Boardroom Agenda
Column: Twilight for the Middle Class in America?
It's evening in America. That is the worrying news from the latest Heartland Monitor Poll, conducted quarterly and sponsored by the insurer Allstate and National Journal. The researchers made a ...
Many Bosses ‘Cook the Books’ to Meet Tough Goals: Fraud Survey
Hard-pressed company bosses across much of the world are under so much pressure to deliver on growth that many have resorted to cooking the books, Ernst & Young says in its latest fraud survey ...
Enterprise Risk Reporting: The New ‘Form F’ Requirement Is Coming
In response to the 2008 financial crisis and, in particular, the AIG bailout, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted a significant revision to the model Insurance Holding ...Yahoo Chairman Joins Boardroom Exodus
Yahoo Chairman Alfred Amoroso is joining what has become a mass exodus from the Internet company's boardroom. The departure announced Thursday will make Amoroso the eighth member of Yahoo's board to ...GE Shareholders Reject Proposal To Split Chair, CEO Roles
General Electric Co. shareholders rejected a proposal on Wednesday to split the roles of chairman and chief executive, jobs currently held by Jeff Immelt. The proposal from the American Federation of ...
Directors, Officers Face Increased Scrutiny: Willis/Allen & Overy Survey
The threat of regulatory investigations, criminal penalties, and anti-corruption legislation, are among the top concerns for directors and officers, according to a new survey conducted by Willis ...
Dewey Ex-Chairman Agrees To Proposed Settlement To Resolve Claims
The former chairman of Dewey & LeBoeuf has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars in a proposed settlement with Dewey's trustee and insurer to resolve claims that bad management led to ...
News Corp., Shareholders Agree To Phone Hacking Deal; Insurers To Pay $139M
News Corp. will receive $139 million worth of insurance proceeds in a rare cash settlement that resolves a lawsuit by shareholders alleging the board failed to investigate the company's phone hacking ...