Mutually assured destruction
The satirical English poet Alexander Pope once wrote that ‘a little learning is a dangerous thing’. The same can be said for a...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
Dealing with loss contingency
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is not a group often associated with controversy. In 2008, however, when FASB...
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Reining in the raters
In the economic meltdown, no investor has gone unscathed. Even a giant institution like CalPERS, the US’ biggest pension fund, has...
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Public Concerns about Regulation FD
At the end of the summer, the SEC updated its advice on how firms should comply with Regulation FD. Lawyers view the update as a...
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Timesaver’s guide to the 2009 ARMA Conference
For the 4,000 records and information management professionals making their way to Orlando, Florida on October 15-18, the 54th...
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Entity management: all systems go
Of the many functions of the corporate secretary in a modern company, one of the most important – and often one of the most...
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The cost and ROI of a compliance/ethics program
In this current market, every corporate division is being asked to justify its activities and to provide specific figures relating...
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More than meets the eye: new SEC disclosure proposals flying under the radar
Sometimes, important changes take place and no one pays much attention. This is exactly the case with the new disclosure proposals...
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Shareholder bill of rights
A slew of recent regulatory changes is giving corporate management much to consider as companies scramble to keep up with the new...
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Quiet period, noisy tweet
Ruby Tuesday was having a great Monday. In July the casual dining chain announced a big secondary offering and CEO Sandy Beall...
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