PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM have settled allegations that the companies were involved in graft over government contracts.According to the Department of Justice press release, the firms had agreed...

In the fallout of the subprime debacle, the blame game has started and the ratings agencies are coming under plenty of fire with the European Commission now looking at whether they should be...

It has not been a great year for Dell. In January, Michael Dell took the reins again, turfing out Kevin Rollins. And from there, things started going from bad to worse.In March, I said that an...

With the cost of military operations and diplomatic efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world set to top $1 trillion over the next decade, and with the International Herald Tribune...

This week I interviewed Professor Sydney Finkelstein who teaches at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Finkelstein is best known for his superb book Why Smart Executives Fail which identifies blind...

Analysts might say the correction will not turn into a bear market but lawyers are warning that the credit meltdown could leave banks, hedge funds and private equity firms embroiled in costly...

How do you stop an analysts from downgrading your stock? Just do a few small favors and grease some palms.That's the finding from a study that reveals about two out of three analysts have...

Global markets are in turmoil, risk is being repriced and institutions are likely to put more pressure on companies to come clean on their contingent liabilities that include environmental,...

In the past, I have talked about how Michael Oxley cashed in on his role as Sarbox co-author. First, he joined a law firm to help companies get around the law, then he becomes Nasdaq...

Last week's conviction of former Brocade chief executive officer Gregory Reyes of stock option backdating continues to send shivers through Silicon Valley.More indictments are likely to follow,...

The Internet is becoming a playground for criminals and has turned into a lawless "wild west'', according to a report out of Britain's House of Lords.The report says there the...

I have blogged about delinquent communities here, here and here.The problem with delinquent communities is that it's hard to bring all the perpetrators to justice. The lines are too blurred,...

You know things are really looking bad on the markets what the central banks start pumping in money to ease the liquidity crunch. And it seems to have worked for now with reports that things have...

In the past I have talked about corporate delinquent communities here and here.Usually when there's corporate malfeasance, it involves a stack of people. Auditors look the other way, managers...

Who cares about corruption allegations? British defence and aerospace company BAE Systems has reported a higher than expected 19 per cent rise in first half profits, driven largely by its expansion...

With companies handling more and more private information, the risks of an IT security breach creating commercial harm to a company are very real. And to a large extent, avoidable.Breaches in IT...

Earlier this year, I talked about a new breed of CFO, the gun-for-hire who comes in for as little as a few months to do a specific job. And I raised the possibility that this could be a problem......

What does corporate responsibility mean for most companies? Apparently, it's all about the size of the checkbook.According to a global study, 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility: United States,...

Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs might have levelled off but other costs are increasing at a fierce rate, according to a survey released by lawyers Foley & Lardner.Costs have gone up because of...