JP Morgan is proof that tighter rules are needed
Jamie Dimon, CEO and chairman of JP Morgan Chase, left the company’s annual shareholder meeting yesterday relatively unscathed...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
SEC investigates its internal watchdog unit
John Nester, an SEC official, said in an email that an individual disclosed accusations of wrongdoing by SEC employees. The...
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CST and AST tap high-profile exec from Morgan Stanley
Canadian Stock Transfer (CST) and its partner American Stock Transfer (AST), providers of registry services and technology to the...
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Will rotating accounting firms enhance audit quality?
As the economy wrestles to recover from a tumultuous period marked by corporate scandals, mortgage defaults, record unemployment...
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Wal-Mart shaken by Mexico bribery scandal
An investigative report by the New York Times has revealed a culture of corruption at one of Wal-Mart’s largest and most...
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Real estate investment risk in Asia and Latin America
Investing outside the US has always been seen as an effective way to diversify a company’s portfolio. When it comes to real estate...
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SEC update
The SEC has been a little bogged down implementing rules laid out in the Dodd-Frank legislation but in the coming year Troy...
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Final Dodd-Frank pay rules delayed
Everyone loves getting an extension on a looming deadline. In late January, p ublic companies got just such a reprieve when the...
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Challenges and promise in Canadian market
When Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government rejected Anglo-Australian mining company BHP Billiton’s $39 billion...
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A new think tank to handle governance challenges
Corporate secretaries are always faced with multiple challenges simultaneously, and this year offers more hurdles than most. To...
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