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Hyatt Executives Who Took Pay Cut Stand to Gain Through Latest Stock and Option Awards

Hyatt Executives Who Took Pay Cut Stand to Gain Through Latest Stock and Option Awards | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Eleven senior leaders could see tens of millions of dollars through their most recent compensation package if hotel operator’s shares rebound
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Steven Mnuchin Is Trying to Rescue the Economy From the Coronavirus

Steven Mnuchin Is Trying to Rescue the Economy From the Coronavirus | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Treasury secretary’s ability to keep the president’s trust while working with those outside the administration is expected to be crucial
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Fed sets up scheme to meet booming foreign demand for dollars | Financial Times

Fed sets up scheme to meet booming foreign demand for dollars | Financial Times | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Central bank meets global shortage of greenbacks after scramble for safety
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Huawei says sales grew 19 per cent last year despite U.S. sanctions

Huawei says sales grew 19 per cent last year despite U.S. sanctions | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Tuesday its sales of smartphones and other products grew by double digits last year despite U.S. sanctions but warned it now faces a “more complicated” global environment.
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Can a Public Company Effectively Opt Out of Rule 14a-8?

For almost eighty years Rule 14a-8 has been an integral part of the regulatory landscape, serving as a widely used means of communication between securityholders and the companies in which they invest. While the rule has been not been without controversy and has been tweaked from time to time, its fundamental objective, i.e., subject to certain specified conditions, the obligation of an issuer of publicly traded securities to include in its proxy materials a proposal submitted by a shareholder, has never faced a serious challenge—until now.
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Fiat Chrysler Coronavirus Pay Cuts: 50 Percent For CEO, 100 Percent For Board, 20 Percent Deferment For Most Salaried Employees

Fiat Chrysler Coronavirus Pay Cuts: 50 Percent For CEO, 100 Percent For Board, 20 Percent Deferment For Most Salaried Employees | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
In an effort to prevent layoffs during a time when FCA’s plants are shut down and car demand is weak due to the coronavirus, CEO Mike Manley has sent an email to employees outlining salary cuts. Most salaried employees will see a 20 percent deferment, Manley himself will take a 50 percent cut, and the Board of Directors will take no compensation for the rest of 2020.
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BMO falls short on four measures but top executives still get 94 per cent of their incentive pay

BMO falls short on four measures but top executives still get 94 per cent of their incentive pay | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
How did Bank of Montreal do last year? It was a mixed bag. Its revenue and earnings growth were tops in the industry, but in a lot of important ways – profitability, cost control, share price performance – the bank lagged peers. Indeed, if you look at the proxy circular sent to shareholders in advance of Tuesday’s annual meeting, you’ll see the bank missed every single financial goal it set for its executives.
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Caisse sets aside $4-billion to finance Quebec businesses affected by pandemic

Caisse sets aside $4-billion to finance Quebec businesses affected by pandemic | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec says it’s ready to pump up to $4-billion into Quebec businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Levi Strauss bets moral mission can survive public markets | Financial Times

Levi Strauss bets moral mission can survive public markets | Financial Times | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Maker of denim jeans insists it only wants investors focused on the long term
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Airlines seek subsidies, loans and tax relief from Ottawa

Airlines seek subsidies, loans and tax relief from Ottawa | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Canadian airlines are pushing for a wide-ranging aid package to help their industry weather the novel coronavirus pandemic as anxiety builds that the country’s wider air transport system is at risk of collapse without government intervention.
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Big banks cut prime rates to 2.45% after Bank of Canada’s surprise move

Big banks cut prime rates to 2.45% after Bank of Canada’s surprise move | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Separately, Canada's financial regulator eased its capital and liquidity requirements for banks
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Facing the lower bound: what will the ECB do in the next recession? | Bruegel

In responding to the global financial crisis, the ECB has pushed its monetary policy into unchartered territories . Today, it appears increasingly constrained by persistently low interest rates. This paper seeks to understand this challenge and assess whether its toolkit would allow the ECB to weather a European recession.
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The Crisis and the Activists and Raiders

For the past two weeks a number of activists and takeover raiders have sought to take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis by launching attacks on companies they view as vulnerable. Unlike the bedrock American companies drained by the crisis, there is ample dry powder in the coffers of some funds and companies to support the continuance of activist attacks and takeover raids.
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How to Avoid Another Great Recession

How to Avoid Another Great Recession | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
To limit the damage, businesses need to believe the coronavirus pandemic disruption, like a hurricane, is transitory
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Fed to Launch New Lending Facility for Foreign Central Banks

Fed to Launch New Lending Facility for Foreign Central Banks | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
The Federal Reserve will launch a temporary lending facility that will allow foreign central banks with accounts at the Fed to convert their holdings of Treasuries into dollars
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On shaky ground - America’s mortgage market sickens | Finance and economics

On shaky ground - America’s mortgage market sickens | Finance and economics | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
America’s mortgage market sickens
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The fiscal consequences of the pandemic | Bruegel

The fiscal consequences of the pandemic | Bruegel | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
The likely economic depression triggered by coronavirus will pose a serious fiscal challenge to some euro-area countries. Given the special circumstances of the pandemic, a European solution is needed, involving more European Central Bank purchases, a significantly increased European Stability Mechanism and some degree of mutualisation of the pandemic-related economic costs.
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Disney executives take pay cuts to curb coronavirus impact

Disney executives take pay cuts to curb coronavirus impact | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Disney executives are taking a pay cut because of the coronavirus pandemic, the company's CEO Bob Chapek said in an email to employees on Monday.
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As pandemic batters corporate cash flows, which companies will be forced to slash their dividends?

As pandemic batters corporate cash flows, which companies will be forced to slash their dividends? | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it

It’s a key question facing businesses and investors as a severe economic recession promises to damage corporate cash flows: Which companies will be forced to cut their dividends?

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Air Canada temporarily lays off more than 16,000 as pandemic takes toll on air travel

Air Canada temporarily lays off more than 16,000 as pandemic takes toll on air travel | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it

Air Canada is temporarily laying off 16,500 people – half its work force – as Canada’s largest airline parks planes and slashes capacity by up to 90 per cent amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has closed most international borders.

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The Digital Response to the Outbreak of COVID-19

The Digital Response to the Outbreak of COVID-19 | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Undeniably, we need to use technology as part of disaster response, but the regulatory immaturity of the industry makes technology companies risky allies, even in the best of circumstances
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Meet Eric Yuan, the man who made your Zoom meetings possible

Meet Eric Yuan, the man who made your Zoom meetings possible | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
If you hadn’t already heard have of Zoom Video Communications, there is a decent chance you’ve made its acquaintance over the past few weeks.
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‘They are completely intertwined’: Tentative signs of recovery in China help some Canadian companies weather COVID-19 storm

‘They are completely intertwined’: Tentative signs of recovery in China help some Canadian companies weather COVID-19 storm | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Online sales in China accelerated during the country's lockdown and provided a lifeline for many Canadian companies
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Newfoundland refinery becomes first in North America to shut down as fuel demand tanks

Newfoundland refinery becomes first in North America to shut down as fuel demand tanks | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Refineries across the U.S. and Canada are cutting back as the gasoline and jet fuel markets seize up
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Ten Considerations for Boards of Directors

The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents complex issues for corporations and their boards of directors to navigate. This briefing is intended to provide a high-level overview of the types of issues that boards of directors of both public and private companies may find relevant to focus on in the current environment.
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