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OECD Paper on Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis: Key Findings and Main Messages

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has released the second paper in a three part series relating to the key findings and main messages from the financial crisis.

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

SEC Staff Paper Explores Method of Incorporating International Standards Into U.S. Reporting System

The Securities and Exchange Commission have released a staff paper which explores whether, when, and how the current U.S. financial reporting system should be transitioned to a system incorporating International Financial Reporting Standards and presents a possible framework for implementation.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

SEC Issues Rules for Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 established a whistleblower program that requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay an award to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the SEC with original information about a violation of the fed

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

APRA Releases Enhancements to Basel II Framework

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released amendments to relevant prudential standards, prudential practice guides and reporting forms to give effect to enhancements to the Basel II Framework in Australia.

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Monday, May 23, 2011

SEC Proposes Rules to Increase Transparency and Improve Integrity of Credit Ratings

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules and amendments intended to increase transparency and improve the integrity of credit ratings.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Releases Report on Range of Methodologies for Risk and Performance Alignment of Remuneration

This Report was prepared in response to the Financial Stability Board's recommendation that the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision should develop a report on the range of methodologies for risk and performance alignment of compensation schedules and their effectiveness in light of experienc

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

Government Accountability Office Reports on Mortgage Foreclosures

In accordance with Title XIV of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) was asked to examine the extent to which federal laws address mortgage servicers’ foreclosure procedures.

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Financial Reporting Council Issues Consultation Paper on Gender Diversity in the Boardroom

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.

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Risk Assessment of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Government-Sponsored Enterprises

In accordance with Title XIV of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of the Inspector General contracted a professional services firm to provide a risk assessment.

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Financing Development

Professor Ross Buckley of the CLMR at the University of New South Wales explores explore the dimensions of poverty and disease in the world, and how much it would cost to end them.

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Monday, May 2, 2011

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