Greg Smith was Goldman Sach’s head of US equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He bid farewell to his 12-year career at Goldman Sachs on 14 March 2012 by penning a column for the New York describing a toxic and destructive work environment.

Steve Mark, Legal Services Commissioner (NSW), discusses how complaints against lawyers are handled under the framework set out by the Legal Profession Act 2004.

Steve Mark, Legal Services Commissioner (NSW), discusses his experience in presenting hypotheticals to the legal profession, law students, academics and members of the general public on a variety of issues relating to ethics and the practice of law.

Justin O'Brien of the CLMR suggests that the definition of integrity needs to be clarified before regulators can begin rewriting new corporate governance rules.

The European Banking Authority has issued a press statement which summarises its contribution to the package that has been agreed at the EU level to restore confidence in the banking sector.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has amended its rules to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 relating to shareholder approval of executive compensation and “golden parachute” compensation arrangements.

The Financial Reporting Council has issued a consultation paper on whether the UK Corporate Governance Code should be revised to require listed companies to publish their policy on gender diversity in the boardroom and report against it annually.

The Financial Reporting Council, following feedback from its consultation paper, Gender Diversity on Boards, has announced changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code aimed at promoting greater gender diversity at board level.