Corporate Governance

SEC Actions Week Ending May 31

May 31, 2013

Highlights include the largest amount ever paid by an exchange, as NASDAQ settled charges relating to its Facebook IPO, and  […]

How Google Got Stung

May 30, 2013

A compliance program failed and it cost the company $500 million in fines.

How Ralph Lauren Was Able To Blunt An FCPA Charge

May 29, 2013

Morgan Stanley did too, and the key was the same in both cases.

Apple’s Public Drubbing Brings A Spate Of Tax Reform Proposals

May 29, 2013

A pundit finds them wanting.

PCAOB Not Backing Down on Compensation Auditing Proposal

May 29, 2013

In a revised proposal, auditors will still look for risk of fraud and material misstatement in a company’s compensation arrangements. […]

Big Shareholder Group Seen As Sleeper-Player in Governance Battles

May 28, 2013

It’s the largest asset manager in the world and largest single shareholder in one in five U.S. companies, but the name garners little recognition…

SEC’s Political Contribution Disclosure Requirement Appears Stalled

May 28, 2013

Not now and maybe never, although there is movement on a variety of fronts and…

Both U.S. and U.K. Promising Strong Anti-Corruption Enforcement

May 21, 2013

The DOJ, the SEC and the Serious Fraud Office in the U.K. have all signaled they intend to intensify their […]

What The SEC Wants To See In Disclosures

May 21, 2013

Two areas are especially prone to be deficient.

Investors Want SEC Intervention On Withheld Running Proxy Vote Totals

May 20, 2013

The Council of Institutional Investors has asked the SEC to intervene on a decision to withhold running vote totals to […]

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