Governance/Regulation & Compliance

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board takes Deloitte & Touche to task for errors in Ligand Pharmaceuticals audit

The SEC postpones Sarbanes-Oxley implementation for small businesses another year, taking time out to again reevaluate Auditing Standard 5

Three CFOs from some of the largest and most high profile companies around--Citigroup, Home Depot and Intel--share their thoughts on how finance can help steer a company's strategy through rough economic waters

Global warming has hit D.C. Whether it's the incontrovertible evidence of environmental change or the pressure from corporate executives, Congress is finally taking notice

Corporate responsibility isn't just good for the soul. It's good for the bottom line

For two decades, without much fanfare, Colgate-Palmolive Co. has been evolving its governance practices, constantly making changes and updating policies in response to shareholder's wishes and current trends

While activist hedge funds are feeling the credit crunch, shareholder rights advocates won't be stopped. anticipating an active 2008 proxy season, they expect to see progress on several fronts

Credit rating agencies are coming under fresh criticism--this time for the role they have played in the structured finance market meltdown. Less than a year ...