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DGCL: Appraisal Actions and “Intermediate-Form” Mergers

On June 16, 2016, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed into law House Bill 371, which amends the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) with respect to, among other things, appraisal proceedings and “intermediate-form” mergers.

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#ICGN16: Part 3 - Integrating ESG - Corporate Governance

#ICGN16: Part 3. Investors discuss how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are now more fully integrated into investment decisions.
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Corporate Secretary | SEC cracks down on non-GAAP measures in earnings filings and proxies

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Bombardier under less pressure to ink deals at air show -executive

By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Allison Lampert ZURICH/MONTREAL July 6 (Reuters) - Canada's Bombardier Inc is under less pressure to ink new orders for it
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Expansion of the BJR to Stockholder Approval of “Medium Form” Mergers

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SEC Enforcement Division Founder Irv Pollack Passes at 98

Months after the end of World War II, a 28-year old Brooklyn lawyer recently discharged as an Army officer took a job with a fledgling New Deal alphabet-soup agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Activist Investors Are Slowing Down Their Attacks

Activist Investors Are Slowing Down Their Attacks | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Activist hedge funds were choosier in throwing their weight around corporate boardrooms during the first half of the year as they managed a smaller cash pile
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CEOs Sometimes Use Small Changes as Wedge for Broad Transformation

CEOs Sometimes Use Small Changes as Wedge for Broad Transformation | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
New CEOs who are outsiders sometimes use small changes to steer a company toward a broad corporate transformation.
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Twitter Names Former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor To Board - Forbes

Twitter Names Former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor To Board - Forbes | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Twitter's newest board member is former Facebook chief technology officer Bret Taylor, who is now the CEO of Quip.
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Activist hedge funds dial it back in first half of 2016

Activist hedge funds were choosier in throwing their weight around corporate boardrooms during the first half of the year as they managed a smaller cash pile and struggled to beat benchmark returns.

 

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SEC Approves Nasdaq Golden Leash Disclosure Rule | Dodd-Frank and the Law

The SEC has approved Nasdaq's proposed Rule 5250(b)(3) regarding disclosure of so called golden leash arrangements.
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Corporate Secretary | Rethinking risk leadership

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Boards Should Heed Boundaries When It Comes to Compliance

Directors should oversee and leave the managing to management.
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CEO Materialism and Corporate Social Responsibility

Fortune Global 500 firms spend over $15 billion a year on corporate philanthropy and countless hours and dollars on a host of social responsibility (CSR) activities. Corporate social responsibility refers to “managements’ obligation to set policies, make decisions and follow courses of action beyond the requirements of the law that are desirable in terms of the values and objectives of society.” Further, the ethical component of CSR proposed in the literature implies that morals or ethics of individual managers are an important factor in a firm’s CSR practices.
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#ICGN16: Part 2 - Corporate Governance

#ICGN16: Part 2 - Corporate Governance | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
#ICGN16 Part 2. Remarks of Jack Ehnes, Global Stewardship Principles approved, Yerger & Koppes honored. Harris, of PCAOB, warns of audit complacency.
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Corporate Secretary | Dedicated shareholder activists less busy in first half of 2016

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Brexit—What Now for Fund Managers?

The UK referendum of June 23 will have historic implications for the UK and the EU as a whole. We have attempted here to look at some issues for financial services businesses, and in particular fund managers, transacting with the UK and EU.

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UPAC conducts nine raids in relation to Hydro-Québec contracts

UPAC conducts nine raids in relation to Hydro-Québec contracts | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
The province's anti-corruption unit (UPAC) conducted nine raids Wednesday in relation to public contracts handed out by Hydro-Québec.  The nine businesses targeted are located mostly north of Montreal, in Laval and Blainville.
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Potential Bombardier Inc aid deal with Canadian government likely stalled through summer, officials say

Potential Bombardier Inc aid deal with Canadian government likely stalled through summer, officials say | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
CEO Alain Bellemare told reporters on June 29 there was 'a lot more runway' for the CSeries project, suggesting federal aid isn't urgent though still desired
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Why the Family Business Governance Code?

Why the Family Business Governance Code? | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
And like everywhere else, the biggest challenge for the GCC family businesses is survival.
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#ICGN16: Part 1 - Corporate Governance: PreConference Rethink of ‘One Share, One Vote’

#ICGN16: Part 1 - Corporate Governance: PreConference Rethink of ‘One Share, One Vote’ | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it

#ICGN16: PreConference Rethink of ‘One Share, One Vote’

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How Wall Street Really Invests - Forbes

A former Wall Street stock analyst spills the beans on how the business of investing really works.
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Caisse partners on $2.6-billion deal for European real estate firm

Caisse partners on $2.6-billion deal for European real estate firm | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Quebec’s pension fund manager and two other global investors have joined forces to buy Europe’s Foncia group
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How independent are Husky’s directors?

How independent are Husky’s directors? | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
Husky’s proxy shows that a vast majority of its directors are classified as independent, but a closer look reveals ties to the majority shareholder
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Beneath the surface | Deloitte US | Cyber Risk Services

Beneath the surface | Deloitte US | Cyber Risk Services | Corporate governance - Vigil | Scoop.it
What are the business impacts in the days, months, and years following a cyberattack? Two scenarios and 14 impact factors yield greater insights.
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