Finding a scapegoat is easy. Taking responsibility is the hard part.

The Fed warns banks: Prepare for a debilitating flu outbreak

While activist hedge funds are feeling the credit crunch, shareholder rights advocates won’t be stopped. anticipating an active 2008 proxy season, they expect to see progress on several fronts

Global warming has hit D.C. Whether it's the incontrovertible evidence of environmental change or the pressure from corporate executives, Congress is finally taking notice

Corporate responsibility isn't just good for the soul. It's good for the bottom line

Finance executives are starting to choose a new staffing model to plug the holes in their department’s skill set: bringing highly skilled outsiders into the organization to work alongside their core staff on a project basis. The result? Better control

The clamor may be dying down following the latest Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) guidance, but debate over what many see as excessively complex and costly U.S. financial reporting procedures persists in less boisterous tones.

Staying on the right side of a contract is a central governance issue for finance and legal at major corporations. Open Text now offers a tool that creates a contract and then helps you live up to it

The effort to transform governance and risk compliance burdens into business value may have taken a giant leap forward.

is it a question of too little too late or better late than never? Unfortunately, it's some of both when it comes to the type of relief offered smaller companies from the rigors of a sarbox 404 audit

Leasing solution provider Captara Corp. released new functionality to give customers better visibility into, and control over, their real estate leases, through a web-based, on-demand application

Tyco International Ltd. is the 2006 AHA winner in corporate governance.

Global warming is no longer just a scary story told by a fringe element. It has become a priority for several large institutional investors and prominent state and local officials

Turning corporate excess into success

When it comes to whistleblower compliance, the biggest headache for companies is always in the follow-up. Was the problem investigated and resolved? If not, what do you tell the board? These tools keep track

In the latest change to Sarbanes-oxley, newly public companies could get an extra year to comply with section 404 requirements, but It might not be enough to keep ipos from drifting overseas

U.S. companies are excited by the potential in Asia and other emerging markets, but they shouldn't forget to use a little risk management