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Q Software reinforces its commitment to Oracle’s JD Edwards customers with the Oracle Validated Integration of the latest release of its security and compliance suite.

Today, March 13th, 2013, ProxyTell, LLC, a truly independent proxy advisory firm based in Fairfax, VA announced the release of its new Executive Compensation Rating (ECR) product. The ECR reports are simple, reliable, and affordable.

Women, now more than ever, are graduating with MBA degrees and many are choosing to study for them in Europe because of the international network, according to new research commissioned by London Business School.

95% of London Business graduates have secured employment within three months of graduation.

Zeger Degraeve does not hang around. It is little more than a year since the quietly spoken Belgian left Europe for Australia to become dean of Melbourne Business School (MBS),using his experience from the London Business School to lead change.

London Business School has welcomed the introduction of a new initiative aimed at promoting top business women with search businesses, firms and investors seeking to appoint new board member executives.

Directors’ Remuneration Handbook is a new book that explains the complexities of directors’ remuneration in simple terms.

London Business School’s leading publication, Business Strategy Review has won the gong for best corporate publication for profit and public sector organisation category at the seventh annual CorpComms Awards, held in London on Wednesday night.

KPN Management Partners (www.kpnmp.com) announces that it has relocated to Dallas/Ft. Worth. KPN has a solid history of aligning and assisting entrepreneurial individuals, senior leadership teams and management in achieving next levels of success.

Australia’s public sector boards are the leaders in driving innovation, using representative governance models to succeed, according to the new edition of "All Above Board" government sector board handbook from the AICD.

Q Software reinforces its commitment to Oracle’s JD Edwards customers with the Oracle Validated Integration of the latest release of its security and compliance suite.

Students who want to join the London Business School's MBA programmes in London and Dubai can now use the Cambridge English Advanced exam to prove that they have the language skills and corporate governance to study at this prestigious...

Today, March 13th, 2013, ProxyTell, LLC, a truly independent proxy advisory firm based in Fairfax, VA announced the release of its new Executive Compensation Rating (ECR) product. The ECR reports are simple, reliable, and affordable.

Women, now more than ever, are graduating with MBA degrees and many are choosing to study for them in Europe because of the international network, according to new research commissioned by London Business School.

Infosys, a global leader in consulting and technology, today announced that it has been awarded the No. 1 spot globally for its corporate governance practices by IR Global Rankings (IRGR).

Lloyds Banking Group has been fined £4.3 million by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for delaying compensation payments to customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).

Leading Dutch risk management, finance and governance consulting firm follows global clients to Asia

Four London Business School professors: Andrew Scott, julian Birkinshaw, John Mullins and Loannis Loannou predict the future.

95% of London Business graduates have secured employment within three months of graduation.

Zeger Degraeve does not hang around. It is little more than a year since the quietly spoken Belgian left Europe for Australia to become dean of Melbourne Business School (MBS),using his experience from the London Business School to lead change.

MBA graduate salaries are lower than 10 years ago as the necessity to have an MBA has increases. Some graduates fair better than others.

London Business School has welcomed the introduction of a new initiative for more diversity in Europe’s company boards, supporting business women in search of a new job.

London Business School has welcomed the introduction of a new initiative aimed at promoting top business women with search businesses, firms and investors seeking to appoint new board member executives.

Directors’ Remuneration Handbook is a new book that explains the complexities of directors’ remuneration in simple terms.

London Business School’s leading publication, Business Strategy Review has won the gong for best corporate publication for profit and public sector organisation category at the seventh annual CorpComms Awards, held in London on Wednesday night.

Director development expert calls for ‘new leadership’ at global convention

South African directors, sitting on multiple boards, risk huge exposure to corporate fraud, making governance tools and aids a necessity in their daily business practice.

‘New governance’ and ‘new leadership’ set out at global convention on governance and sustainability

Board Evaluation: Creating Strategic Performance and Effectiveness.

Brad Beckstead, CPA, an Audit Principal at L.L. Bradford, has authored a new book entitled #Corporate Governance tweet Book 01: How Corporate Governance Adds Value to Your Business. The book was released on September 24, 2012.

Tom Rotherham of Hermes and Jordan Berger of OPTrust continue their conversation about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the private capital portfolio. How do LPs help screen for ESG risk? How important is the UN PRI?

Today marks the official launch of Governance Studio. Formerly named GG Consulting, the rebranding to Governance Studio clarifies the firm’s offerings and reflects its commitment to Adding Value To Every Seat At The Boardroom Table™.

KPN Management Partners (www.kpnmp.com) announces that it has relocated to Dallas/Ft. Worth. KPN has a solid history of aligning and assisting entrepreneurial individuals, senior leadership teams and management in achieving next levels of success.

The LSE proposes that the amount of free float required for a Premium listing on the LSE could be raised by 15 to 25%.

Akzo Nobel - InGovern Recommends voting AGAINST Amalgamation of Unlisted Subsidiaries

As the Bank of England prepares to receive sweeping new regulatory powers, a battle is raging over how the Bank itself should be governed.

Sir Carr encouraged company secretaries to help facilitate corporate governance in general, along with providing some specific pointers.

Australia’s public sector boards are the leaders in driving innovation, using representative governance models to succeed, according to the new edition of "All Above Board" government sector board handbook from the AICD.

Findings suggested that the oil and gas sector was generally not complying well with the code of governance.

Research published earlier this year in The ICSA Chartered Secretary Magazine revealed that this is indeed the case within the NHS; that NHS boards are failing in key areas of corporate governance.

Financial and corporate reporting is a hugely time consuming affair for a company of any size.

In August of this year, the FSA published a final notice which imposed a penalty of £210,000 on the former chairman of Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc, Sir Ken Morrison, for a breach of DTR 5.8.3R.

According to the directors surveyed, this is often because they receive insufficient information to make a well-informed decision and that the information that is provided by management is too short-term in focus.

ICSA believes that the proposed changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code should be made immediately so that UK companies can report on them in their 2012 annual reports.

A must read for anyone interested in detecting and preventing discrimination and unfair and abusive practices in the financial services industry.

To ensure your company directors are kept abreast of important new compliance guidelines such as these, trust the corporate and legal support firm London Registrars.

As company compliance advisors, London Registrars was interested to note the advice laid out in the report for companies and their boards of directors.

The recommendations arising from the Davies report, although not a legally binding mandatory quota system, will soon be adopted within this code.

How did the addition role for company secretary role affect your organization's corporate governance & legal compliance?

Out of the 500 SMEs surveyed, 31 per cent had increased turnover over the last 12 months, 39 per cent had decreased turnover, and 29 per cent had remained the same.

In order to comply with the Companies Act at all times, at least one company secretary must also be nominated at the PLC.

The UK government has announced new draft legislation which will help to protect both agency workers’ entitlements and extra payments.

ZL Outscored Most Competitors in Mail Capture, Mail Management, Scalability and Security

The Knowledge Group has announced today that Richard Reilly, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast “Corporate Governance Issues, Executive Compensation Disclosure and Related SRO Rules: A 2011 Update.”

Steve Bailey from CommVault explains why the traditional Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) must evolve into Retention Lifecycle Management (RLM) in the region

The Knowledge Group has announced today that Chuck Yen, Practice Leader, Compensation and Benefits Consulting, Grant Thornton will speak at “Corporate Governance Issues, Executive Compensation Disclosure and Related SRO Rules: A 2011 Update.”

This corporate governance Code outlines best practice and is designed not to insist upon, but rather to suggest new ways of thinking about how to carry out the board’s role in the most effective way.

The Knowledge Group has announced today that Steven Slutsky, a Director with PwC will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ “Corporate Governance Issues, Executive Compensation Disclosure and Related SRO Rules: A 2011 Update"

The Knowledge Group announced that it has scheduled a live webcast "Corporate Governance Issues, Executive Compensation Disclosure and Related SRO Rules: A 2011 Update.” This two-hour event is scheduled on June 21, 2011 at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET.

Edcomm Banker’s Academy has recently launched its Nigeria Corporate Governance training program for individuals.