One board director should be replaced, say almost half of directors
The percentage of directors that are unsatisfied with their fellow board directors is on the rise, with 46 percent saying that one...
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EY: Audit committees face key challenges in 2018
Audit committees face a range of testing changes in the new year, ranging from revised revenue reporting and CEO pay disclosure to...
Boards lack awareness of overall company culture, research suggests
Corporate culture is increasingly being targeted as a means to ensure companies behave effectively, ethically and within the rules...
The week in GRC: FCC net neutrality vote faces legal challenge, and Icahn said to eye Xerox board tussle
– Bloomberg reported that the UK government reversed a campaign pledge to disband the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), with the white...
The week in GRC: UK banks said not to be reporting cyber-attacks, and interim CFPB chief freezes personal data collection
– The Wall Street Journal reported that Broadcom opened the next front in its $105 billion takeover bid for Qualcomm by saying it...
Online engagement: Estée Lauder releases shoppable annual report
The cosmetics company Estée Lauder has launched a shoppable annual report, giving shareholders and analysts insight into new and...
Former Society president David Smith passes
The Society for Corporate Governance has announced the passing of David Smith, who served as its president and CEO for almost two...
CII seeks more Fed guidance for boards
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has urged the Federal Reserve to expand on its planned guidance for banks’ boards to...
SSGA to focus on Canadian and Japanese board diversity
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), which kicked off a high-profile campaign this year to boost the number of female directors by...
SEC: Boards should determine shareholder proposal significance
A recent SEC staff release ahead of the looming 2018 proxy season expresses the view that the board of directors is generally in a...
