Corporate Governance Briefs
2019
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Q&A with Sharad Jain: PwC Governance Insights Center Partner’s Perspectives on the Job of a Corporate Director
January 03 | Gary Larkin, Former Research Associate, Corporate Leadership, The Conference Board | Comments (0)This Q&A with Sharad Jain discusses the job of the corporate director from his perspective as a partner with PwC’s Governance Insights Center. He touches upon topics like the external auditor’s direct reporting line to the audit committee and the challenge of a board’s oversight of a company’s tone at the top.
2018
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On Governance: What Does the Near Future Hold for Proxy Advisors?
December 19 | Gary Larkin, Former Research Associate, Corporate Leadership, The Conference Board | Comments (1)The question for the SEC is how far it should go in addressing changes to proxy advisory firms. Do all proxy advisors need to be treated like investment advisers or do they need their own regime? What should they disclose? How will the way they do business change?
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Q&A with Daniel Sunderland: Deloitte Chief Auditor’s Perspectives on the Job Description of a Corporate Director
December 11 | Daniel (Dan) Sunderland, Partner & Chief Auditor, Deloitte & Touche LLP | Gary Larkin, Former Research Associate, Corporate Leadership, The Conference Board | Comments (0)This Q&A with Daniel Sunderland discusses the job of the corporate director from his perspective as Chief Auditor at Deloitte. He touches on topics like the influence of the external auditor in the job of the corporate director and the definition of tone at the top.
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On Governance: 'The future ain’t what it used to be' – at least for board directors
November 14 | Tim Leech, Managing Director, Global Services, Risk Oversight Inc. | Comments (0)The recommendations in the NACD’s Blue Ribbon Commission report on board oversight of disruptive risks are relevant and should be considered a “must-read.” Unfortunately, what it doesn’t say as bluntly and strongly as it needs to say it is that the information many boards receive today from senior management isn’t what’s required to meet these new expectations.
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On Governance: Agility in Your Boardroom
November 07 | Patrick Dailey, Co-founder, BoardQuest | Joel Koblentz, Founder, The Koblentz Group | Comments (0)Boards are expected to be more alert and foresighted. They must be prepared for more rapid situational assessment, faster reaction time and creative solutions for creating value and representing shareholders’ interests.
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On Governance: Responding to Imprecision in the Voting Recommendations of a Proxy Advisor
October 30 | Bernard Sharfman, Associate Fellow, R Street Institute | Comments (0)Institutional investors should always be in a position of making an informed vote, whether or not a proxy advisor can help in making them informed.
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New Research from the Governance Center
October 26 | ESG Center | Comments (0)During the last three months, the Governance Center released four pieces of research that cover CEO and executive compensation practices, CEO succession practices, the Delaware bench and bar perspectives on the job description of a corporate director, and an analysis of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.
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CPA-Zicklin Index: More S&P 500 Companies Score High in Political Transparency
October 25 | ESG Center | Comments (0)While political control of Congress in 2019 is unknown two weeks before Election Day, what is known is the number of S&P 500 companies receiving high scores for political disclosure and accountability continues to increase. That is a major finding of the 2018 CPA-Zicklin Index.