Comment: Punish managers, not shareholders, for corporate crimes
Two years ago, a divided US Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons and that their ‘personal’ First Amendment right to...
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Regulation Archive
Cable confirms binding pay vote
Vince Cable, the UK business secretary, has confirmed proposals to give shareholders a binding vote on executive pay.The vote...
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SEC charges new insider ring
The SEC has announced another sweeping insider trading case with the indictment of seven individuals who allegedly reaped $78 mn...
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Mutual funds up support for political disclosure
As the US presidential primary campaign shifts into high gear, a new study reports that mutual funds are increasing their support...
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UK to get binding vote on pay
David Cameron, the British prime minister, has confirmed that shareholders will be given a binding vote on pay in plans to be...
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Focus on donations grows
When the US Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that corporate political contributions are protected by free speech, the five-four split...
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EU and Germany square up over ‘VW law’
At times, the EU resembles a schoolyard: the member states are like wayward school kids who know the rules but continually break...
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IR Papers: Investors want more ESG info
Environment, social and governanceInvestors have a growing appetite for non-financial environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
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Companies rethink corporate political donations
Less than two years after a landmark US Supreme Court ruling removed barriers to ‘electioneering activity’ by corporations and...
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New takeover rules out suitors
Bidders were flushed into the open en masse when the UK’s new takeover rules came into effect in September.Several companies were...
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