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Corporate Governance Briefs
2018
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Deloitte Releases its Audit Committee Resource Guide
May 30 | Governance Center | Comments (0)Deloitte’s Center for Board Effectiveness, a member of The Conference Board Governance Center, has released its 2018 Audit Committee Resource Guide. It offers practical considerations and resources to help audit committee members execute their responsibilities by outlining regulatory requirements, questions to consider, and tools and resources available from governance organizations.
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New Research from the Governance Center
May 29 | Governance Center | Comments (0)During the second quarter of 2018, the Governance Center released three pieces of research that cover the activist hedge funds’ perspective on the corporate director job, ESG ratings and ranking initiatives, and the EU Circular Economy legislative package.
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On Governance: Balancing Directors’ Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight for Board Composition and Effectiveness
May 22 | Patrick Dailey, Co-founder, BoardQuest | Comments (0)(This is part of a two-part series on the philosophy of filling boards with competent directors, making them more effective, and rebuilding them when necessary.) Most every chair we engage acknowledges that board composition is the foundation for competitive advantage; in their belief, the mix has to be right or nothing much good can happen.
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On Governance: Caremark Decision and Reputational Risk Through #MeToo Glasses
May 15 | Arthur Kohn, General Counsel - ERISA, Compensation & Benefits, Citi | Vanessa Richardson, Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Comments (0)Public and private businesses today face many decisions that do not arise from, and have consequences far beyond, solely financial performance. Rather, these decisions are primarily driven by, and implicate, important social, cultural and political concerns. They include harassment, pay equity and other issues raised by the #MeToo movement.
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Should You Consider the Value of Adding Younger Directors to Your Board?
May 10 | Governance Center | Comments (0)Governance Center member PwC Governance Insights Center, in conjunction with Diligent and Boardroom Resources, is hosting a webinar at 2:30 p.m. EST May 23 about the value of adding younger directors to a corporate board.
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Survey on Board-Shareholder Engagement Practices Open
May 10 | Governance Center | Comments (0)As part of a research project on board-shareholder engagement practices, The Conference Board and Rutgers Law School are conducting a confidential survey of corporate secretaries, general counsel, and chief legal officers.
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On Governance: News from the Front
May 08 | Robert Lamm, ESG Center Fellow, The Conference Board | Comments (0)So, what’s on the mind of our institutional owners? First, an overriding concern with capital structures that limit or eliminate voting rights of “common” shareholders.
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Q&A with Jeff Gramm: A Hedge Fund Founder Gives His Views on the Corporate Director Job
April 27 | Jeff Gramm, Founder, Managing Partner, Bandera Partners | Comments (0)Jeff Gramm is co-founder and portfolio manager at the hedge fund Bandera Partners. Gramm, who co-founded the hedge fund with Greg Bylinsky in 2006, also serves as a director on the boards of two companies. He shared his thoughts about the corporate director job with Gary Larkin, Governance Center Blog editor.
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On Governance: Non-GAAP Measures: Questions and Insights
April 23 | Cindy Fornelli, Executive Director, Center for Audit Quality | Comments (0)The CAQ has published a free, full report, Non-GAAP Measures: A Roadmap for Audit Committees, on findings from recent roundtables, as well as a companion video that provides additional context and real-life examples of how audit committees are thinking about non-GAAP measures.