Leading international investors have settled terms with the auditors involved in the collapse of Italian diary giant which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2003. After the firm revealed a multi-billion Euro hold in its accounts, Parmalat became known as “Europe’s …

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British investors take their pre-emption rights very seriously – and rightly so. However, the trickle of UK companies trampling over these precious rights is threatening to become a flood as “cash-box” placings become ubiquitous.

Cash-box placings channel capital raised through …

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Early indications are that the 2010 proxy season will be at least as busy, if not more so, than last year when more than 640 shareholder resolutions were voted on at U.S. companies writes Mike Ryan of Manifest’s US partners, …

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The International Accounting Standards Board has defended its work on harmonising U.S. and international accounting rules into one single standard. In a letter addressed to G20 host, US President, Barack Obama, it outlines that the board has made “substantial progress” …

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Over at CorpGov.net Jim McRitchie is doing his bit to raise some vital issues about the quality of the US proxy system.

This time, Jim is airing doubts about the quality of informatiion presented to shareholders on 3rd party voting …

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The US Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission, has sent shockwaves through the US corporate governance community and re-awakes concerns that companies will use shareholder funds to influence US political elections.

Nearly all restraint …

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Almost one year to the day since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, US federal Judge Jed Rakoff stepped up to protect the interests of shareholders in the on-going battle between owners and regulators. In a scathing judgement, Rakoff has rejected …

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In a tale of financial engineering and dubious corporate governance standards, the consortium of businessmen behind the collapsed British car company, MG Rover, face being banned as company directors following the publication of a Government report investigating their role in …

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The UK is well known in European circles for its singular approach to regulatory reform, in particular its tactical use of the “Opt Out”. All the more surprising therefore to see Gordon Brown getting together with Germany’s Angela Merkel and …

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has stepped into the governance spotlight with a plan to keep bankers pay under control. Following a meeting  on Tuesday between Sarkozy and France’s top banks, including BNP Paribas SA and Société Générale SA the banks …

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