Credit rating agency raises governance bar
Fitch Ratings, a global rating agency announced today its revision of the corporate finance criteria on corporate governance.The...
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FCPA lifts language barriers
The full review of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act can now be read in 14 different languages, after the Department of Justice...
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Investors may get their wish: Extra funding for the SEC
US financial regulators responsible for writing a bulk of the rules required by the Dodd-Frank Act, managed to lock in more...
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Gas detection company settles FCPA charges with SEC
Equipment maker RAE Systems has agreed to pay almost $3 million in charges to settle criminal and civil allegations of bribing...
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Canadian regulators are demanding more corporate governance disclosure
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), a voluntary umbrella organization, released its CSA Staff Notice 58-306 2010...
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ACC sets up shop in Argentina
In-house counsel in Argentina are the newest member of the ACC family following the creation of the first ever Latin American...
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SEC slaps former Comverse CEO with $53 million in charges
Jacob ‘Kobi’ Alexander, the former chairman and CEO of Comverse Technology, the makers of voicemail software, has agreed to pay...
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FTC clears RR Donnelly’s acquisition of Bowne
RR Donnelley & Sons in conjunction with Bowne, a New York based printing, shareholder and marketing communications firm announced...
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Court upholds stockholder-proposed bylaw amendment accelerating date of annual meeting
A corporation seeking to deter unwanted acquirers has a variety of legal tools at its disposal. For instance, the Delaware General...
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SEC sets common ground in Europe
The SEC and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) held a meeting yesterday in Paris to discuss the status of...
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