Comment: Danske Bank scandal shows value of holistic approach
The Nordic corporate governance model is typically regarded as a North Star when it comes to openness, trust and responsibility. Yet, the recent Danske Bank scandal across the Nordics and the Baltics...
View ArticleAxiom Expands Board of Directors with Appointments of John Reid...
Dec 4, 2018-- Axiom , a leading global alternative legal services provider, today announced two new additions to its Board of Directors: John Reid Dodick, the former Chief People Officer of both WeWork...
View ArticleDo Ineffective Internal Controls Expand A Shareholder's Right Of Inspection?
Section 1601 of the California Corporations Code establishes a shareholder's right to inspect the "accounting books and records and minutes of proceedings of the shareholders and the board and...
View ArticleCommon Sense: CBS Report on Moonves Shows Epic Failure of Corporate Governance
As a draft report prepared by CBS's outside lawyers now makes clear, many of the company's employees, including high-ranking executives and even members of its board, were aware of the former chief...
View ArticleHigh Plains Library District receives top governmental accounting and...
High Plains Library District received the highest recognition possible for governmental accounting and financial reporting in the U.S. and Canada last month.
View ArticleSudan: New Report On Corruption in Sudan Banking System
The Sudan Democracy First Group , has release of a new report on corruption and the political influences in Sudan's banking system. The report is the latest publication of the Sudan Transparency...
View ArticleHow Carlos Ghosn may have hidden $70 million from Nissan
How could one of the world's most visible employees go about hiding $70 million worth of salary and benefits paid to him by one of the world's biggest companies, without the company knowing it? What is...
View ArticleObama-era SEC official pushes Senate to rein in corporate advisory firms
Former Securities and Exchange Commission member Daniel Gallagher is slated to tell the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday that the "current environment creates an undue reliance on proxy advisory...
View ArticleHong Kong dual-class IPOs dent principle of fairness, say experts
Hong Kong and Singapore maintain high ranks in report by brokerage CLSA and non-profit organisation Asia Corporate Governance Association Hong Kong and Singapore maintained their high ranks in a report...
View ArticleREFILED-U.S. securities regulator should demand more voting...
The U.S. securities regulator should consider imposing stricter disclosure requirements on institutional fund managers relating to how they vote in corporate elections, a Securities and Exchange...
View Article#Cannabisstocks: Aphria (TSX: APHA and NYSE: APHA) Announces Special...
December 6, 2018 Aphria Inc. today announced its Board of Directors has appointed a special committee of independent directors to review the Company's previously completed acquisition of LATAM Holdings...
View ArticleCity Recognized for Excellence in Financial Reporting
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting had been awarded to the City of New Braunfels by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its...
View ArticleIRS and Treasury issue final regulations on negative adjustments under UNICAP
On November 19, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued final regulations that address taxpayers' use of negative amounts in calculating additional costs for purposes of...
View ArticleSun Pharma promoters poorer by Rs 12,660 crore in 10 days
Sun Pharma's market capitalisation stood at Rs 100,050 crore on December 5, with its share price closing at Rs 417 a piece - lowest since March 2013. The country's leading drug maker has lost more than...
View ArticleISB professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian appointed new CEA
Krishnamurthy holds a PhD from Chicago-Booth and is a top-ranking IIT-IIM alumnus. He is one of the world's leading experts in banking, corporate governance and economic policy.
View ArticleISB professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian is India's new CEA
A PhD from Chicago-Booth and a top-ranking IIT-IIM alumnus, Krishnamurthy Subramanian is one of the world's leading experts in banking, corporate governance and economic policy The government on Friday...
View ArticleSmart Compliance: Embracing Proactive Solutions
Over the last twenty years, we have seen a fundamental re-orientation in compliance. I would argue that as the compliance profession has expanded and taken on greater space and responsibility in the...
View ArticleClass Action Update for Cost, Ozk and Dy: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP...
CLASS ACTION UPDATE for COST, OZK and DY: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Investors of Class Actions on Behalf of Shareholders NEW YORK, -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that class action...
View ArticleGhosn's legal woes highlight governance failings in Japan
One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the arrest of Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn is over how he allegedly could have underreported his income by millions of dollars for years and why the...
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway yesterday issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of local governments and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws....
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