Proposed rule changes would pressure proxy advisory firms to take a more management-friendly stance in their reports and vote recommendations.
The Department of Justice says the firm showed a "lack of candor" in seeking advisory appointments in bankruptcy cases.
For CFOs wanting to understand investor behavior, here's an argument that Jeff Bezos is human, after all, and Amazon can't defy basic economic principles.
Lawmakers have labeled the four firms a “cozy club incapable of providing the degree of independent challenge needed” for auditing public companies.
Employers may not be receiving the best deals for employees because conflicts of interest that benefit other parties maybe working against them.
The private equity firm failed to properly disclose fees and conflicts of interest to limited partners in some funds, the SEC said.