As the balance of the global economy tilts toward emerging markets, securities regulators in those markets are calling for a bigger role in global regulatory reform.
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Get the lowdown on CIRI's 26th annual conference, running from June 2-4 in Whistler, BC.
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Investors are exercising more influence over executive pay. That was evident in The Wall Street Journal's annual CEO compensation survey, which found pay levels relatively flat the past three years, and growing conformity in pay packages.
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All U.S. S&P 500 companies except one report some form of sustainability disclosure. This widespread reporting indeed is good news. But, isolated sustainability disclosures have proven to be of limited value to corporate management trying to improve the bottom line, and for investors seeking to gauge risk and opportunity.
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Policy makers should examine the prominence of advisory firms in corporate elections and consider whether regulations give them preferential roles in the process, a top U.S. securities regulator said.
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The proper handling of material information is one of the most common issues we are consulted about. Deciding whether the information is in fact material is of course the hard part. But once that decision is made, we find that clients often are just as uncertain about the consequences.
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The 9th edition of the Reporting Implications of New Auditing and Accounting Standards Guide was issued. This publication provides guidance on reporting issues that may arise during the current period of change to new auditing and accounting standards.
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Every company in the S&P 500 except one reports some form of sustainability disclosure, but fewer quantify those disclosures in terms of bottom line impacts, according to a new report from the IRRC Institute (IRRCI) and the Sustainable Investments Institute (SI2). That report is the first to comprehensively benchmark the status of integrated reporting in the U.S.
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