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Pax World’s Joe Keefe on how ESG continues to go mainstream
Image: The 2016 proxy season, building upon trends that emerged from last year’s annual meetings, may prove to be pivotal for investors focused on sustainability, diversity, and environmental issues. “I’ve seen more uptake in the last 18 months than I’ve seen in the previous 17 years,” says Joe Keefe, president ...
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ISS Details Proposed Policy Changes, Seeks Feedback
Institutional Shareholder Services has launched its 2016 benchmark voting policy consultation period. Policy topics for the U.S. market include unilateral amendments made by boards to company charters and bylaws without shareholder approval, director overboarding, and compensation at externally managed issuers. More inside.
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More Thoughts on How Boards Address Risk Management
Image: Following up on his recent columns on audit risk and company culture, this week CW editor Matt Kelly examines how often the compensation committee talks about risk. A look at the compensation committee charters for the Fortune 50 revealed some depressing results—12 company charters completely omitted the word, “risk,” ...
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Survey: Boards Hate Pay Ratio Rule, Cool With Clawbacks
Not surprisingly, most board members remain unconvinced that the pay ratio disclosure rule enacted by the SEC is worth the paper it is printed on, according to a survey by BDO USA. An SEC proposal requiring the disclosure of communications between the audit committee and the external auditor was similarly ...
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NACD: Boards Need Strategy to Align Short-Term, Long-Term Goals
A growing concern in governance circles is whether the desire to meet or beat quarterly earnings can be aligned with long-term business strategy. The National Association of Corporate Directors addresses that dilemma in a new report that urges boards to steer management to long-range planning efforts through compensation and incentive ...
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MDC Partners Enhances Corporate Governance
MDC Partners, a holding company, this week announced several enhanced corporate governance measures and improved compensation practices. MDC Partners' board of directors conducted a detailed review of its governance structure and best practices, and adopted a number of important measures. Details inside.
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Demystifying the Risks of Board-Level Risk Committees
Image: In the wake of the financial crisis, many large financial institutions created new, board-level risk committees to oversee their most critical risk issues. For other industries, the decision to create a risk committee isn’t so simple—and isn’t without some risk-taking itself. “You have to guard against the risk that ...