Halliburton shareholder litigation settlement: new best practices around clawbacks
The lawsuit, the consolidation of actions brought by two institutional shareholders and one individual shareholder against the...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
JOBS Act: More confidentiality, more IPOs
Supporters and detractors of President Obama’s Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act will have a lot to debate next year as...
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Ex-banker earns largest whistleblower award
Bradley Birkenfeld, a former UBS banker, will take home $104 million from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after blowing the...
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Timesaver's guide to the ARMA conference
ARMA International, the Association of Records Managers and Administrators, is holding its 57th Annual Conference and Expo on...
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What's with all the commotion at the SEC?
All eyes are on the SEC this morning as the regulator holds a public meeting to vote on whether to adopt rules surrounding...
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Peregrine's top brokerage chief to pound rocks
Another mighty one has fallen. Russell Wasendorf Sr, chief executive of the bankrupt brokerage firm Peregrine Financial Group (PFG...
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Adjusting to the OSC's new goals
Canadian companies should start preparing to deal with the new and improved Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). The regulator...
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New SEC testing and reporting standards expected
A series of mistaken trades that inflicted $440 mn worth of damage on Knight Capital last week and nearly wiped out the firm will...
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Does the dual share structure have merit?
Several complications resulting from TELUS Corporation’s recent attempt to consolidate its voting and non-voting shares into a...
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Canada's stance on good governance
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) is looking for ways to better monitor and enhance the corporate...
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