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Tag: Corporate Governance

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The SEC’s New SOX Squad: Five Takeaways for Auditors and Public Companies

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has spent the better part of a year scaling back its enforcement function. There are fewer cases, lower penalties, reduced staffing, and a revised enforcement manual. So when a new enforcement unit mat...

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How Will Public Companies Respond to Semi-Annual Reporting?

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Under Chairman Paul Atkins’ SEC, deregulation is starting to feel like the dessert menu offered after a satisfying meal. Public companies must be tempted by the offerings; at the same time, they may be thinking to themselves: “I couldn’t po...

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Narrative Contradictions: An Emerging Corporate Governance Risk

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Publicly traded companies generate voluminous amounts of information in public statements required by law. Meanwhile, regulators, investors, and stakeholders scrutinize this information for more than just accuracy. As a result, corporations...

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Compensation Clawbacks Begin to Take Hold in Corporate America

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Macy’s Inc. filed its annual proxy statement this year on April 1, also known as April Fools’ Day. Unfortunately for some of the New York-based department store chain’s executives, the company wasn’t joking when it disclosed a portion of th...

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Musk’s Alleged Drug Use Could Trigger More Than Headaches for Corporate Directors

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As Elon Musk’s profile has evolved from tech innovator to a household name, the public has witnessed the behavior of the world’s wealthiest person fluctuate between quirky and odd to erratic and impulsive. But recent reporting about concern...

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