TARP dance
It was tough to argue with Babe Ruth’s logic when, during his 1930 salary negotiations, he was challenged to say why he deserved a...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
TARP dance
It was tough to argue with Babe Ruth’s logic when, during his 1930 salary negotiations, he was challenged to say why he deserved a...
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Embrace the madness
Let me cut to the disclaimer. Usually any opinion piece I write is followed by a nice, plain-vanilla disclaimer. (Don’t worry you...
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The 10 step program
One reason I became a lawyer was because I was just not a ‘numbers guy’. I did not want to do mathematics for a living. But there...
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Anatomy of a scandal
The Sanskrit word for truth is satyam, incidentally the name of the Hyderabad-based computer services company that imploded in...
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Global governance
Georg Kell, executive head of the UN Global Compact, came away from the annual World Economic Forum that ran from January 28...
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A better way to govern
It is imperative to global competitiveness that we improve corporate governance. If we do not, we may fix all our present economic...
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Keeping things fair
Those on Wall Street looking for an easy accounting fix to some of the bad debts pummeling financial company balance sheets, or...
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Getting the job done
To put it bluntly, reporting identified or potential compliance issues to the board or those in leadership positions is difficult...
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Taking back the farm
While times are dark for many of America’s workers and businesses, there is little doubt that pent-up demand will unfurl in due...
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