Web disclosure: proceed with caution
On April 15, 2010, Google announced that it would provide all of its future financial announcements solely through its investor...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
Profile: Monica Johnson, director and senior attorney at Burger King
It may sound like a country & western song, but Burger King’s director and senior attorney Monica Johnson is a self-professed...
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SEC cooperation initiative: same game, different rules
Settlement is now a viable option to consider when one faces charges from the SEC. While there has been a documented increase in...
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XBRL: common dangers
While XBRL may be old hat for some of the largest companies in the US, many of which have been using the electronic tagging system...
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Leading the Canadian M&A Revival
Just as Canada’s athletes outdid themselves at the Winter Olympics, so too might the country’s M&A deal makers with a record...
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Accounting rules convergence?
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the global accounting standard-setter, has reiterated its commitment to...
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Escheatment: money for nothing
If the CFO of your company hasn’t got the word ‘escheat’ in his or her vocabulary, now is the time to flick through the dictionary...
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Global company entity management
Every firm wants to be in ‘good standing’ with all jurisdictions in which it operates. The more subsidiaries and entities a...
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Managing corporate subsidiary compliance
Today’s corporate compliance officer must contend with a myriad of complex domestic and international regulatory requirements. In...
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Managing enterprise-wide board risk
Sometimes great ideas come with big consequences. The continued business trends toward globalization, advantages of economic scale...
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