Corporate Governance

Big Pharma Deal May Be Pushing The Envelope On Insider Trading

The CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which is pursuing the takeover, teamed up in advance with a hedge fund manager…

GM CEO Stands By GC, But Should She?

General Motors CEO Mary Barra’s is coming under criticism, including from members of Congress, for her staunch defense of long-time […]

Arbitration Clause Said To Have Protected Abusive CEO At American Apparel

Were it not for arbitration and confidentiality clauses that American Apparel put in place, the pattern of sexual harassment accusations […]

Hire A Chief Information Security Officer And Hope For The Best

You can’t say it’s a thankless job – salaries are said to range from $188,000 to 1.2 million – but […]

SEC Mandates More Oversight Of Proxy Advisory Firms

Investment advisors, pension and employee benefit plans, bank trust departments and others have become increasingly reliant on proxy advisory firms. […]

Debate Criteria, Not Personality, In CEO Hiring

When beginning the hunt for a new CEO, make a short list – but not of candidates, Reshmi Paul and […]

How To Evaluate And Negotiate D&O Insurance Coverage

Over the past decade, it has become more common for directors and officers to become targets of lawsuits, investigations and […]

Times Columnist Lambasts “Inversion” Tax Dodge

Veteran New York Times business columnist Floyd Norris wrote a scathing critique of a strategy frequently employed by U.S. companies: […]

Offshore Corporate Tax Ploy Targeted By Senators

The practice known as “inversion,” whereby a corporation relocates its headquarters offshore to a cheaper tax venue, is the target […]

‘Business Risk Index’ From Travelers

Medical cost inflation was ranked by business decision-makers as the top business risk, in a survey conducted by the Travelers […]

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