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Most directors of large companies spent more time at work in the past year amid rising scrutiny

Sep 12, 2012

3 min read

More than half of directors of large corporations are spending more time working on board-related matters such as scrutiny of...

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The board of directors as curators of a company's culture

Sep 10, 2012

By Thomas Fox

2 min read

One view is that the board of directors serves as the ‘curator of a company’s culture.’ As a board member you need to know if...

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50 shades of governance: failures of the week

Sep 06, 2012

By Aarti Maharaj

2 min read

In Ten events that have shaped corporate governance (see Corporate Secretary July 2012, page 21), I explored the new regulations...

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Mark Zuckerberg pledges to sell no Facebook stock as share price falls to record low

Sep 05, 2012

By Adam Brown

3 min read

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to sell none of his company’s shares for at least a year after a series of...

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EU promotes gender balance on company boards

Sep 04, 2012

By Candice de Monts-Petit

2 min read

Last year, Viviane Reding, the EU’s commissioner for justice and fundamental rights, launched an initiative aimed at countering...

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Reputational risk: a greater challenge

Aug 30, 2012

By Matthew Scott

3 min read

A stellar reputation can make a company plenty of money and a suspect reputation can cause a company plenty of pain. Managing...

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Facebook may drop to 'F' rating in corporate governance, GMI Ratings says

Aug 28, 2012

By Adam Brown

3 min read

Facebook’s ‘poor governance’, plus recent large stock sales by board member Peter Thiel, will likely see the social network firm...

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Hewlett-Packard's journey to better governance

Aug 27, 2012

By Brendan Sheehan

11 min read

We’ve all heard the old saying, ‘Start as you mean to go on.’ It’s usually true, but it may not be the best advice for the future...

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Should the chair and CEO roles be split?

Aug 26, 2012

By Michelle Lamb

7 min read

Board independence has been a hot topic in governance circles for some time, especially independence of the board’s lead role: the...

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UBS joins Citigroup in protest against NASDAQ's Facebook settlement

Aug 26, 2012

By Adam Brown

3 min read

UBS has joined Citigroup and others in protests against NASDAQ’s proposed $62 million settlement for investors who lost money due...