CSCS chairman seeks five-year plan to fix Canadian proxy system
David Masse, chairman of the Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries (CSCS), says the initial meeting he organized in July...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
Knight Capital Group errant trading sparks call for market overhaul, preventative measures
Last week the SEC contracted a firm to collect real-time data from US stock exchanges in order to better police high-frequency...
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Recalculating human rights risks
When it comes to human rights issues, Apple is in a no-win situation. Since 2006, it has received heavy criticism over worker...
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Morgan Stanley uses its compliance program as a defense
Recently, Garth Peterson, a former managing director of Morgan Stanley’s real estate business in China, was criminally prosecuted...
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Ten events that have changed corporate governance
Ten years ago, corporate governance was still in the concept stage. There wasn’t much information available to the public about...
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How JP Morgan is meeting regulatory challenges
When Matthew Biben was promoted to the new role of general counsel for JPMorgan Chase’s consumer businesses, he knew that dealing...
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Three ways FCPA compliance officers can better engage operations
Paper programs alone are insufficient. The Wal-Mart case and others tell us this. Instead, employees throughout a company must...
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UK Bribery Act update: one year on
Less than 10 percent of business and legal professionals are concerned about the UK Bribery Act, according to a new Deloitte poll...
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Le shareholder spring
The shareholder spring is spreading throughout Europe and it seems France is no exception, with unrest over executive pay evident...
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The legal impact of Delaware forum selection
In litigation, the first big strategic decision is where to sue. Different courts and states’ laws are perceived as leaning toward...
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