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NewsTrouble ahead for Citigroup's board
Eleanor Bloxham, CEO of The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance, raises some interesting issues about the Citigroup board in the context of the hearings held by Judge Jed Rakoff about Read more...
Stock analysts may hurt CFO performance
So which group of outsiders exerts a more positive effect on the corporate finance function: Stock analysts or activist hedge funds? One could argue that both groups ought to have the effect of Read more...
Should private equity firms start hiring more?
A prominent Fortune commentator has issued a provocative suggestion: Private equity firms have a unique opportunity to start changing the short-term orientation of Wall Street in a way that would Read more...
LinkedIn IPO resembles credit bubble more than dotcom bubble
Here's what the San Jose Mercury News had to say about the LinkedIn IPO: "Anybody looking for evidence that Silicon Valley is in a full-blown bubble needed look no further than Wall Street on Read more...
Can new Wells Fargo CFO end controversy over predecessor?
Timothy Sloan was appointed to CFO at Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) last month, and the board no doubt hopes he can put a rest to all the speculation surrounding the surprising resignation of former CFO Read more...
Time to split CEO and Chairman roles at Goldman Sachs?
The issue of whether the Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) board should split the CEO and Chairman jobs has reared its head again. This is a perennial issue made new by the financial crisis. Most corporate Read more...
New VP-governance to change Goldman Sachs?
Are we about to see some big moves by Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to get more shareholder friendly? The troubled bank has hired Bess Joffe as vice president-governance. She worked for five years at the Read more...
Directors of failed banks reemerge
In the wake of the financial crisis and bank bailout, bank directors have taken a lot of criticism. In some cases, banks have worked hard to rebuild their boards. We've seen many turnovers on the Read more...
What does Goldman Sachs owe the world?
At Goldman Sachs' (NYSE: GS) annual meeting, CEO Lloyd Blankfein (Lloyd Blankfein news) intoned that "there is no bigger priority for our Board of Directors and management than to undertake a Read more...
How onerous would a Goldman Sachs' settlement be?
The world assumes that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has begun settlement discussions with the SEC (SEC news), regarding the charges that it fraudulently sold a collateralized debt obligations (CDO news) Read more...
| Press ReleasesWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Names Ten New PartnersClass Reflects Breadth of Practice and Geographic Diversity of the Firm PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services Read more >> Arca Continental Distinguished for Its Sustainability EffortsArca Continental will form part of the Mexican Stock Exchange’s Sustainability Index, as well as IPADE’s Transparency in Sustainability IndexMONTERREY, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arca Continental, Read more >> Institutional Shareholder Services Names New Head of Securities Class Action ServicesYovanka Bylander to Lead Business Unit ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a leading provider of corporate governance solutions to the global financial Read more >> Protiviti and Morrison & Foerster to Examine Implications of Volcker Rule in December 14 WebinarNewly proposed proprietary trading, investment prohibitions among discussion topicsMENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --WHAT: The Volcker Rule continues to evolve as federal financial Read more >> New York Global Group Chairman James N. Baxter Named Publications Chair of the Financial Services Committee for the AssociationNEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Global Group, Inc., a leading middle market focused private equity and corporate advisory firm specializing in Asia related projects announces that Read more >> |
