Information security: From "bored" to "board"
Increasingly, I hear information security professionals citing a lack of interest from the board room as a critical reason for their failure to address IT risk and security concerns.
View ArticleExec pay disclosure: the long road ahead
Disclosures in three new areas are required by the Code: the exact amount of CEO pay, the link between corporate performance and executive pay, and the names and relationships of pay consultants hired...
View ArticleWal-Mart's proxy vote shows dissent against execs
All of the 14 company's nominees were re-elected at the annual shareholders' meeting Friday, but with significant numbers of dissenting votes.
View ArticleNorth Clackamas Parks and Recreation District earns financial reporting award
A Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United...
View ArticleSequenom: Deciphering The Business Model
As described in my first article, the noninvasive prenatal testing market is evolving at a pace that has rarely been seen in health care.
View ArticleLa. auditor critical of Jonesboro accounting
The town of Jonesboro's financial records could not be audited for the 2012 fiscal year because of inadequacies in its accounting records, the Louisiana legislative auditor's office says.
View ArticleFASB Gets Pushback on Financial Instruments Accounting Changes from AICPA and...
The American Institute of CPAs and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales are urging the Financial Accounting Standards Board to reconsider two separate elements of FASB's...
View ArticleTELESEMINAR: Private Placements for Closely Held Businesses, Part 2 - A...
Whenever a company raises capital to grow or fund its operations, it is subject to federal securities laws that may require the company's offering of securities stock or something else in exchange for...
View ArticleDeloitte survey highlights variable reporting practices
Results of the 2013 Deloitte New Zealand Financial Reporting Survey highlight significant variability in the reporting practices of company annual reports, particularly in relation to the nature and...
View ArticleRand Makes Corporate Governance Changes
Rand Logistics, Inc. announced that Laurence Levy has been appointed as Executive Chairman, with responsibilities that include overseeing corporate strategy including growth and acquisition...
View ArticleSr. Financial Reporting Accountant / Sr. Financial Analyst Job
As a patient-focused organization, the University of Utah Health Care exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education.
View ArticleClever is as clever does with avoiding e-discovery
For years, I've been the sort to tell folks how to ensure they meet regulatory compliance for their organizations through the use of archiving tools, journaling all email, and placing mailboxes on...
View ArticleEU's new laws will oblige extractive industries to disclose payments
Oil, gas and mining companies must sign up to new accounting and transparency directives for sums of more than a 100,000 Shifting gears a new legislation will change the financial reporting obligations...
View ArticleKoninklijke Ten Cate NV : TenCate appoints Corporate Director of Finance
The Executive Board of Royal Ten Cate has appointed Mr E. Bos as Corporate Director of Finance with effect from 1 July 2013.
View ArticleThailand tops CG list in Asean
The corporate governance of Thailand's top 50 listed firms ranked No.1 when compared with their peers in four other Southeast Asian countries, says the Thai Institute of Directors .
View Article'That Jamie Dimon Thing Was Crazy'
The argument that companies like JPMorgan should split their chairman and CEO jobs to strengthen corporate governance is "the dumbest idea in the world," former GE boss Jack Welch told CNBC on Tuesday.
View ArticleIIRC and WICI Sign Deal on Integrated Reporting of Intellectual Capital
The International Integrated Reporting Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Intellectual Capital Initiative to ensure that "intellectual capital" is reflected as a crucial...
View ArticleExcel4apps Expands Oracle and SAP Customer Base in Asian Market
The international software provider, whose GL Wand solution cuts away complexity and cost associated with current ERP financial reporting solutions, now has more than 500 customers in 61 countries.
View ArticleDump truck dilemma for Pocono Township supervisors
Pocono Township bought a dump truck without the supervisors' required public approval, accountant Julian Kirk said in an audit of 2011 township finances.
View ArticleEU scraps quarterly reporting for listed companies
LISTED COMPANIES will no longer be required to publish quarterly financial information as part of comprehensive changes to the EU's accounting framework.
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