CEOs appear to be emerging from recession mode and priming for a return to growth, according to results of The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2010 Survey, which were reported today.
Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced the results of their 2010 Tax Policy Forecast Survey measuring the current perspectives and attitudes of leading corporate tax executives on the direction of tax policy in the coming year. The results point to concern about proposals impacting the U.S. tax treatment of international operations and a need for fundamental reform of the current tax system.
A majority of business professionals (64 percent) polled during a recent Deloitte webcast think the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act will be effective in increasing the total dollar amount the government will recover under the False Claims Act.
According to the SCCE survey on employees and social networking, via HR Morning, 25% of employees have been disciplined for activities on social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Anyone doubting the commitment of business to compliance and ethics will be surprised by the findings of a survey by the SCCE and HCCA which reveals spending on compliance has remained stronger than anticipated. Roughly three out of four companies either kept compliance spending even or actually increased it in 2009, and for 2010 the prognosis is even brighter.
The Advanced Medical Technology Association recently publicly recognized early adopters of the revised AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals.
Steptoe & Johnson LLP today announced the promotion of ten attorneys, as well as the re–election of Roger E. Warin as Chair and Philip L. Malet as Vice Chair of the firm’s Executive Committee for another two years.
Conselium, a leading executive search firm with a specialty in ethics compliance, audit and IT security, today announced the launch of it’s newest division, Conselium International Executive Search, serving Europe, Latin America and Asia.
New research from Lehigh University finds that the majority of the world’s corporations implemented corporate governance measures without taking into account the financial and legal systems of the country in which they operate, and in turn, negatively impacted the firm’s performance. In fact, the authors found that over the period studied as many as 66 percent of the world’s corporations either invested too much or too little in corporate governance based on the financial and legal system in which they operate.
A survey by Dow Jones has found that more than half of companies are delaying or abandoning key business initiatives as executives struggle to both interpret a patch-work of anti-corruption regulations and collect the information they need to confidently assess corruption risk.
