Corporate Governance News

Japan 's companies stockpile of cash reached a record in the first quarter as they poured investment abroad, underscoring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's challenge to boost the nation's investment and wages.

Standish Management, LLC, a boutique provider of consulting services to managers of private equity, venture capital, real estate and fund of funds, today announced the launch of its new Dallas office.

A trader looks at his screens on the Unicredit Bank trading floor in downtown Milan June 13, 2013.

Trintech's Cadency mobile application, introduced last month at the company's customer conference in Las Vegas, provides certification, compliance, financial close, workflow and journal entry features.

It's so good to hear that the Securities and Exchange Commission plans to refocus its enforcement efforts on accounting fraud.

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People walk under brightly coloured umbrellas and ribbons decorating a walkway into a large shopping centre in Bangkok on June 3. The Bank of Thailand cut its benchmark interest rate by a 0.25 percentage point after the country Former interim prime minister and chairman of Siam Commercial Bank Public, Anand Panyarachun, spoke at the 2nd National ... (more)

A former county council leader who misused his chauffeur-driven car is expected to face a final bill of more than 3,500.

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. a leading global provider of technology-enabled customer experience solutions, announced today that it has hired Margaret McLean to the position of Senior Vice President and General Counsel.

Last year, Target's board replaced the “discretionary bonus” it paid to CEO Gregg Steinhafel with a longer-term incentive bonus.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is stepping in, now questioning county employees about what's been done with millions of dollars of taxpayer refunds.

When corporations cook the books, shareholders pay dearly in terms of lost return.

THE Employees Provident Fund , the world's sixth largest provident fund, is looking to invest in some 40 mid-cap companies to continue providing good returns to its six million active contributors.

The City of Macon has been recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association for excellence in governmental accounting and financial reporting.

The Ghana Investments Promotion Centre on Friday launched the 13th edition of the Ghana Club 100 Awards in Accra to elicit rankings on how corporate organizations performed in the country in 2012.

The board of Wal-Mart has a new lead director whose background is in the company's audit committee and the halls of Harvard.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Indonesia's financial services authority Otoritas Jasa Keuangan signed an agreement today to improve corporate governance standards in the country, which will help strengthen its financial system and lead to sustainable economic growth.

Mainland judges face a growing number of international cases Increasing globalization of the economy is leading to more legal disputes involving overseas parties, posing unprecedented challenges for the court system, a judge said.

Shareholders under the aegis of Ibadan Zone Shareholders Association, IZSA, have called for a review of tenure of members of audit committee of quoted companies to a period of three years.

Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal said yesterday he was certain the President will confirm the appointment of former Caribbean Airlines chairman Rabindra Moonan to his new post as chairman of the Housing Development Corporation in a few days' time.