Eleanor Bloxham

How HP's Meg Whitman is passing the buck

In the wake of the recent Autonomy acquisition mess, Whitman has outlined a multi-pronged defense of HP's board. But that defense has several holes. By Eleanor Bloxham

How some CEOs are trying to make a killing off the fiscal cliff

A new study shows that CEOs will reap huge financial benefits if a fiscal cliff campaign some of them are undertaking is successful. This is yet another reason it's time to raise the flag on CEO pay. By Eleanor Bloxham

Chocolate and child labor: A hurdle for Hershey

Hershey is being sued based on allegations that its suppliers use illegal child labor. Corporate board reactions to these issues have been mixed at best. It's time for a change. By Eleanor Bloxham

Citigroup: It's time to talk Pandit

Amid reports that the SEC is investigating Vikram Pandit's departure from Citigroup, the bank's board needs to take a very close look at how it shares information with shareholders and the public.

FORTUNE -- Is the SEC investigating former CEO Vikram Pandit's departure from Citigroup?

The regulator wouldn't comment on the issue for this article, but that's what Fox Business reported last Tuesday. The issue, according to Fox's reporting, is around the timing MORE

Goldman Sachs' board: Clubby as it ever was

Including yet another management member on the bank's board -- soon to be former CFO David Viniar -- brings the total to three, an unusual move for a large public company.

FORTUNE -- When Goldman Sachs announced that it was changing CFOs last week, it also announced that it would be adding yet another insider to its board, soon-to-be-former CFO David Viniar.

Including another management member on Goldman's (GS) board, bringing the MORE

Preventing a Peregrine repeat for less than a dollar a day

Regulators, customers, shareholders, and boards need to push for the wider use of electronic confirmations as part of company audits.

FORTUNE -- Trustees are still scrambling to find the billions at MF Global and the millions at Peregrine that have gone missing from customer accounts.

In June, a report from the MF Global (MFGLQ) trustee stated that there are "claims for breach of fiduciary duty and negligence … that may be asserted against MORE

Goldman and other big banks are not out of the woods

The lack of accountability during the financial crisis, which was a tear in the faith in governmental and banking institutions, is turning into a giant rip that may never be repaired. By Eleanor Bloxham

Splitting big banks: Why J.P. Morgan should go first

The bank's woes are only growing., As Sandy Weill recommends, the company should be split in two. By Eleanor Bloxham

Jack Bogle: Has capitalism lost its soul?

Vanguard Group founder Jack Bogle describes what he sees as the primary problems at money management firms and public companies today and what it will take to set things right. Interview by Eleanor Bloxham

Who will take J.P. Morgan to task?

Many of the frontline safeguards for our capitalist system are as weak now as they were a decade ago. Even worse, we seem tired of addressing what still needs to be fixed.

FORTUNE – For the last couple of weeks, it has been Barclays (BCS) CEO Bob Diamond's moment in the sun (or interrogation lights) -- until he rode off into the sunset, that is. But it will be J.P. Morgan MORE