What is your board doing to protect data?
So are your data as safe as you think? Earlier this week, data security firm Imperva released a survey indicating that most...
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Internal CEO appointment spells success
Corporations that recruit top CEOs from outside their firm could see revenues plunge, according to a report released by the Kelley...
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NASDAQ: NYSE depriving its stockholders
The NASDAQ chief said today that the NYSE’s move to discard the NASDAQ offer breaches the rules of corporate governance that the...
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EuroVote to extend shareholders' rights
A new web-based, cross-border voting platform has been launched to grant shareholders a right to vote at the annual general...
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NYSE jettisons NASDAQ/ICE offer
As previously reported by Corporate Secretary, even though NASDAQ’s offer for the NYSE is 20 percent more than Deutsche Börse’s...
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Delaware court: use impartial investment advisers in M&A deals
A recent Delaware Chancery Court opinion emphasizes the need to choose an impartial investment adviser when a firm is engaged in a...
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Here comes the next generation of recruiting
The two largest public pension funds in the country, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and the California...
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D&O liability: insuring against merger objection suits
The number of s ecurities class action lawsuits filed against directors and officers may be below historical averages, but cases...
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Governance, taxes and the board
Mismanagement of taxes is a major financial performance and compliance risk, and corporations are increasingly adding this topic...
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NASDAQ's offer: what obligations does it impose on the NYSE board
Last week NASDAQ and the Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange reportedly offered to acquire the NYSE for $11 billion, a bid that...
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