Corporate Governance Law

‘Governance’ need not be a red-tape bugbear – WA today

Corporate governance is a new concept … sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private sector development. ■ Rule of law: quality of contract enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of …

Chesapeake Paid Almost No Income Taxes On $5.5 Billion In Profits – Huffington Post

Investors stripped Aubrey McClendon, the company’s founder, of his chairmanship last month after reports surfaced that he, among other corporate governance issues … one building in Delaware as their legal address in an aim to take advantage …

IFC Africa calls for review of CAMA – Vanguard

The call was made at a Focus Group Session for journalists in Nigeria organized by IFC, Nigerian Corporate Governance Programme in Lagos at the weekend. Speaking at the session, Ms. Isimkah Ibuakah, Legal Adviser, IFC-Africa Dept-Nigeria Corporate …

Australia: Not-for-Profit organisations: Understanding the new ACNC – Part 3 – Mondaq

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BBK awarded for Honorable Corporate Governance practices – Zawya.com

He is Deputy Chair of Fédération des Experts Comptables Européen’s (FEE’s) Corporate Governance and Company Law standing Working Party (Brussels). Dr. Grant Kirkpatrick, Deputy Head of the Corporate Affairs Division of the Organisation for Economic Co …

Law to curb corporate fraud soon: Veerappa Moily – Daily News and Analysis

“The new law is a welcome move. The existing laws are outdated … According to a report by Ernst & Young titled “Fraud and corporate governance, changing paradigm in India”, bribery and corruption, fraud by senior management and vendor fraud … Continue reading

United Kingdom: FRC Publishes Report On "Comply Or Explain" Corporate Governance Regime – Mondaq

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Canada: Corporate Governance Issues For Smaller Financial Institutions – Mondaq

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Governance Has Come Far, Sort Of – Wall Street Journal

MR. BERMAN: Can you address the role of the CFO in corporate governance? MS. MINOW … As absurd as it is, the law says that even if you get one vote you get re-elected unless somebody’s running against you. We … Continue reading

India’s Best Boards: A new milestone for Indian corporate governance – Economic Times

There has been a flurry of corporate governance codes, legislation and regulations in … In the western countries, including North America and the UK, companies fear that the use of laws could go too far in restricting the ability to … Continue reading