Bart Perkins: Avoiding IT audit nightmares
No organization wants its problems announced to the whole world. In IT, when something goes wrong, our inclination is to tell the internal people who need to know while at the same time communicating...
View ArticleBusiness Manager - St Thomas the Apostle Church
Responsible for the financial reporting of all parish, school and cemetery funds.
View ArticleSEC Adopts 2013 U.S. GAAP Taxonomy
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted that latest update to the U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy for filing financial statements using Extensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL.
View ArticleLong Live King Jamie
Preliminary voting results collected prior to the meeting were announced at the close of the annual meeting.
View ArticleDynegy Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Patrick Wood - Chairman, Member of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee, Ex-Officio Member of Audit Committee, Ex-Officio Member of Compensation & Human Resources Committee and...
View ArticleTechnicality topples key financial reporting bill
A much-watched bill designed to give the public more information on schools, taxes, government spending and debt held by state entities has gone down on a House technicality.
View ArticleEx-strategist can sue UBS as whistleblower -U.S. judge
UBS AG lost a bid Tuesday to dismiss a whistle-blower lawsuit by a former commercial mortgage-backed securities strategist who said he was fired for refusing to publish misleading research reports.
View ArticleHana Al Rostamani nominated to Du's Board of Directors
Du announced the induction of Hana Al Rostamani to its Board of Directors as per a nomination by shareholder Emirates Investment Authority as a representative to replace Younis Al Khoori.
View ArticleMedian CEO pay rose to $9.7M in '12
The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The Associated...
View ArticleJPMorgan Chase Results Speak Louder Than Its Critics
When my dad wants to assess the health of the economy, one of the things he looks for are shredded tires along highways.
View ArticleRussian Central Bank to increase controls over bankers' bonuses and salaries
The Russian government is poised to amend 2 banking laws which will authorize the Central Bank to limit banker's salaries and supervise both domestic and international branches.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether SOX's Whistleblower...
On May 20, 2013, the United States Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit's decision holding that SOX's...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean Holders Back Board-Term Plan Opposed by CEO
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. shareholders approved an non-binding resolution to eliminate staggered terms for directors, dealing a defeat to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fain.
View ArticleNew chairman Marshall wants - clean' CAL
CONGRATS FOR CHAIRMAN: President of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Trinidad and Tobago Chapter , Roger Ramdwar, left, congratulates Phillip Marshall, second from right, Director of Strategy...
View ArticleFor Proxy Advisers, Influence Wanes
Big firms that sell recommendations on how to vote in corporate elections are losing some of their relevance, as companies more aggressively court key investors ahead of big votes and those investors...
View ArticleDealBook: After a Vote, Dimon Moves to Mend Bank's Fences
A resounding shareholder endorsement of Jamie Dimon has done what JPMorgan Chase 's robust profits and soaring stock price could not: it helps the nation's largest bank and its chief executive move...
View ArticleNASDAQ Dubai Academy course to cover vital corporate governance practices and...
NASDAQ Dubai Academy will provide a training course devoted to key corporate governance principles and best practices, as part of the exchange's drive to promote corporate excellence in the region.
View ArticleSRA International promotes David Keffer to corporate controller role
SRA International Inc. promoted its chief financial officer to corporate controller, the Fairfax-based company announced Wednesday.
View ArticleDealBook: Regulator Cites Flaws in Ernst & Young Procedures
The United States regulator of accounting firms said on Thursday that a Big Four firm, Ernst & Young, had been too willing to trust figures supplied by corporate executives instead of evaluating...
View ArticleCorning Announces Retirement, Election of General Counsel
CORNING, N.Y., May 23, 2013 - Corning Incorporated announced today that Lewis A. Steverson, 49, will join the company as senior vice president and general counsel in June, following his formal election...
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