corporate governance news from FierceComplianceIT

Risk management remains a hot buzzword for 2010 (risk management news). And you've got people focused on risk at all levels, from traditional financial areas to the IT level and everything in... Read more...

If you are a bit hazy on exactly how the SEC's new corporate governance proxy disclosure rules and requirements affect your company, you are not alone. As new rules roll out, there is the expected... Read more...

The shareholder empowerment movement has scored some big wins as of late. None have been bigger than the change that would give shareholders direct access to the proxy. A good example of what all... Read more...

We've noted that enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has really stepped up recently. Some firms have gotten pretty religious about the issue--Siemens is a great example--but most are... Read more...

Governance, risk and compliance has become, through lots of vendor effort, something of a buzzword--in a good way. It's on the map. People think they ought to know what it means. But what about IT... Read more...

When it comes to a company's risk management practices, some corporate governance experts believe that boards should play a greater role. It would be hard for boards to remain disinterested when the... Read more...

Shareholder rights are trendy all over again. Given the climate, boards must be savvy and vigilant about lavishing perks on executives. The last thing you want is a PR crisis on your hands, regarding... Read more...

To what extent do corporate boards and audit committees bear responsibility for the financial meltdown we're now suffering through? In one corner: Jack and Suzy Welch, who argue "the real fallacy of... Read more...

There was a day when CalPERS, the big California state pension, was a feared force in the world of corporate governance. It wasn't afraid to take stands against companies that underperformed. Ending... Read more...

Ramalinga Raju, chairman of Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services, resigned after admitting he had falsified financial accounts, inflating earnings for years. Thus far, more than $1 billion is... Read more...