Wall Street protests seek community governance
As the Occupy Wall Street protests spread nationally and internationally this week, executives at many corporations are probably...
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First line of defense in third-party risk
Although companies find tracking their own regulatory compliance a tough enough challenge, they should be aware they can also find...
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Will the SEC crack down on more FCPA cases?
The unit has been without a chief since June, when Cheryl Scarboro left the division to become a partner at Simpson Thatcher’s...
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Dealing with political contribution disclosures
The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision granted corporations the right to contribute to federal elections for the first...
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Should Morgan Stanley split the role of chairman and CEO?
James Gorman will serve as the company’s new chairman and chief executive starting in early 2012, increasing his power and...
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Insights from creating the world's largest exchange
Two months after announcing that NYSE Euronext had agreed in principle to be acquired by German exchange operator Deutsche Börse...
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Boardroom brawl at ENRC continues
The battle for the board at Eurasian Natural Resource Cooperation (ENRC) continued this week as its Kazakh founder, Alexander...
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Risk management and the audit committee
The management of risk is a critical issue facing companies in today’s rapidly evolving business environment, and audit committees...
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Does Zynga stock structure shift power back to boards?
The board of the largest maker of games played on Facebook last week approved three tiers of stock that give CEO Pincus 70 times...
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RIM stalked by activist investor Jaguar
Research In Motion (RIM), the embattled mobile phone company that has seen market share slip away to Apple and Google, has been...
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