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Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest

By Randi Morrison posted 06-29-2018 07:57 AM

  
Articles of Interest

Barnes & Noble fires CEO Demos Parneros for Violating Company Policies - CNBC, July 3, 2018
Dow Chemical settles SEC charges for failing to report ex-CEO's perks - Reuters, July 3, 2018
IPO Market Posts Blistering First Half - WSJ, July 2, 2018
The power of more than one woman on a board - CNN, July 2, 2018
How Regulation A Updates Could Benefit Smaller Reporting Companies - Corporate Counsel, July 2, 2018
Starbucks Urged to Pay for Police Training, Change Hiring Practices - WSJ, July 2, 2018
Businesses Blast California’s New Data-Privacy Law - WSJ, July 1, 2018
We rank Philly companies on diversity, governance, & transparency. The winners may surprise you - The Inquirer, June 29, 2018
In a Rare Rebuke, Investors Vote to Oust Director at Bed Bath & Beyond - WSJ, June 29, 2018
SEC proposes changes to whistleblower program and awards -  Accounting Today, June 28, 2018 (see write-up in July 5, 2018 Society Alert!)

SEC Lowers Bar for Qualification as Smaller Reporting Company - CFO Journal - WSJ, June 28, 2018 (see write-up in July 5, 2018 Society Alert!)
A congressman calls these Wall Street proxy advisory firms 'Vinny down the street' for their power to pressure companies - CNBC, June 28, 2018 (see write-up in June 27, 2018 Society Alert!)

Pay for Big-Company Directors Tops $300,000 - WSJ, June 28, 2018 (see write-up in June 27, 2018 Society Alert!)
California lawmakers approve data-privacy bill opposed by Silicon Valley - Reuters, June 28, 2018

California approves privacy rules opposed by ISPs and tech companies - Ars Technica, June 28, 2018
Former Equifax Manager Charged With Insider Trading - WSJ, June 28, 2018
The World Federation of Exchanges publishes revised ESG Guidance & Metrics - World Exchange News, June 27, 2018
UK Companies Most at Risk of Investor Activism - BoardProspects, June 27, 2018
Justice Kennedy to retire, Trump has chance to reshape Supreme Court - Reuters, June 27, 2018
Equifax Ordered by Eight States to Beef Up Cybersecurity - WSJ, June 27, 2018 (see write-up in July 5, 2018 Society Alert!)
Supreme Court Deals Blow to Unions by Rejecting Mandatory Fees - Bloomberg, June 27, 2018
Supreme Court Deals Blow to Public-Sector Unions - WSJ, June 27, 2018
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