Corporate governance - Vigil

On 23 November 2016, the European Commission published proposals [1] for widespread revisions to the EU prudential regulatory framework for banks and investment banks. The proposal includes (among other global and EU-specific reforms):

The new Dutch Corporate Governance Code, issued December 8, 2016, provides an interesting analog to The New Paradigm, A Roadmap for an Implicit Corporate Governance Partnership Between Corporations and Investors to Achieve Sustainable Long-Term Investment and Growth, issued September 2, 2016, by the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum.  

How confident are you in your board’s approach to CEO succession planning? In the past 5 years, the bar has been dramatically raised in terms of the comprehensive processes many boards are now adopting in addressing what is commonly viewed as “a board’s most important decision”, namely its choice of corporate leadership.

Good morning. Thank you Steve, for that kind introduction, and thank you to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for inviting me to speak at your tenth International Institute on Audit Regulation.

The US saw a guidance boom after Congress protected companies from liability for statements about their projected performance via the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Corporate Secretary sister publication IR Magazine reports.

European bank stocks have risen with bond yields, but better interest income isn’t yet here

We looked at annual reports, board memberships, media clippings and more to find the leaders of Canada’s public companies with real clout.

In previous posts (available here and here), we have tracked the increasing judicial acceptance of forum selection bylaws adopted by Delaware corporations in the wake of the 2013 Court of Chancery decision in Chevron and the 2015 enactment of Section 115 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

With President-elect Donald Trump’s transition underway, speculation has been rife as to the impact of his Administration and a Republican-controlled Congress on a variety of issues, including executive compensation. While one might assume that all of the recent executive compensation rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act are headed out the window, the fate of those rules will depend on two key variables:

Dow Chemical finally gained the right to convert $4 billion of preferred stock into common shares, ridding the company of an expensive burden and depriving Warren Buffett of another lucrative crisis-era investment.

Earlier this year, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidance (ASU 2016-09) regarding equity-based compensation. Among other things, this guidance will enable employers to increase share withholding on equity awards. Now Nasdaq and the NYSE have clarified that equity plan amendments implementing this increased share withholding will not require stockholder approval.

MSCI’s social index business grows as big pensions and other investors pour money into funds that focus on more than just corporate balance sheets.

MONTREAL _ Bombardier says it's still looking for federal financial assistance despite having enough cash to achieve to its turnaround plan. Chief executiv

Gender equity in finance isn’t just some feel-good exercise. It could create a more resilient, productive economic system for everybody.

Activist investor Jonathan Litt is looking to break the controlling power of the Taubman family in Taubman Centers Inc., one of the nation’s largest shopping mall operators.

The venture capital industry and the companies it supports are a crown jewel of the United States economy. The sector fuels innovation and economic activity and has spawned companies such as Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Cisco, Google, Facebook, Genentech, Tesla, and Twitter.