Regulatory change
Debate over merging the Restoring American Financial Stability Act 2010 and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
Michael Oxley puts regulatory reform in perspective
Almost two years after the start of the global financial crisis, the US government has taken its first real steps toward...
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Shareholder activism in 2010
‘It’s quiet. Too quiet,’ says Pat McGurn, special counsel at proxy advisory firm RiskMetrics Group, recalling the old movie line....
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Web disclosure: proceed with caution
On April 15, 2010, Google announced that it would provide all of its future financial announcements solely through its investor...
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XBRL: common dangers
While XBRL may be old hat for some of the largest companies in the US, many of which have been using the electronic tagging system...
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Profile: Monica Johnson, director and senior attorney at Burger King
It may sound like a country & western song, but Burger King’s director and senior attorney Monica Johnson is a self-professed...
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SEC cooperation initiative: same game, different rules
Settlement is now a viable option to consider when one faces charges from the SEC. While there has been a documented increase in...
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Leading the Canadian M&A Revival
Just as Canada’s athletes outdid themselves at the Winter Olympics, so too might the country’s M&A deal makers with a record...
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Escheatment: money for nothing
If the CFO of your company hasn’t got the word ‘escheat’ in his or her vocabulary, now is the time to flick through the dictionary...
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Global company entity management
Every firm wants to be in ‘good standing’ with all jurisdictions in which it operates. The more subsidiaries and entities a...
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