Blockchain: Revolutionizing Corporate Governance
Also, the proof-of-work approach of bitcoin in lodging transactions can lead to corporate governance of the system. Manufacturers making specialized ...
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Deutsche Bank Pay is Driving a Wedge Between Veterans on 'Mickey Mouse Money' and a Slew of Better-Paid New Hires — and a $62 Million Bonus for the Board Adds Extra Sting
Read Full Article- Deutsche Bank has been splashing out on new hires and paying out a big bonus to the board, infuriating veterans who saw their pay slump.
- Deutsche Bank's bosses may face shareholder wrath ahead of a key annual meeting on Thursday.
- Senior staff are forced to hold the stock as part of their pay. The shares reached record lows this week...
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What is the Process for a Whistleblower to Receive an SEC Whistleblower Award?
Read Full ArticleUnder the SEC Whistleblower Program, the SEC is required to pay awards to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the SEC with original information that leads to successful enforcement actions resulting in monetary sanctions totaling more than $1,000,000. A whistleblower may receive an award of between 10% to 30% of the total monetary sanctions collected...
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Inside Amazon's Battle to Kill an Unprecedented Shareholder Revolt Over Facial Recognition
Read Full Article- Amazon shareholders will stage an unprecedented vote on Wednesday on whether to stop the company from selling its facial recognition technology to government agencies.
- Activist shareholders are concerned that the technology, known as Rekognition, will be used for surveillance and has been found to produce inaccurate results...
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77 Percent of Bank Boards Commit this Mistake
Read Full ArticleTwo weeks ago, Jim McAlpin and I had the pleasure of leading five peer group exchanges on corporate governance at the 2019 Bank Director Bank ...
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GM's Board Will Have More Women Than Men. It's Not the Only One
Read Full ArticleWomen will make up more than half of GM’s board next month after two male directors retire, leaving six female directors, including chair Mary Barra, to five men...
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Gannett v. Digital First: A Pox on Both Houses in Takeover Battle
Read Full ArticleDigital First's practice of taking over newspapers only to gut them within an inch of gulping their last breath has garnered it the reputation of being the Night King of journalism, with its zombified properties fighting on like Game of Thrones ' army of the dead...
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Do Directors of a Board Have Access to the Company’s Privileged Materials?
Read Full ArticleIn an article I wrote last month on attorney-client privilege, I discussed the potential for its abuse at the hands of unscrupulous lawyers attempting to impede discovery by framing nonprivileged materials as privileged. In a business setting, such as a board of directors meeting, for instance, the company may try to use counsel’s presence in a board meeting to argue that the content discussed at the meeting is privileged...
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Risks of Joining the Board of a Company's Foreign Subsidiary
Read Full ArticleIf you are the CEO or CFO of a company with operations in foreign countries, the likelihood is that you will be asked to join the boards of some or all off your international subsidiaries. When you agree to do so, you are taking on a variety of personal liabilities that differ from those in a U.S. company...
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How To Be A Valuable Board Member
Read Full ArticleJoining a board of directors sometimes has the connotation that it’s an easy job you accept after retiring from your career. People tend to think that board members just play golf and show up to quarterly meetings to review the board package, the budget and look over financials...
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The Benefits Of Sitting On A Company Board
Read Full ArticleAsk yourself, “what can I do that will improve my leadership skills and grow my network?” The answer is not to swan-off to a retreat for entrepreneurs, but to join the board of directors at another company, organization or charity...
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Activists Can Create Huge Value in a Bed Bath & Beyond Turnaround
Read Full ArticleWe think activists can create huge value by bringing a better focus on capital allocation to this retailer...
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How Betsy Atkins Has Managed To Be On 60+ Boards
Read Full ArticleBetsy Atkins is often asked “How can I get on a board?” So after 20+ years in the boardroom and multiple roles in public and private companies she is ready to share her secrets. In her book, "Be.. Credit: AOL Build VOD Duration: 26:41 Published 8 hours ago Betsy Atkins, author of "Be Board Ready," talks about some of the crazy PR moments from the past couple of years and what people can learn from how the companies handled them...
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Why Illinois Shouldn't Mandate Quotas for Company Boards
Read Full ArticleIn the latest survey by the Tax Foundation, Illinois ranked 36th in the nation in the favorability of its climate for business, well behind neighboring Indiana (No. 10), Michigan (13), Missouri (14) and Kentucky (23). That dismal outcome seems to have some legislators in Springfield wondering not how to do better at attracting business, but how to do worse...
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Impact Investing is the Quiet Revolution Taking Shape Across our Economy — and it’s Just Getting Started
Read Full Article- Jean Case is the CEO of the Case Foundation and chairman of the National Geographic Society.
- In this op-ed, she writes that businesses can be a powerful tool for social good, and that social impact-driven brands are generating compelling financial returns for investors.
- If the growth trend continues, it suggests that impact investing is on a track to hit a trillion dollars in the near future — bringing it toward the mainstream...
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Celebrities in the Boardroom
Read Full ArticleShe also is on the board of Internet holding company IAC. ... He is a member of the executive and nominating and corporate governance committees ...
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Yamana Gold Executive Chair Peter Marrone Says Gold Industry Compensation Needs to Fall
Read Full ArticlePeter Marrone says compensation ‘should be lower’ In the long-running controversy over executive pay in the Canadian gold industry, Yamana Gold Inc. is a name that frequently crops up. At its recent annual meeting, the Toronto-based company came close to losing another say-on-pay vote, squeaking by with just 54.5-per-cent approval, after its 2018 executive compensation package raised the ire of a proxy advisory firm...
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Attack of the Killer Shareholders Upends Cozy German Boardrooms
Read Full ArticleAfter seeing Thyssenkrupp AG lose a quarter of its value this year, shareholders got a welcome respite on Friday when the company’s stock shot up by more than 20 percent—the biggest gain ever. They can thank activist investors, who had long advocated a breakup of the German conglomerate, for the windfall...
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Uber Is Going Public at a $75.5 Billion Valuation. Here's How That Stacks Up.
Read Full ArticleUber's valuation is approaching the level of General Motors and Ford combined, but still has a long way to go to catch Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' net worth...
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Why Every US Company Has a Stake in Bed Bath & Beyond's Heated Boardroom War
Read Full ArticleBed Bath & Beyond's board of directors is now majority female, more diverse and younger. But its activist investors are worried they lack the relevant skills and retail experience they need to turn around the struggling retailer...
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Corporate Governance and its Effect on Financial Markets
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Vanguard’s Stance Against Directors Taking Multiple Seats Is Having an Impact
Read Full ArticleVanguard Group’s tough stance on directors serving on too many boards—sometimes called “overboarding”—has started to bite, says Don Bilson, head of event-driven research at Gordon Haskett...
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‘Safety Was Just a Given’: Inside Boeing’s Boardroom Amid the 737 Max Crisis
Read Full ArticleBefore approving plans for a new jetliner called the 737 Max, Boeing’s board of directors discussed how quickly and cheaply it could be built to compete with a rival — but the members didn’t ask detailed questions about the airplane’s safety, according to three people present for the meetings...
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Mass Gaming's Decision Offers Peril And Opportunity For Wynn Resorts
Read Full ArticleMass Gaming's decision on Wynn Resort's suitability may sound like a big win for the casino giant ... but the decision could pose either a problem or an opportunity for Wynn...
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