Corporate Governance News

National Hospitality Holdings Appoints David A. Deskins as Vice President of Accounting & Financial Reporting National Hospitality Holdings LLC , an investor, asset manager, and advisory firm specializing in ... via Hotel News Resource

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“Once CPAs can electronically receive, validate and send standardized information, they can more quickly analyze and confidently redistribute it to managers, stakeholders and others for use in better informed decision-making”

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted at an open meeting to propose that companies begin filing financial statements in an interactive tagged format as early as next year. via On Wall Street

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Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. is seeking a new independent director after shareholder-activist David Webb quit over what he said was political interference and poor management at the bourse operator. via Bloomberg.com - Asia

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There's more trouble at Broadcom Corp. amid its ongoing stock-option probe. Broadcom said that its chairman and chief technical officer, Henry Samueli, and senior vice president and general counsel, David Dull, ... via DesignLines

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“Assisting PrimeNewswire's clients in reaching the CSR community will continue to promote the notion that a company's value should be reflective of their social and environmental impact, as well as their financial performance.”

The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire. The relationship enhances PrimeNewswire clients' reach toward media and investors who concentrate on Corporate Social Responsibility activities. via CSRwire.com

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Below is the text of activist investor Carl Icahn's letter addressed to the chairman of Yahoo Inc.'s board, Roy Bostock, and dated Thursday. via MarketWatch

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“To improve the quality of accounting, which improves the flow of capital to the right places in the economy and facilitates economic growth, you must have an environment that includes scrutiny by corporate regulators and independent auditors”

How much a particular hill of beans is worth may depend on who's counting the beans. via Physics Blog

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“Welch's concerns that Cardinal ... misled investors do no constitute protected activity because Welch could not have reasonably believed that Cardinal misstated its financial condition”

The first person to win protection under a federal law that shields whistleblowers deserves his job back at the small-town bank he said overstated its profits, his attorneys argued Wednesday. via Newsday.com

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Live Coverage From Sea Island, GA; Financial Market, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Risk Taking to Be on Agenda Tomorrow as Atlanta Fed Conference Gets Underway via ClipSyndicate

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Today, the Partners for Financial Stability Program publishes its tenth semi-annual Survey of Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility by the Ten Largest Listed Companies in 11 Central and Eastern European ... via Earth Times

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