Article2016 Proxy Season Checklist - What You Need to Know
As we roll into a new year and a new public company reporting season, public companies should be aware of a number of rule changes and rulemakings, Securities and Exchange Commission staff guidance,...
View ArticleAddressing Hotel Industry Change | By Richard B. Evans
HFTP is a global nonprofit hospitality association that uniquely understands the industry's problems. We assist our members in finding solutions to industry problems more efficiently than any...
View ArticleDimon and Buffett convene secret meetings on promoting long-termism
Among the attendees are top guys from BlackRock, Fidelity, Vanguard, and Capital Group. Among the subjects: Improving corporate governance and encouraging long-term thinking.
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