Governance & Accounting
May 1, 2008
Rules of Engagement
By David Corrado
Decoding the 25,000 pages of FASB rulings is not a task for the faint of heart. But plans to distill the information into a single-source Web-based document should make the job a lot easier
April 22, 2008
When is an auditor independent? Ask the PCAOB
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has approved two proposals designed to clarify possible conflicts of interest between a public auditing firm and a potential client by ...
April 1, 2008
Sub Rosa Subprime
Although many companies will not face proxy votes related to the subprime credit crunch, experts suspect that senior managements and boards will be confronted by a much feistier group of investors
March 1, 2008
Unruly Behavior
When it comes to executive pay, it is beginning to seem like no amount of rules or regulations will be enough to prevent determined senior executives from paying themselves more than enough
CFOs May Rock Jailhouse
The stakes just got higher for financial executives ensnared in the options backdating investigation. Former SafeNet CFO Carole Argo was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $1 million.
November 6, 2007
The 2007 Corporate Governance Award Winner
For two decades, without much fanfare, Colgate-Palmolive Co. has been evolving its governance practices, constantly making changes and updating policies in response to shareholder's wishes and ...
The Fuss Over FAS Heats Up
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. ...
July 25, 2007
Headache No. 157/159
New FASB rules on fair value accounting are expected to lead to volatility and restatements in the area of derivatives
June 1, 2007
When Green Matters
Environmentalists may once have struggled to be heard, but now companies are agreeing to climate change proposals without a fight
