Corporate governance - Vigil

Le gouvernement Legault mettra à l’essai la vaccination contre la COVID-19 en pharmacie dès la semaine du 15 mars. Le vaccin de Moderna, qui est plus facile à transporter et à conserver, sera offert dans une cinquantaine de pharmacies de Montréal.

Facing discontent among employees, Ant Group Co.’s leader said the Chinese financial-technology giant would eventually go public and that the company would look for ways to help workers monetize some of their shares.

While Congress debates higher national wage floor, many large employers have already raised wages

IBM, Caterpillar and Agilent scored highest in this category in the Management Top 250 ranking

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government’s move to launch a co-ordinated, cross-department secretariat to promote the environmental, social and governance measures increasingly emphasized by global investors, will help attract much-needed dollars to the province.

Subsidies and more choices have helped spur consumer demand, but China serves as a warning that such momentum can be fleeting

Big U.S. companies are giving a more detailed picture of diversity in their ranks, with dozens of them publicly sharing gender or race breakdowns, many for the first time.

CAE Inc. agreed to buy L3Harris Technologies Inc.’s military-training division for $1.05 billion, the companies said Monday, in a move that would expand the Canadian aerospace company’s defense business.

Boardbound report says increase in representation in 2020 the fastest since surveys started

The pandemic has presented some tough challenges to boards in their eternal quest to support but also prod management in pursuit of the best possible organizational future. Margaret Mulligan, who serves on the boards of Canadian Western Bank and mining company New Gold, told a recent panel discussion that the same factors distinguish a good board from a great board in normal and crisis times but it takes a crisis to know if you actually have a great board.

“When you have a CEO of any organization who is not manifesting the corporate values they speak of, it undermines trust and credibility,” Ms. Shapiro said, adding that most boards and senior executives would probably agree that travelling against government guidelines was not consistent with the values of the companies they run.

As a result of that feedback, we’re now proposing that companies with five or fewer directors may satisfy the recommended objective with one director from a diverse background rather than two. We’re also providing a one-year grace period in the event a vacancy on the board brings a company under the recommended diversity objective.

Though slack in the economy and a vigilant Fed currently keep prices well in check, some economists say political pressure and new emphasis on maximizing employment could test central bank’s resolve

Hedge funds may pocket side payments when providing “bodyguard” services to companies whose strategies and management are under siege in the market. But becoming so-called validation capital could come with “a dark side,” according to new research.

TMX Group Ltd., the parent company of the Toronto Stock Exchange, is launching a trading platform for sustainable bonds, giving retail investors the rare chance to buy and sell ESG-friendly debt while offering issuers a new source of capital to help Canada transition to a low-carbon economy.

As dozens of new battery-powered, plug-in car models come to market, roadtrippers who bought anything but a Tesla are discovering that America’s charging infrastructure isn’t ready for prime time

Some economists say a shrinking workforce threatens China’s chances of overtaking the U.S. as the world’s largest economy

The New York Stock Exchange said it would delist Cnooc Ltd., the Chinese oil major, to comply with an executive order signed by former President Donald Trump targeting companies that the previous administration said had links to the Chinese military.

Agency to use review process to begin updating 2010 guidance

Senate Democrats decided Sunday to abandon an alternative proposal to penalize companies for not providing a $15 minimum wage to their employees, the latest indication that boosting the federal minimum wage in this Congress remains an extremely tall order, according to a person involved in the talks.

Big risks. But don’t worry, they say

Alberta will establish an office to promote the oil industry’s environmental, social and governance measures in the hope it can help stem the tide of divestment from the oil sands and the Canadian energy sector, as the province tries to climb out of the $18.2-billion deficit projected in its 2021 budget on Thursday.