Getting your governance team the recognition it deserves
Corporate Secretary welcomes nominations in any of 12 categories. Our editorial team evaluates each nomination based on supporting...
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Boardroom archive
Vote-counting formulas: at odds with shareholder engagement?
That's one of the conclusions of GMI Ratings, which CalPERS commissioned last fall to study vote-counting practices. In a report...
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Rising shareholder activism around executive pay & severance policies
Last week in Canada, Barrick Gold announced an overhaul of its executive compensation policy ‒ the result of extensive talks...
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Boardroom makeover
Increasingly, corporate boards are taking a long look in the mirror, and many are concluding that they are in need of a makeover...
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Internal audit: getting in early on strategic planning
At a time when data breaches, social media gaffes and careless due diligence of third-party service providers are causing members...
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Poison pill draws renewed scrutiny
Last week, Dan Loeb filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court against Sotheby’s, charging the auction house with...
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Boards must be alert for signs of investment advisors’ conflicts of interest
Boards of directors must be vigilant when hiring and using M&A advisors: hidden conflicts of interest can harm shareholders and...
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Succession planning demands more attention from boards
The abrupt firing last week of Symantec’s CEO Steve Bennett after not even two years’ service, with no permanent replacement ready...
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Boards must pay more attention to succession planning
Bennett’s ouster follows a string of other high-profile CEO farewells over the past year where boards let many months pass before...
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Proxy proposals seek concessions on sustainability issues
Of the 417 shareholder proposals on environmental and social issues that had been submitted by the time the new Proxy Preview...
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