Externally Managed REIT vs. Internally Managed REIT
Real Estate Investment Trusts, known as REITs, are a favorite investment vehicle for real estate investors around the world. REITs can be structured with either an external, third-party manager or an...
View ArticleAlma Media to change its terminology for Alternative Performance...
Alma Media Corporation Stock Exchange Release 20 June 2016 at 12.30 EEST ALMA MEDIA TO CHANGE ITS TERMINOLOGY FOR ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN FINANCIAL REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO ESMA GUIDANCE...
View ArticleWhy blockchains can be really bad. Or: How techno-futurists can ruin things.
Here's what's particularly disturbing about techno-futurists right now: Software is so widely distributed, so persistent and attainable that any fantastical idea, the wacky and the unchecked, of which...
View ArticleCorporate Korea lacks antitakeover measu...
Daeshin Economic Research Institute on June 19 looked into 600 listed companies and conglomerate affiliates in Korea where institutional investors or the pension fund hold more than 5 percent stake in...
View ArticleUltragenyx Appoints Karah Parschauer as Executive Vice President, General...
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel products for rare and ultra-rare diseases, today announced that it has appointed Karah Parschauer as...
View ArticleCapitol Report: After China fraud boom, Nasdaq steps up scrutiny of shady...
Nasdaq, Inc. has been checking up on the companies it lists much more closely since a 2009 boom of China-based companies using its exchange abruptly crashed in 2011, creating a massive fraud pile-up....
View ArticleRegulators Can't Force Good Risk Management
Since the crisis, the flood of new regulations - the most expansive since the Great Depression - have largely led to suboptimal economic outcomes. Indeed, policymakers seem to be operating in...
View ArticleWho Is Lululemon's Longest-Serving Director?
Comments last week by Chip Wilson, founder of the yoga apparel maker, blaming longest-standing board members for the company's lack of performance prompted a look at the directors. Comments made by...
View ArticleAlleged Fraud Undoes 5,800% Surge at Unit of - Most Ethical' Firm
Two months after Japanese camera and printer maker Ricoh Co. was again recognized as one of the world's most ethical companies, the shares of its Indian unit were suspended following a rout exacerbated...
View ArticlePlain sailing through Governance compliance with new service
The time of the 'sleeping director' has pasted. Increased focus on corporate governance by governments and regulatory bodies means that compliance obligations are constantly changing and have never...
View ArticleThe Biggest Loser In 'Brexit' Would Be Finance Sector
After the 2000 financially-engineered tech bust blew in America, regulators enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, also known as SOX, to help what had become rampant accounting fraud , that led to...
View ArticleChina Telecom Honoured by Corporate Governance Asia and The Asset
In addition, China Telecom was also credited with the implementation of the highest standards of corporate governance and going the extra mile in its investor relations practice by providing investors...
View ArticleAdvanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. ADES Executives Sharon Sjostrom...
Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, ADA-ES, Inc. announced that two leaders from its executive team, Sharon Sjostrom, Chief Product Officer, and Christine Amrhein,...
View Article[DECODED 2. LOTTE] Lotte's ownership enigma
Cobweb, computer circuit board and maze. These are some of the words that Koreans use to describe the baffling complexity of the share ownership structure at Lotte Group , a conglomerate whose roots...
View ArticleBoards, shareholders blamed for poor corporate governance
The role of Boards of Directors and shareholders has come under the spotlight as poor corporate governance and unethical leadership practices ruin institutions. Dr Joshua Okumbe, the Chief Executive...
View ArticleThai Union CEO reflects on success, setbacks
Thiraphong Chansiri, president and chief executive of Thai Union Group, elaborated on his global seafood company's latest achievements and his management style and vision in an interview with The...
View ArticleSpalding County earns 15th consecutive year of Excellence In Financial Reporting
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Spalding County for its Comprehensive...
View ArticleTesla Takeover of SolarCity Not a - No-Brainer' for Investors
Elon Musk called the proposed marriage of Tesla Motors Inc. and SolarCity Corp. a "no brainer," saying his $2.86 billion plan to combine the companies would benefit both. Tesla investors didn't seem so...
View ArticleSingapore Post says COO has resigned in latest high-level exit
Singapore Post said its chief operating officer, Sascha Hower, has submitted his resignation in the latest high-level exit from the postal company amid an ongoing review on corporate governance. In a...
View ArticleBrookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAM) Downgraded by Zacks Investment...
According to Zacks, "Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is an asset manager. Focused on property, power and infrastructure assets, the company has assets under management and is co-listed on the New York...
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