All Boards & Shareholders articles – Page 13
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New guide offers blueprint for successful virtual shareholder meetings
The Virtual Annual Shareowner Meetings Study Group—comprised of 17 executives representing institutional investors, public companies, and proxy and legal service providers—has released a report that identifies best practices to consider when managing virtual meetings.
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Three steps to fitting compliance into long-term business strategy
Incorporating the compliance function into a long-term business strategy starts with answering three important questions.
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Drug company investors set to vote on executive pay, drug prices
A handful of drug makers have lost their battle with investors who had submitted proposals seeking more information on the potential link between executive compensation packages and rising drug prices.
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New York pension fund will vote against boards with no women directors
The New York State Common Retirement Fund, the third largest public pension fund in the United States, says it will vote against board directors standing for re-election at companies that have no women on their boards.
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The board's role in hiring senior executives
The Man From the FCPA asks, “What is the role of a board of directors in hiring senior executives, chief compliance officers, and even other board members?” Both fiduciary risk and exposure for the board of directors cannot be overlooked.
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Boards and their own succession planning
What is the board’s role in succession planning? At a bare minimum, a board should assure there is a pipeline of qualified candidates for its own succession planning.
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Even as regulations vaporize, corporate governance takes hold globally
A new report says the lure of cross-border investors is doing as much to demand corporate best practices as government rule regimes.
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CCO reporting to a board
A look at some best practices for chief compliance officers to follow when reporting to the board of directors.
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Bluegreen Vacations names chief legal and compliance officer
Bluegreen Vacations, a vacation ownership company, has named Jorge de la Osa as executive vice president, chief legal and compliance officer.
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Companies grapple with guns
Gun bans and NRA boycotts may just be the start of new risk management strategies and corporate governance reforms. The true test of corporate mettle will come as the media furor dies down.
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Former McDonald's executive to join Welbilt board
Welbilt, a global provider of commercial foodservice equipment, has nominated Janice Fields to stand for election to its board of directors at its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 27, 2018.
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The role of boards is to ‘put sand in the shoes of management’
One of the ongoing questions from members of boards of directors is how to resolve the tension between oversight and managing. An excellent starting point to understanding this role is to consider the metaphor, “put sand in the shoes of management.”
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Key factors to consider in any board-led investigation
Many companies have an investigation protocol in place when a potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or other legal issue arises. Many boards, however, do not have the same rigor when it comes to an investigation, which should be conducted or led by the board itself, writes The Man From the ...
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Broadcom’s takeover of Qualcomm gets complicated
A government agency has forced a delay to a shareholder meeting that would have set the stage for a hostile takeover of the company at the heart of smartphone technology.
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Distilling compliance lessons from Novartis
Ethics and compliance officers in the pharmaceutical industry can learn a lot from the troubles of Novartis, which faced a firestorm of criticism from shareholders at its last annual meeting.
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Top issues at shareholder meetings include global trade, misconduct
Executive misconduct, cyber-breaches, global trade concerns, demands for transparency, and historic changes brought about by the new tax law are among the topics being discussed in corporate board rooms, according to a new report by BDO USA.
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Autoliv elects two new board members
Autoliv, an automotive safety systems company, has added two new independent directors to the Autoliv Board, Hasse Johansson and Thaddeus “Ted” Senko, effective March 2. With the addition of Johansson and Senko, Autoliv has expanded its board size from nine to eleven directors.
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The board's role in internal controls
Internal controls for a board or board compliance committee should be broken down into five concepts, says The Man From FCPA.
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CCO reporting to the board
Chief compliance officer reporting to the appropriate board of director’s compliance committee has to be structured carefully to promote ethics and compliance. Inside are five best practices that should guide the reporting.
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Compliance lessons from the HP-Autonomy fiasco
The Man From FCPA discusses the reasons behind one of the greatest corporate disasters in the past few years: the acquisition of Autonomy by Hewlett-Packard.