Corporate governance - Vigil

While corporate boards are generally not on the front line in making decisions about corporate political activity, they can play a key role in mitigating the risks and capitalizing on the opportunities in this arena. Here are six key questions for directors to ask

A new report from RBC Economics says it expects a renewed surge of retirements in the second half of this year as Canada works to get past the pandemic.

Canada’s desire to re-establish itself as an automotive power short on key ingredient: manufacturing talent

Plenty of people have been buying into their success story but research points to risk for investors

While 2020 was eventful in terms of regulation and policy reform, the pandemic is expected to further accelerate change in the future.

Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said last week it will remove the mobile apps operated by Didi from app stores as the government stepped up a crackdown on the company.

The Bank of Canada is expected to further trim its government bond buying this week, weighing a strong employment rebound and growing business optimism against a rise in COVID-19 Delta variant infections around the world.

The International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved a plan to issue $650 billion worth of reserve funds to help troubled countries buy vaccines, finance health care and pay down debt. If approved by the I.M.F.’s board of governors, as is expected, the reserves could become available by the end of August.

Economists fret over rising infections and return of pandemic restrictions

I talked this week to Kurt Reiman, chief investment strategist for Canada at global investing firm BlackRock, about what’s ahead for investors. Here’s an edited transcript of our conversation, which took place after the release of BlackRock’s investing outlook for the second half of 2021.

The Bank for International Settlements, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank made a joint call on Friday for global co-operation on central bank digital currencies.

A prominent Canadian office landlord said bank CEOs need to “find a backbone” and start bringing staff back to the office after more than a year of working from home.

A deal by the chip maker would value closely held SAS in the range of $15 billion to $20 billion

At the outset of the pandemic, employees were the top priority of boards, second only to continued liquidity. That focus intensified during the social unrest following the death of George Floyd. Now, the SEC’s new disclosure rules on human capital management (HCM) could further reinforce the focus on workers—at least temporarily.

Alberta’s securities watchdog delivered significant blows late Monday to Brookfield Infrastructure Partner L.P.’s dreams of acquiring Inter Pipeline Ltd., with the regulator modifying shareholder-voting requirements and shooting down Brookfield’s request to quash a termination fee.

Currently serves as Secretary General of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Investors in technology firms too often put up with ropy corporate governance. They may come to regret it

The COVID-19 pandemic began at a point during which the importance of corporate governance had already been increasing. The crisis has, in many cases, accelerated the trend of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into decision making by bringing into focus both the role of business in confronting wider societal issues and the need for strong corporate governance.

Walmart Inc-owned Flipkart will double its valuation in less than three years to $37.6-billion after the latest funding that included SoftBank Group Corp, as the Indian online retailer gears up to go public later this year.

Digital tax delay is the latest step by the U.S. and the EU to improve economic relations

Many are expressing unease at the effects of their policies

In the latest installment of the Salzburg Questions for Corporate Governance, James J. Killerlane III, corporate secretary, managing director and deputy general counsel of BNY Mellon, reflects on the challenge for boards to identify and select directors who are proficient in ESG issues

A group of shareholders has set up a showdown with Martin Shkreli, who they say continues to exert influence over a pharmaceutical company from prison.