February 4, 2012
Barbara Desoer, a high-profile mortgage executive who once was a candidate to become chief executive of Bank of America, is leaving as the financial giant retreats from the home-loan business.
February 4, 2012
Barbara Desoer, a high-profile mortgage executive who once was a candidate to become chief executive of Bank of America, is leaving as the financial giant retreats from the home-loan business.
February 3, 2012
Harbinger Capital Partners lost 46.6 percent last year as Philip Falcone's biggest - and most controversial - investment took a beating, according to investors who spoke on condition of anonymity.
February 3, 2012
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Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2012 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Jeanette M. Franzel to be a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Ms. Franzel, current...
February 3, 2012
Alcohol Concern is recommending a specific alcohol policy be included as a requirement in the U.K.'s Corporate Governance Code.
February 3, 2012
A number of governance experts have stated that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's 56.9 percent voting power allows him too much control.
February 3, 2012
Eighty-three percent of commercial real estate executives saw their base salary compensation increase by five percent last year, finds a new CoreNet Global and FPL Associates survey.
February 3, 2012
The U.S. Senate approved a ban on executive bonuses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with an overwhelming majority following the FHFA's approval of almost $13 million in bonuses to 10 executives.
February 3, 2012
Indiana has passed anti-union "right-to-work" legislation following a number of businesses relocating out of the state.
February 3, 2012
Apple's request to ban Samsung products from being sold in Germany on patent infringement grounds has been rejected.
February 3, 2012
The New Mexico Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee agreed to a bill decreasing corporate income tax rates while closing a loophole to allow out-of-state firms to do business in the state to avoid state income taxes.
February 3, 2012
Total corporate federal taxes paid fell to 12.1 percent of profits in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, reports the Congressional Budget Office.
February 3, 2012
NACD's New England chapter honored retired FleetBoston Financial Chairman and CEO J. Terrence Murray with its lifetime achievement award.
February 3, 2012
Two of the world's most powerful raw-materials companies are in talks to combine to form a much larger company worth $80 billion.
February 3, 2012
AMR CEO Tom Horton reminds a newspaper that US Airways failed in three previous merger efforts.
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February 3, 2012
Reuters - Aon Corp posted a higher quarterly profit that narrowly beat market estimates as the world's largest insurance broker continued to reap the benefits from its acquisition of Hewitt Associates.
February 3, 2012
The new chief executive of Sony promises to forge a new path for a company that once dominated the business of filling free time with the creation of wildly popular consumer products.
February 2, 2012
Cigna earnings fell 37% amid acquisition-related charges and accounting changes, and the health insurer forecast lighter-than-expected earnings and rising use of medical services in the new year.
February 2, 2012
Representative Gary Peters has proposed a bill requiring large U.S. companies to disclose how many of their jobs are based in the U.S. versus abroad.
February 2, 2012
Pension Benefit Guaranty Director Joshua Gotbaum is making moves to prevent American Airlines from using bankruptcy to shed its pension plans.