Big business bites back at governance foe
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SEAN HARRIGAN has a talent for making powerful enemies. Warren Buffet, the legendary investor, Michael Eisner, Disneyâs boss, Sanford Weill, the Citigroup chairman, and Richard Grasso, the former New York
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Women who own small businesses have been pushing for years for a bigger piece of government contracts. And few are happy with the new rules created by the Small Business Administration.
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Major U.S. CEOs complained about regulatory burdens in the post-Enron environment at a high-profile conference on regulation and the legal system, while an investor advocate warned on Tuesday that business leaders should not lose sight of what matters to investors.
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Britain's business leaders gather for their annual conference in Birmingham this week, with the thorny issues of European bureaucracy and jobs outsourcing set to dominate debate.
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A wave of business scandals in the past few years has focused much more attention on how companies are run, but even many investor watchdogs don't exactly agree on how to assess corporate governance.
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Arnold Schwarzeneggerâs eco-friendly reputation may have taken a dent in a messy battle over the leadership of the California Air Resources Board.
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In a boardroom struggle that is as much about legacy concerns as about control, media titans Rupert Murdoch and John Malone are sparring over the prized assets of News Corp.
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Business & money: Owner outlines his strategy to revive label in face of growing opposition to plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs
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Business & money: Performers and labels attack government's decision not to extend protection beyond 50 years.
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Business & money: Pressure mounts on government to nationalise bank after activist investor increases shareholding
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Business & money: Bank's management faces hostile shareholder meeting amid signs fate is in the government's hands
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A feud over influence at American International Group, the worldâs largest insurer, continues in legal papers and in public.
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The ousted chairman of Royal/Dutch Shell has launched a surprise fightback to try to clear his name, challenging the findings of the British regulators on the group's energy reserves scandal.
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Too many business interests are clinging to a failed status quo and resisting necessary governance reforms, the government&#39;s top securities regulator said yesterday.
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The company has been rebuffed in Australia as it tries to grow.
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The CEO's resignation likely means more trouble ahead.
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FEAR of public blame is making company boards more cautious and it could cost them profits, veteran business figure John Ralph warned today.