Report: Anti-bribery progress has stalled
A new report from anti-corruption organization Transparency Index (TI) reveals that there has been no improvement in enforcement...
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Minnesota upholds disclosure law
A federal appeals ruling last week upheld a law requiring disclosure of corporate political campaign contributions that embroiled...
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FCPA got you shaking in your boots?
This year, many US companies have been on a bumpy rollercoaster ride with the DoJ and SEC when it comes to the four dreaded words...
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Starbucks adds new director to its ranks as it eyes China's growing market
Joshua Cooper Ramo, 42, former journalist and executive with New York-based Kissinger Associates, has been elected to serve on...
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Middle Eastern banks shrug off turmoil by tightening corporate governance structure
The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) has become the first company in the Middle East to invest in a new ‘Boardworks’ system, which...
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Suicides and default rates trigger action in India's microfinance lending crisis
Attempting to restore peace to the embattled microfinance lending sector, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has accepted...
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Tackling e-discovery in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The landscape of electronic discovery is about to undergo major changes that litigators and judges agree are sorely needed. At...
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Computershare to acquire BNY Mellon's investor services business
Computershare announced last week that it plans to acquire Bank of New York Mellon’s investor services business for a whopping...
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NASDAQ/ICE go hostile for NYSE
NASDAQ OMX and the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) have taken their bid for NYSE Euronext direct to the exchange’s shareholders...
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'Friends of E-discovery' encourage discussion and collegiality
The organization is the brainchild of Pete Pepiton, associate general counsel of Mimecast, an email management solution company in...
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