Fretting over how to motivate long-term investments
The debate over how to combat the tendency toward short-term thinking by companies and investors holds no promise of being...
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Individual liability for board members in retaliation cases
I have written previously about a brighter spotlight being shone on board members and the higher level of accountability to which...
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IT audit reporting lines need improvement, says new report
The greatest challenge faced by IT audit professionals around the world is the ‘ever-changing nature of complex emerging...
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Activist insights from the Delaware Law Issues Update conference
Tis the season – for corporate issuers to engage with their shareholders at a comfortable distance from the crush of proxy season...
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Moderation in feasting and director seating
As the US prepares to commemorate Thanksgiving, I’m offering a couple of bite-sized governance items this week, as a reminder that...
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Exxon's public disclosures on climate risk in the spotlight
The run-up to the UN’s 21st Conference of the Parties on climate change, to be held in the Paris suburbs later this month, keeps...
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Data due diligence in M&A deals
Early last year, when Facebook announced plans to acquire messaging app WhatsApp, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) consumer...
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Is your board on top of political spending?
A week after state and local elections were held across the US and as campaigns aiming toward national elections next November...
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Cyber fraud is getting even scarier
In what’s becoming a sort of Halloween tradition, I checked in last week with cyber ghostbuster Stu Sjouwerman for an update on...
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More firms making the business case for climate change action
Some companies are way ahead of the US Chamber of Commerce and other trade organizations purporting to represent their interests...
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