Stick 'em up; Corporate directors.

The Economist (US);  January 15, 2005 ;     701 words ...Should board directors be forced to dig into their own pockets...seems perverse to feel sorry for the board directors of big public companies. But in the past few years, believe it or not, directors have felt rather sorry for themselves...

WHAT ENRON/WORLDCOM REALLY MEANS FOR DIRECTORS

Bank Director;  April 1, 2005 ;   Engen, John R;   787 words ...News that outside directors agreed to pay a combined $33 million...while they can and will get sued, directors would never have to open their own...lapses that occur on their watches. Do directors -particularly bank directors-have...

A NEW "TRADEME" to unearth company directors is taking off, with its...

The Herald on Sunday (Auckland, New Zealand);  July 8, 2007 ;     787 words ...A NEW TRADEME to unearth company directors is taking off, with its founders hoping...finddirectors.com and already has nearly 300 directors listed. Set up by professional director...response to surveys showing 68 per cent of directors are selected by fellow directors or existing...

Expanding liabilities for directors and officers.

Risk Management;  January 1, 1989 ;   Oshins, Alice H.;   705 words ...Expanding Liabilities for Directors and Officers In today's volatile...vulnerable position. Often the decisions directors and officers must make involve inherent...however, to minimize the risks to directors and officers, and if a lawsuit arises...

Company directors' code of ethics

New Straits Times;  February 26, 2000 ;   Reviewed by Prasanna Raman;   286 words ......New Straits Times 02-26-2000 Company directors' code of ethics Byline: Reviewed by Prasanna...Appointments Type: Book review Title: Company Directors Author: Goh Chen Chuan Publisher: Leeds...Availability: At leading bookstores COMPANY directors are certainly a privileged lot judging...

Directors skittish after settlement cash calls.(Are You Covered?)(MCI...

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  February 7, 2005 ;   Hays, Daniel;   520 words ......settlements of stockholder suits requiring directors to forego insurance protection and pay...likely to increase a trend for expanded directors and officers coverage. At the same time...Dennis Kozlowski and other officers and directors in cases where insurers have sought to...

Another day, another dollar: the remuneration of directors. (includes...

Management Accounting (British);  June 1, 1997 ;   Shrives, Philip Welch, Christopher;   787 words ......Welch consider the issues surrounding directors and their remuneration, concluding that...service in return for the payments made to directors The publication of the second edition...using audit firms for NAS. What about directors, though? What have they done about presenting...

Fiduciary duties derailed? Appropriation of directors' duties in the...

Journal of Corporation Law;  October 1, 1998 ;   Valihura, Karen L; Stark, Leonard P;   787 words ...Pennsylvania law gives the board of directors of a Pennsylvania corporation a lot of...CSX1 [A]ll that has happened is that the directors [on] the Conrail board decided to make...bedrock principle of corporate law that directors are responsible for managing the business...

A GUIDE FOR DIRECTORS.

Ivey Business Journal;  July 1, 2000 ;   TURNER, JAMES E.A.;   787 words ...HOW DIRECTORS CAN NAVIGATE THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS OF M&As Business people acting as directors of public companies are increasingly finding...a negotiated merger. While many corporate directors are experienced in this area and understand...

New Act will raise skills level bar for directors; LEGAL...

The Birmingham Post (England);  August 24, 2007 ;     499 words ...The financial rewards for directors of the largest UK companies may be...and uncertainties for all company directors, not just the fat cats, says ACCA...that the average remuneration of the directors of FTSE 100 companies has reached...

No more Mr Nice Guy; Board directors.(The role of directors)

The Economist (US);  March 20, 2004 ;     649 words ...Independent directors at big public companies need to be tougher WHERE...executives, but also incredulity that their boards of directors went along with their misdeeds. What did directors know and when did they know it? Were they, too, corrupt...

Directors in the hot seat.(corporate governance )

European Business Forum;  January 1, 2005 ;     787 words ...The role of directors in public companies is one of the most...governance. Before an audience of company directors and investors in London in November...company is too serious to be left to its directors. ********** IN FAVOUR OF THE MOTION...

Directors take Leadership on Health and Safety Guidance.

M2 Presswire;  October 29, 2007 ;     787 words ......PRESSWIRE-29 October 2007-UK Government: Directors take Leadership on Health and Safety...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29102007 Directors have taken the initiative in drawing...safety guidelines. These will remind Directors across organisations of all sizes it...

Taking legal aim at directors, INVESTOR DIGEST

Investor Digest (Malaysia);  September 16, 2002 ;     654 words ...00-00-0000 THE ISSUE OF DIRECTORS BEING PERSONALLY liable has become...many minority shareholders making directors accountable for their actions. According...renowned corporate lawyer Lim Kien Chai, directors have for a long time had this legal...

The Skinny on Directors' Duties

Community Banker;  November 1, 2005 ;   Stein, Stuart G;   787 words ......Sarbanes-Oxley Did Not Change, and What Directors Better Not Forget It may be hard to remember this, but before July 2002, corporate directors did not spend their time attending Sarbanes-Oxl...Sarbanes-Oxley, and all the perceived changes to directors' duties, it's important to keep in mind...