1. | Jul 26, 2014

Nov. 2 that the organization ciseodernd a range of national and state information when making its decisions, with Delaware a leading concern in the United States due to ease of incorporation there and the fact that it is “the state most commonly highlighted with regard to financial secrecy.”Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, and the United Kingdom (City of London), in that order, were next on the group's index. Filling out the top 10 on the list of 60 countries were Ireland, Bermuda, Singapore, Belgium, and Hong Kong.In a video posted on TJN's blog, Murphy explained that the group looked at such data as total deposits in banks and overall banking secrecy at the national level, but it also looked at incorporation on a state level in the United States.“We had to use Delaware,” Murphy said, noting that his organization could have used other states such as Wyoming or Nevada, but chose Delaware “ because it is the most popular state for incorporation in the U.S.A.,” and frequently cited for secrecy issues.Delaware Corporate Register Seen ‘Utterly Useless.’Murphy said that, while his group understands that corporations must register in Delaware, that register is “almost utterly useless” because “ you cannot be sure that the registered owner of the Delaware corporation is in fact the real owner of the Delaware corporation.”“We want to hold people to account for the corporations that they own and if that information is not on the register, we don't think the register performs a useful function,” Murphy said.He acknowledged that TJN has been criticized for saying that there are no accounts for Delaware companies filed with the register, but he said this remains true unless the companies are publicly traded.“We don't think that's sufficient information,” Murphy said, stressing that limited liability companies should have stronger reporting requirements in the state.He said limited liability is a right granted by a state that essentially protects the owners of the company from their own actions. Those granted this “extraordinary right” have a duty to make their financial information available, Murphy said. . . .

2. | May 17, 2014

.View Full ImageCEOREDUXScott Lewis for The Wall Street JournalAnne Stevens is among a growing nuebmr of job-hunting former CEOs.CEOREDUXCEOREDUXNo one knows how many out-of-work CEOs are looking for corner office suites, but recruiters say their nuebmrs are growing. Fewer big businesses are switching bosses these days and mergers and bankruptcies have further reduced their job prospects. Only 48 companies in the S&P 500 index changed leaders last year, the lowest level since recruiters Spencer Stuart began tracking it in 2004.Replacement of big-business CEOs picked up in the second quarter, according to Spencer Stuart. But it will take more than a slight gain to find good homes for every unemployed chief. Just two of 13 major corporations switching leaders in the latest quarter chose an outsider.Some boards are loath to change chiefs during economic turbulence, and the choppy recovery so far hasn't sufficiently heartened boards, recruiters say.Big-company mergers have eliminated dozens of senior management jobs, too. Jonathan Schwartz, the former chief at Sun Microsystems, now owned by Oracle Corp., and Todd Stitzer at Cadbury, now owned by Kraft Foods Inc. are among those hoping to be CEOs elsewhere. Mr. Stitzer says he has flirted with several mid-sized U.S. concerns about taking their helm. We have a much higher flow of former CEOs than we have seen in many years looking for a position again at the CEO level, says James G. Aslaksen, a senior client partner for recruiters Korn/Ferry International. He finds these job hunts can now last 18 months, up from no more than a year in 2005. Among major corporations, however, the [CEO] opportunity pool is fairly small, adds Dennis Carey, also of Korn/Ferry.Smaller companies have started to look for new CEOs again, recruiters report. But many former corporate chiefs want another big-company post.Carlos Gutierrez, a former Kellogg Co. CEO who resigned as U.S. Commerce secretary early last year, desires to run a public company with at least $14 billion in annual revenue. He says he's spurned feelers about running concerns that he felt were too small, headquartered abroad or privately owned.Chiefs with controversies on their resumes face high hurdles. Mike Zafirovski left Nortel Networks Corp. last August amid a dismantling of the fallen technology giant following a bankruptcy-court filing. He prefers to lead another large business and has prepared a detailed, two-page chart of his career financial-feats, according to someone familiar with the matter.Mr. Zafirovski spent more than three years trying to turn Nortel around, but critics say he didn't move fast enough. Its bankruptcy hurts his job hunt, according to recruiters.Ms. Stevens, now 61, was a first-time CEO when Carpenter, a developer and maker of specialty alloys, hired her in November 2006. The nursing-school dropout had received her engineering degree at age 30. She spent a decade working for Exxon Corp., then joined Ford as a business planner in 1990.She eventually advanced to chief operating officer for the Americas, overseeing more than $75 billion in annual revenue. That made Ms. Stevens the highest ranked woman in the U.S. automotive industry.She managed the Detroit auto maker's tricky vehicle recalls and plant shutdowns following the turmoil after September 11, 2001. Bill Ford Jr., Ford's executive chairman and previous CEO, says Ms. Stevens played a key role in crafting a North American turnaround plan.Ms. Stevens even aspired to run Ford. Once she turned 57, however, age was running against me, she recalls. To go for my dream, I had to leave. So eager was she to be a CEO that she took the first helm offered—at Carpenter. Its headquarters in her hometown of Reading, Pa., made the job even more appealing. As a result, she says, she didn't probe deep enough into its boardroom personalities, customers, products and operations. I didn't realize how much [Carpenter] lacked structure and systems, Ms. Stevens says. If I knew then what I know now, I would have never taken the job. Carpenter achieved record results during her first two years, as Ms. Stevens sold assets, enlarged melting facilities and shook up senior management. But profits and sales slipped in the fiscal year ended June 2009.Ms. Stevens says she found it difficult to build a close relationship with fellow directors. The stressful situation often woke her up at night. Board members opposed her strategy to expand the company during the downturn, she remembers. In summer 2009, the board stripped her of the chairman's title. She soon quit.Splitting the top roles was an emerging practice, says Gregory Pratt, an outside director who now is chairman. Board members appreciate the improvements she made in Carpenter's business and she was an excellent CEO, Mr. Pratt adds. He says Ms. Stevens never told him she had significant concerns about board communications.As she seeks work in the U.S. or abroad, Ms. Stevens is getting assistance from Mr. Aslaksen and his colleagues. Boards needing a new chief often value a battle-tested executive like Ms. Stevens, suggests Mr. Carey, a Korn/Ferry vice chairman.Ms. Stevens has also approached private-equity firms about leading a small portfolio company.Despite her search, Ms. Stevens has yet to score any face-to-face interviews. It is going to be a challenge for Ms. Stevens to find another CEO post because the huge supply of potential chiefs enables boards to overlook anyone who has any taint of controversy, says Judith von Seldeneck, head of Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson.The unemployed chief executive keeps busy serving on the Lockheed Martin board, caring for a sick friend – and knitting afghans.Yet Ms. Stevens was so sure her next corner office would require relocation that she put her French country-style home up for sale in November. I don't need a house that big, she observes. I used the house a lot for entertaining while I was CEO.

3. | Nov 14, 2013

Ive seen this great australian band from when they streatd with Bon Scott twice and every tour since then with both Razors Edge & both Black Ic...

4. | May 21, 2013

VBXHea wwbdyrsibcsj

5. | May 18, 2013

reach, have a look from this historical Brahmpol bdgire and feel this scenically (smelling) beauty.Jalkumbhi are enemies of water, and water is source of our life, more because not only life but economy of

6. | Mar 9, 2012

MfIe0Z I think this is a real great article.Much thanks again. Great.