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Financial reform to impact corporate governance

Sarbanes-Oxley (Sarbanes-Oxley news) has been interpreted by some as a definitive move toward the federal government having more influence over corporate governance. Some find that troubling. Others... Read more...

Grappling with meeting and travel issues

Big TARP banks ran into some PR issues regarding executive and sales events that were stereotyped, to some degree, as a luxury junket for the top dogs. The new executive compensation rules that the... Read more...

Sarbox sets tone for newly vogue clawbacks

We tend to forget that clawbacks or executive compensation was a part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The provision, however, only applied to funds received by the chief executive officer or chief... Read more...

New era dawning in exec compensation

It's long been held, among executive compensation consultants, that top executives' large holdings incent good performance. Will the credit crunch change all that? Business Week noted recently that a... Read more...

Special review coming for big banks

Sarbanes-Oxley requires the SEC to review all public companies' annual earnings reports on a regular basis, at least once every three years. According to Reuters a review of the nine biggest... Read more...

Get a grip on 409A

Compliance managers have a new executive compensation rule to comply with. In addition to your Sarbox burdens governing pay, you must now grapple with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code,... Read more...

Will new Congress press for Sarbox reform?

The retiring Rep. Michael Oxley (R-OH), who of course eponymously co-sponsored Sarbox, was loathe to tinker with the law as head of the House Financial Services Committee. The incoming chairman is Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Probes on options scandals heat up; Sarbox fears still haunting Europe

> Will the trickle of executives resigning due to options backdating issues turn into a stream? It just might. Internal investigations at many companies are wrapping up. We'll know soon. Read more...

Press Releases

Executives Convene to Discuss the Dangerous Judgment Gap in Corporate America

- Corporate Executive Board Hosts "Survival to Revival" Financial Summit in Washington, D.C. Sept. 15-16, 2010 -ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 31 -- Corporate Executive Board (CEB) (NYSE: EXBD), a leading Read more >>

Farient Advisors LLC Expands West Coast Presence with Addition of Two New Executives in Los Angeles Office

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Farient Advisors, a leading independent executive compensation and performance consulting firm, is pleased to announce that Dayna L. Harris and Daniel R. Mumenthaler Read more >>

Preparing for Regulatory Changes, Top U.S. Companies Act on Corporate Governance, Compensation Priorities

Eighth Annual Corporate Governance Surveys ReleasedNEW YORK, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- With the specter of dramatic regulatory changes hovering over them, U.S. public companies have been acting Read more >>

The Practising Law Institute Provides Extensive Coverage of Dodd-Frank Act

Leading non-profit organization produces Audio Briefings and Practice Center providing expert guidance on Wall Street reform. NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Practising Law Institute Read more >>

Anworth Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (NYSE: ANH) reported today core earnings available to common stockholders of $24.4 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for Read more >>