How to raise your board's governance IQ?
Corporate secretaries are not only charged with upholding extraordinary expectations for their companies’ legal departments, they...
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Do directors need separate liability coverage?
Almost all public companies buy directors and officers liability (D&O) insurance, providing officers and boards with protection...
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NASDAQ drops the ball on NYSE takeover bid
NASDAQ and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) announced today that they are abandoning their proposed $11 bn bid to acquire rival NYSE...
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Ways to lower outside counsel costs
Contrary to common perception, companies typically don’t like dealing with outside legal counsel, let alone paying them hefty sums...
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Can boards plan for 'black swan' events?
Tsunamis, erupting volcanoes and terrorist attacks aren’t just the stuff of action movies; they’re central to the conversation...
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Against the odds: women on public company boards
Although they comprise a slim majority of the professional workforce, women in the US and many other countries represent a...
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Investing in an ethical corporate culture
Companies are starting to distinguish between non-financial and financial risks in order to continue improving their overall...
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Sokol's stock trading controversy heats up
A report released yesterday to the board of Berkshire Hathaway reveals that former executive David Sokol breached the company’s...
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Debate over NYSE deals heat up
The battle for control of NYSE Euronext spun into a volley of competing claims and counterclaims over the weekend and yesterday...
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The easy way to dodge an antitrust probe
Every day, it seems, there’s another antitrust lawsuit – the result of a company trying to do nothing more than generate returns...
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