East Hampton Recognized for Financial Reporting
A The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was awarded last month to East Hampton by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its...
View ArticleTodd J. Lifson Receives International Financial Reporting Standards Certificate
Todd J. Lifson, a partner in Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP, a Minneapolis-based audit, tax and consulting firm, has received an International Financial Reporting Standards certificate from...
View ArticleOSFI releases draft revisions to its Guideline on Corporate Governance
On August 7, 2012, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions released for public comment draft revisions to its Guideline on Corporate Governance.
View ArticleIndiabulls: Analyst sought bribe to stop 'Sell' report
A day after based Veritas Investment Research released a report recommending investors sell shares of diversified group Indiabulls saying it had sacrificed corporate governance to enrich its...
View ArticleJPMorgan stymied in push to get beyond 'Whale' trades
The company also disclosed in the filing that regulators had forced the bank to recalculate capital levels to reflect their views on risk models the company used for some of its positions, including...
View ArticleCBN releases guidelines on corporate governance, alert for banks
Share Central Bank of Nigeria , on Tuesday, released exposure drafts for corporate governance and whistle blowing in the banking industry.
View ArticleCalPERS To Disclose Second Quarter Voting
The Investment Committee of the California Public Employees Retirement System is scheduled to meet next Monday in Sacramento.
View ArticleTroubled Barclays names new chairman
Barclays has picked corporate governance expert and City grandee David Walker as its new chairman in an effort to rebuild the UK bank's reputation after a rate rigging scandal, Reuters reports.
View ArticlePress Digest - Wall Street Journal - Aug 10
The following were the top stories in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
View ArticleEliot hires consultant to train staff in financial reporting
ELIOT, Maine - Selectmen on Thursday voted unanimously to hire the town's long-term auditor as a consultant with the goal of training town staff to on how to do the town's financial statements...
View ArticleHusson offers retail management degree program
The school says the new program includes courses that focus on supply chain management, financial reporting, sales and service, customer service and retention, merchandising and human resources.
View ArticleCorporate Lawyers as Gatekeepers
Professor Stephen Bainbridge, a corporate law expert much revered in Delaware and familiar to readers of these pages, has published an article entitled " Corporate Lawyers as Gatekeepers ", which A...
View ArticleQueue Associates Offers Microsoft Dynamics Free Trial
Queue Associates Inc., a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, now provides an edge over competitors with its newly launched website for start-ups and businesses.
View ArticleDWM International Names Aaron Bearce as Chief Financial Officer
DWM International, parent company of Society Awards, Mode Design Group and Ambition Beverages, has named Aaron Bearce as Chief Financial Officer of the Group effective August 20, 2012.
View ArticleHow to Become a Corporate Board Member
In the past, joining a corporate board conjured visions of networking at posh resorts with politicians and celebrities.
View ArticleCurrent Trends in Corporate Governance
Corporate governance is the most important predictor of compliance. This may sound obvious but corporate boards move slowly.
View ArticleHow to Outsource Compliance
Market timing and late trading scandals in 2003 led to a substantially more demanding regulatory environment.
View ArticleQuality Systems, Inc. Writes Open Letter to Shareholders Underlining...
Quality Systems, Inc. announced today that it had written an open letter to all shareholders ahead of the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders on August 16, 2012, urging them to vote in support of...
View ArticleChinese companies pull out of US stock markets
Just a few years after Chinese companies lined up to sell shares on Wall Street, a growing number are reversing course and pulling out of U.S. exchanges.
View ArticleReliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Updates Corporate Governance Practices...
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. announced today that its Board of Directors has updated its Principles of Corporate Governance and strengthened the role of its independent Lead Director.
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