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NEWS ABOUT: corporate governance

corporate governance stories: 24 news summaries

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Bahrain Arm Accuses Alcoa of Corruption

US aluminum giant bribed, defrauded, and overcharged, lawsuit alleges

Feb 28, 08 10:47 AM CST
(Newser) - A company controlled by Bahrain's government has filed a lawsuit in US federal court accusing metals giant Alcoa of a host of shady business practices, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pittsburgh-based Alcoa, one of the world's biggest aluminum companies, systematically overcharged Bahrain Aluminum for raw materials and funneled money to... More »

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Alcoa • Alcan • aluminum • bribery • bribe • corruption • lawsuit • corporate governance • Bahrain • Jersey • Aluminum Bahrain • Royal Bank of Canada • US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act • Kroll Associates • Victor Dahdaleh • AA Alumina & Chemicals • Alumet Asia PTE • Guernsey

Moguls Take Feud to Court

Diller, Malone share knack for deal-making—and turn it on each other

Feb 4, 08 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The escalating fight between media barons Barry Diller and John Malone over control of IAC/Interactive Corp. has its origins in the men’s shared talent for wheeling and dealing, the New York Times reports in a portrait of the colorful, headstrong, vastly different moguls. Both have faced accusations of... More »

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corporate governance • John Malone • Barry Diller • Liberty Media • IAC

Why the CEO Talent Pool
Is So Small

As Citi, Merrill searches show, Wall Street is now a tough place to grow managers

Nov 5, 07 4:47 PM CST
(Newser) - With Citigroup and Merrill Lynch both suddenly searching for new CEOs, the Wall Street Journal looks at why the list of contenders for the top jobs at Wall Street's biggest firms is so short. Start with an earn-or-die corporate culture, which taints talented chief executives who fail to deliver in... More »

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Citigroup • subprime mortgages • corporate culture • Merrill Lynch • corporate governance • Charles Prince • Stan O'Neal • subprime crisis

Remaining Democrat Leaves SEC

Commission now a one-party shop after 2nd departure in month

Oct 3, 07 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is down to three lone Republicans after the second Democrat in a month resigned yesterday, MarketWatch writes. Annette Nazareth's departure comes just two weeks after Roel Campos left the 5-seat board. And the single-party rule makes some observers—who fear that the commission will become... More »

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SEC • Christopher Cox • Roel Campos • Annette Nazareth • SEC commissioners • corporate governance

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