All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Corporate Treasury & Finance

1. Other than payroll costs, legal costs are the largest expense in an accounting firm.2. Doctors got medical malpractice relief last year and now the accountants want the same treatment.3. But are the accountants willing to lower their billing rates, if they have less legal exposure?

There  is  complete  confusion  about  how  carbon  credits   are  to  be  traded. This  analysis  looks  at  some  of  the  aspects  of  this  new  carbon  confusion  regime,...

The  environment  and  the  effect  of   industrial  pollution  on  the  ozone  layer  and  the  air  we  breathe  has  been  recognized  as  a  global  problem.The  ability ...

An academic conference sponsored by Stanford University addressed a number of issues in the backdating scandal that have not yet emerged strongly, and also broached the subject: who's at fault here?

The  report  that  Fortress  Investment  Group  plans  to  go public  with  a  hedge  fund  IPO marks  a  major  milestone  for  the  hedge  fund  industry. The  fact  that  a ...

During an international acquisition, an acquirer must consider several areas, before completing the purchase. This article collectively highlights several areas to consider such as tax credits, structure, pre-existing subsidiary structure, foreign tax laws, and wording in the LOI/definitive agreement....

This article, like most others written about M&A’s, assumes acquisitions are conducted purely to enhance a company’s revenue stream. Most purchases of this nature are in fact completed to either take out a competitor (negating market share erosion), expand a product line (which may be unproven depending...

1. Sarbanes Oxley has cost US businesses billions of dollar, making the cost of doing business in the US higher than other capital markets around the world. 2. The biggest benefactor of Sarbanes Oxley is the big 4 accounting firms who also got a windfall from the demise of Arthur Andersen. The...

Minority Shareholders of Arcelor got really disapointed with the suggested Tender Offer price for Arcelor Brazil shares and are ready to discuss it before Brazilian courts.Shares have been traded recently for R$ 39,00. Tender offer corresponds to about R$ 32,70. Expected price was R$ 52,00. If...

Halloween  is  round  the  corner   and  derivatives   in  various forms  are  haunting  the  lives  of  a  significant  number  of  those  whose  life  revolves  around ...