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- Governance and performance
  Posted by SoxFirst
  Portfolios with companies that have good corporate governance deliver 18% higher average share-price returns to investors than those without, according to a new survey .
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- Carl Icahn's corporate governance blog debut
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  Corporate raider and shareholder activist Carl Icahn plans to set up a corporate governance blog.
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- Boards clueless on IT
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  Despite Sarbanes-Oxley and the UK Combined Code, most corporate boards remain clueless about setting up the proper governance of their information technology systems. A survey has found that only 12 per cent of companies have adequate IT governance.
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- Six keys for more effective charities
  Posted by SoxFirst
  How to make charities more effective? Advocate political action, work with market forces to generate income where and work with with for-profit businesses, turn volunteers into evangelists, share your wealth, expertise and talent, adapt and modify when conditions change and spread leadership through the organization.
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- Charities and governance
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  A new study shows that not-for-profits have improved their corporate governance since Sarbanes-Oxley. But other evidence suggests they are still not transparent, accountable and their boards are an absolute joke.
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- Bribes and gifts for analysts
  Posted by SoxFirst
  How do you stop an analysts from downgrading your stock? Just do a few small favors and grease some palms. That's the finding from a study that reveals about two out of three analysts have received favors from CEOs, CFOs, and other top executives.
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- Institutions demand more disclosure
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  Global markets are in turmoil, risk is being repriced and institutions are likely to put more pressure on companies to come clean on their contingent liabilities that include environmental, sustainability and governance risks.
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Leon Gettler is a blogger and senior business journalist at The Age, specializing on management issues. His latest book, Organisations Behaving Badly focuses on the forces that lead smart executives into making dumb decisions.
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