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Commentary & OpinionOctober 28, 2008 Richard Grasso, Voice of Reason on Wall Street BonusesSource: Wall Street Journal Blogs Of all the Cassandras and soothsayers on the dangers of executive compensation, you might list Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, perhaps, or corporate gadfly Nell Minow. But former NYSE chief Richard Grasso? The man whose $187... October 28, 2008 Corporate governance: Playing politicsSource: Financial Director
Any regulatory changes now will be too politically loaded to be of much use at preventing future crises. It is virtually impossible amid the current market turmoil to turn out a monthly column without finding that, several... October 28, 2008 Why Ford Needs The GM-Chrysler Deal DoneSource: Forbes Detroit - In the talks between General Motors and Chrysler, no one has more at stake than Ford Motor The entire U.S. auto industry is teetering, and it wouldn't take much to push Ford (nyse: F - news - people ) over the edge. A... October 27, 2008 Terrible Ideas of the Financial Crisis: Goldman Sachs and CitigroupSource: The Wall Street Journal - Deal Journal There are bad ideas that seemed like a good idea at the time. Then there are bad ideas that didn’t make sense from the beginning. That is pretty much most of the big merger ideas rumored in the past six weeks. Take, for example,... October 27, 2008 Corpocracy - Failures of Trust  Source: Bob Monks These are most interesting times in the United States as many tectonic plates are moving simultaneously -- if not in coordinated patterns. The hegemony of the CEO in the United States, which I have chronicled most recently in my... October 26, 2008 Comptroller of the Currency Dugan Details OCC Response toI am really pleased to be here today – and really pleased not to be shuttling back and forth to the Treasury Department, which I’ve been doing a lot these last several weeks. Needless to say, the events of the last month have... October 25, 2008 Corporate social responsibility in a recession, 10 reasons to keep doing it...Source: Ethical Corporation While many corporate executives are worried, rightly, about their budgets for next year, there are many good reasons for continuing efficient responsible business initiatives in 2009. Here's a few of them. While I wouldn't claim... October 24, 2008 Working Paper: Conversational Blindness—Answering the Wrong Question the Right WaySource: Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School Individuals frequently attempt to avoid questions they do not want to answer, from politicians dodging reporters' requests to clarify their position on when life begins, to employees sidestepping their bosses' questions as to why... October 23, 2008 Backdating and You: What You Need to Know If Your Company Comes Under ScrutinySource: Computerworld.com At last count, over 135 companies were being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission for backdating and other alleged manipulative practices in connection with stock option... October 22, 2008 Risk Management Watch: Risk Recruiting Top Priority in Board RoomsSource: A.E. Feldman The global financial crisis is dramatically reshaping the financial services industry in the U.S. and around the world. Today, firms are struggling to adjust to the unfolding global economic environment. Corporate boards are... [What would you find useful here?]
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