October 16, 2008

Directors Increasingly Focused On Enterprise Risk Management, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers/Corporate Board Member 2008 Survey

By: InsuranceNewsnetwork,com

NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the 7th Annual "What Directors Think" survey released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Corporate Board Member magazine, enterprise risk management is increasingly becoming a...

October 15, 2008

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President

By: The Brookings Institution

October 2008 — The 2008/2009 Top 10 Global Economic Challenges report focuses on the most critical issues facing America’s 44th president. From restoring financial stability to establishing a U.S. policy on climate change and...

October 15, 2008

The Nation's Changing Complexion; A Recent Census Report Showing A Surge In Blacks, Hispanics And Asians Should Be Seen As An Opportunity For The United States Rather Than As A Burden.

By: USA TODAY
Sheryl McCarthy

W

hen I was in college and working part-time for a newspaper, I had a debate with my editor over how important African Americans were in the national scheme of things.

"We're 10% of the population!" I said.

"Yes," he said, "but...

October 14, 2008

TABB Group Unrolls A Blueprint For The Future Of Investment Banking And Wall Street's New Ecosystem; Veteran Industry Analyst Larry Tabb Describes What The New Banking Business Model Means For Banks, Investors, Market Vendors, The Economy And The Markets

By: Business Wire

Introducing a blueprint for the future of investment banking, TABB Group's founder and CEO Larry Tabb, the financial markets veteran industry analyst and author of "The Future of Investment Banking: Subprime and Its Impact on...

October 14, 2008

Fulbright & Jaworski 2008 Litigation Trends Survey Shows U.S. CompaniesPreparing For Rise In Litigation Following Two Years Of Declines; More Than One-third Of Corporate Counsel Expect Pace Of New Filings To Increase In Coming Year - 43% Of Billion-dollar Companies Forecasting Possible Litigation Uptick Amid Economic Slowdown. ; Marked Drop In New Cases And Regulatory Proceedings In Past Year - Including Fewer Suits With Claims Above $20 Million. Still Plenty Of Disputes To Go Around: 79% Of Companies Face At Least One New Action. Larger Companies Mean Bigger Dockets: 29% Of Billion-dollar Firms Served With More Than 50 New Lawsuits In 2007-08.; Contracts, Labor-employment/personal Injury Suits Remain Most Numerous; Businesses Report Spike In Workplace Actions - Wage & Hour, Ageism And Privacy; Insurers-financial Firms Feeling Early Brunt Of Subprime Actions.

By: Business Wire

Following two straight years of reporting declines in the number of new lawsuits and regulatory proceedings - including a drop in large-dollar cases - U.S. companies now anticipate an uptick in new actions and government probes,...

October 14, 2008

Nearly One-Third Of Major Public Companies Fail To Fully Comply With Key Tax Reserve Disclosure Requirements; Inadequate And Insufficient Disclosure Invites SEC Scrutiny, Say Seigel & Associates; The Current Economic Situation, Heightened By The "Rescue" Legislation, Will Likely Stimulate Greater Demands For Transparency, Independence And Integrity In Financial Reporting

By: Business Wire

Many large public companies - including 29 percent of the Fortune 100 -- are still not meeting the disclosure requirements for tax reserves required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board rule known as FIN 48, according to...

October 14, 2008

Directors Increasingly Focused On Enterprise Risk Management, According To PricewaterhouseCoopers/Corporate Board Member 2008 Survey; Strategy, Succession Planning And Recruitment Remain Top Priorities

By: PrimeNewswire

NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the 7th Annual "What Directors Think" survey released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Corporate Board Member magazine, enterprise risk management is increasingly...

October 12, 2008

Nearly 1 In 6 U.S. Homeowners "under Water"; Home Values Sink Below Mortgage Debt - Adds More Pressure To Struggling Economy

By: The Seattle Times
James R. Hagerty and Ruth Simon, The Wall Street Journal

Roughly 12 million households, or 16 percent, owe more than their homes are worth.

The relentless slide in home prices across the nation has left nearly one in six U.S. homeowners owing more on a mortgage than the home is worth,...

October 9, 2008

Research And Markets: A Company Profile Report Of Nike Inc: Providing A Strategic Corporate Assessment Of Nike's Strategy, 5-Year Financial Insights And A Major Products List

By: Business Wire

Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b23ad0/nike_inc_strategi ) has announced the addition of the "Nike Inc: Strategic Corporate Assessment - Strategy, SWOT Analysis and 5-year Financial Insights...

October 9, 2008

The Largest Listed Companies In Central And Eastern Europe (CEE) Disclose More Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Data; Reporting On Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) By The Largest Listed Companies In Eleven Central And Eastern European (CEE) Countries; Fifth-Time Comparison With Peers In BRIC And Ukraine

By: Business Wire

Today, the Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program publishes its 11th semi-annual Survey of Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the Ten Largest Listed Companies (by market capitalization) in 11 Central...

October 8, 2008

Examine IT Governance, Risk And Compliance Management In The Real World

By: Business Wire

Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ec0f56/it_governance_ris ) has announced the addition of the "IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Management in the Real World" report to their offering.

In recent...

October 7, 2008

Health Takes A Hit As Economy Creates More Stress

By: USA TODAY
Sharon Jayson

Economic stress is taking its toll on Americans' emotional and physical health, survey data show: More than half of Americans report irritability or anger, fatigue and sleeplessness, and almost half say they self-medicate by...

October 7, 2008

40% Of S'pore Firms Aware Of Social Responsibility: Poll

By: The Straits Times (Singapore)

THE concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has made only modest inroads with local firms, with just four out of 10 familiar with the process.

October 6, 2008

15th Annual CEO Survey Identifies Emerging Issues And Key Trends In Global Supply Chains; Reverse Globalization, Softer Revenue Forecasts And Sustainability Topped This Year's Results

By: PR Newswire

DENVER, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from the "2008 3PL Provider CEO Perspective" surveys were presented today by Dr. Robert Lieb, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Northeastern University, and Joe Gallick, Senior Vice...

October 6, 2008

St. Louis Fed Study Argues U.S. Income Inequality Is Not So Bad

By: PR Newswire

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Many people view income inequality as a social ill, but public policies that seek to redistribute wealth would probably result in lower economic growth for everyone.

October 2, 2008

Midwest Economy Stagnant In Survey

By: Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)
Joe Ruff, WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Weighed down by inflation and job losses, the Midwest economy treaded water in September and could dip into negative territory for the last three months of the year, said an economics professor who conducts a monthly survey of...

October 2, 2008

Greenhouse Gas Capture Policies Missing, GAO Finds

By: Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)
Ken Ward Jr., Staff writer

ONLINE: Read the GAO report at www.gao.gov/new.items/

d081080.pdf

Federal policy-makers have taken few of the steps necessary if greenhouse emissions from coal-fired power plants are to be captured and stored underground,...

October 1, 2008

Outline Of The Bailout Bill

By: USNEWS.com
Luke Mullins

Here is a summary of the financial bailout bill that the House of Representatives rejected today.

From the House Financial Services Committee:

SUMMARY OF THE "EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008"

October 1, 2008

Business Briefing / THE ECONOMY; Confidence Index Unexpectedly Up

By: Los Angeles Times
From Times Wire Services

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October 1, 2008

Muslim Extremism In The Caribbean Basin: The Threat To The United States

By: Homeland Security International

Acts of terrorism occurring within the United States are not a new phenomenon, but they are not as prevalent as they have been in other countries. Since the 1990's the United States has experienced several major acts of both...

September 30, 2008

Nearly Half Of Retail CFOs Report A Tightening Of Credit According To BDO Seidman, LLP Study; -More Than A Third Report Reduced Inventory Purchases-

By: Business Wire

The credit squeeze that culminated in a major financial meltdown last week has been impacting U.S. consumers, as well as retail businesses, throughout 2008. According to a new study by BDO Seidman, LLP, one of the nation's...

September 30, 2008

CLIMATE: Government Leadership Needed To Develop And Deploy Carbon-storage Technology -- GAO

By: E News PM

Jenny Mandel, E&ENews PM reporter

The president should establish a government task force to lead the way in addressing the myriad technical, legal and institutional issues around large-scale deployment of carbon capture and...

September 29, 2008

Unique Study Of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting In Developing Countries

By: Business Wire

Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fd3591/corporate_social_r ) has announced the addition of the "Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in Developing Countries" report to their offering.

September 29, 2008

Americans Gloomier, For Now; 33% Surveyed Say We're Already In A Depression

By: USA TODAY
Mindy Fetterman

As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak -- not whisper -- the word "depression."

In a sign that...

September 26, 2008

Mercer Survey Reveals New Challenges And Solutions As HR Takes On Expanded Global Role

By: Business Wire

Companies are now beginning to apply a global human resources (HR) mindset to their global footprint and operations, according to findings from a recent multinational research survey released today by Mercer's outsourcing...