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Proxy Access for Public Companies – A Recap of 2012 and Getting Prepared for 2013
January 4, 2013
Better Corporate Governance on a Global Scale
April 11, 2012
The issue of proper corporate governance has taken a major step forward in the last few years, as government agencies worldwide are passing more and more regulations to ensure that company executives take a greater responsibility for the ethical management of their organizations. This influx of concern can easily be traced to events such as [...]
International Accounting and Corporate Governance: Common Themes
April 15, 2011
by Matha Doran
The spectacle of scandals in the US and Europe turned up the heat on the growing reform movement, both in trying to harmonize accounting standards and corporate governance.
Corporate Governance in the “New Normal” Business Environment
January 17, 2011
This article by Steven Barth and Joshua Agen of Foley & Lardner discusses some of the corporate governance issues that boards of directors may confront in addressing the risks and opportunities arising out of this “new normal.”
A Prescription for Corporate Governance
January 5, 2011
Richard Perkey, a consultant at Russell Reynolds Associates, believes that many financial services company Boards were ill-prepared for the credit crisis. He offers up his prescription for how corporate boards can be more well-equipped in the future.
Effective Corporate Compliance Programs
December 3, 2010
This article, by Ron Kral of Candela Solutions, defines and identifies several elements of successful corporate compliance programs and also looks at compliance within the realm of the bigger governance, risk and compliance (GRC) picture.
The Mounting Pressure on Compliance and Internal Governance
October 27, 2010
By Sinan Baskan, Director of Business Development for Financial Markets at Sybase
While regulatory compliance and internal governance functions have been adapting to meet the deregulated business environment, the long-range challenge is the far more fundamental structural changes that have yet to be clearly defined.
Six Easy Steps to Smart Governance
October 13, 2010
As organizations struggle to manage massive amounts of data, the need for proper oversight and use of information is critical. Here are Steven Adler’s six easy steps that most any organization can take towards Smart Governance.
The Government as Shareholder: Governance When Uncle Sam Takes Over
September 13, 2010
By Jason B. Meyer — Chair of the Ethics, Compliance, and Corporate Governance Committee of the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association
What does it mean to a company, its governance, and its legal and compliance teams, when the government becomes a major shareholder? This article will review this question in theory – what could it mean to have Uncle Sam as a big shareholder – as well as in immediate practice, based on what the Obama Administration has said it will do as a shareholder.
Getting Serious About Compliance: The Evolving Role and Definition of the Chief Compliance Officer
September 3, 2010
How did the once functionary role of Chief Compliance Officer become so important? Read on for a fast history and definition of the CCO, role and also a look at where this evolving position may be going.
