Keeping things fair
Those on Wall Street looking for an easy accounting fix to some of the bad debts pummeling financial company balance sheets, or...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
Taking back the farm
While times are dark for many of America’s workers and businesses, there is little doubt that pent-up demand will unfurl in due...
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Curbing corruption
Until recently, understanding a company’s accountability for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations made by a third party...
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Stopping 'le fishing expedition'
For companies with operations in both the US and in Europe, the legal environment governing collection and transfer of some...
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Learning a tough lesson
Most companies view shareholder lawsuits, and any legal action against them, as a bad thing. And they have a point. But in a...
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The line between theft and ownershipt
In a situation that might come as a shock to many mid-Atlantic residents, California has become the center of the universe, at...
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Massive, mysterious and misunderstood
Move over hedge funds. Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are bigger investors now. Massive, mysterious – and possibly misunderstood –...
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Mining new depths
No one is surprised that the government is continuing to investigate cases in options backdating, the latest corporate scandal du...
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A more effective poison pill
On March 31, 2006, the French Commercial Code was amended to implement the 2004 European takeover directive and to enable poison...
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Governance south of the border
Mexican homebuilder Homex has set a benchmark in corporate governance standards for its peers by becoming the first Mexican...
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