International: changes on the horizon for European governance
A new European Commission (EC) Green Paper has launched a summer of debate on corporate governance at financial institutions, and...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
Securities act update
National Instrument 31-103, now almost a year old, has several provisions that take effect in the next month or two after a long...
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Anti-corruption measures
It is not just US firms that have to worry about being punished for bribery activity in international jurisdictions. This is the...
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Regulating ratings agencies
In a 2002 settlement with Eliot Spitzer, Merrill Lynch paid $100 million in fines because the firm’s research analysts allegedly...
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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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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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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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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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