Dow Jones Newsletters Introduces ``Dow Jones Corporate Governance''.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2002 Weekly Publication Provides Insight into How Companies Should Be Run, Focusing on Corporate Boards, Disclosure, Auditor Relationships and Related Issues Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance Newsletters announced today the launch of Dow Jones Corporate Governance Dow Jones Corporate Governance is a newsletter from Dow Jones that covers corporate governance topics ranging from governance conflicts that are still unsettled in corporate law, to proxy contests to shareholder activism. Executive compensation is also frequently covered by CG. , a weekly newsletter focusing on governance news and issues. The newsletter will also offer executives and investors fresh perspectives on how best to address the sweeping regulatory changes that are reshaping corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. . The scandals surrounding Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. have intensified the focus on how businesses are managed and have highlighted the importance of good corporate governance in creating shareholder value. Dow Jones Corporate Governance draws upon the global resources of Dow Jones Newswires Dow Jones Newswires is the real-time financial news organization owned by Dow Jones. Founded in 1882, its primary competitors are Bloomberg L.P. and Reuters. The company reports more than 420,000 subscribers -- including brokers, traders, analysts and fund managers -- as of July to tackle governance issues, such as the composition of corporate boards, auditor independence, executive pay and perks perk 1 v. perked, perk·ing, perks v.intr. 1. To stick up or jut out: dogs' ears that perk. 2. To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner. , and accounting for stock options, among many other topics. The newsletter will also report on governance best practices, with detailed illustrations of corporate strengths and weaknesses, and it will provide valuable listings of auditor changes and companies that expense stock options. Dow Jones Newswires columnist Michael Rapoport edits Dow Jones Corporate Governance. Rapoport writes the Dow Jones Newswires "In The Money" column, an in-depth examination of corporate financial statements, for which he won a National Headliner head·lin·er n. A performer who receives prominent billing; a star. Noun 1. headliner - a performer who receives prominent billing star Award in 2001. Commentary on timely topics is provided by Senior Editor Neal Lipschutz and other experienced observers of the governance scene. "It's a real challenge to keep up with all the recent scandals and the many changes to corporate governance standards," says Rapoport. "This newsletter will enable readers to stay ahead of events, with fresh perspective and commentary from Dow Jones." Dow Jones Corporate Governance is designed for corporate executives and directors, audit and financial professionals at corporations, accounting and law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
Large financial-services conglomerates combine commercial banking and investment banking, and sometimes insurance. and brokerage houses. Institutional investors, asset managers and concerned individual investors will also find the new publication helpful in understanding the complex issues it covers. The newsletter will be e-mailed to subscribers every Thursday. The new publication joins the expanding family of Dow Jones Newsletters. Especially designed for industry and financial professionals, the newsletters cover bankruptcy, high-yield securities, mutual funds, and technical analysis, among other topics. For customers who require real-time news on accounting and bankruptcy, Dow Jones News Service and Dow Jones Corporate Filings Alert are available on select market data platforms. For more information about Dow Jones Corporate Governance or to obtain a sample copy, please forward all inquiries to djnewsletters@dowjones.com, or visit www.djnewswires.com/djnewsletters. About Dow Jones Dow Jones Newswires (www.djnewswires.com) provides real-time news for financial professionals in the equities, fixed-income, foreign exchange and energy markets. The division also offers news for financial firms' Web sites and Dow Jones Newsletters' sector-specific content. In addition to Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DJ; dj.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Indexes and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. of CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S. --30--JK/ny csm
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