Governance/Regulation & Compliance

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

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 current trends

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

Credit rating agencies are coming under fresh criticism--this time for the role they have played in the structured finance market meltdown. Less than a year ...

Financial Executives International says an increase would hurt competitiveness, countering public sentiment that financial executives already make too much

As if things weren't already tough enough for hedge funds and private equity firms, what with liquidity drying up faster than you can say Death Valley in the face of the subprime meltdown, yet another congressman is proposing yet another commission to study the impact of these funds on the...