Blogs

Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest 

• The Activist Investor: A CFO’s Unlikely Ally - CFO.com, March 7, 2019
• Activist Takes Aim at Shale-Company CEO’s Pay - WSJ, March 7, 2019
• The Tiny Plastics in Your Clothes Are Becoming a Big Problem - WSJ, March 7, 2019
• Scrutiny of stock buybacks intensifies as Democrat threatens bill - InvestmentNews, March 6, 2019
• OECD slashes global growth forecasts and warns of no-deal Brexit recession in midst of Eurozone downturn | City A.M. , March 6, 2019
• Disorderly Brexit still biggest risk to UK banks - BoE's Cunliffe | Reuters, March 6, 2019
• Fearless Girl statue in London promotes female leaders - BBC News, March 6, 2019
• Warner Bros. CEO Being Investigated for Sexual Improprieties – Variety, March 6, 2019
• Bristol-Myers urges shareholders to support $74 billion Celgene deal - CNBC, March 6, 2019
• More women are getting into the board room in Baltimore, across the U.S. - Baltimore Business Journal, March 6, 2019
• Corporate boards step in to address dysfunctional cultures | HR Dive, March 6, 2019
• Auditors Worry Boards Aren’t Getting Good Information on Risks - WSJ, March 6, 2019
• Facebook Plans New Emphasis on Private Communications - WSJ, March 6, 2019
• Snap Paid Settlements to Women Who Alleged Discrimination - WSJ, March 6, 2019
• Startup Stock Exchange Builds Executive Team With Nasdaq Hires - WSJ, March 6, 2019
• Snapping Corporate America’s Gender Problem - WSJ, March 6, 2019
• Buybacks under attack as a senator proposes restricting insider sales - CNBC, March 6, 2019
• Regulators Move to Ease Post-Crisis Oversight of Wall Street - The New York Times, March 6, 2019
• SEC’s Jackson says research he’s conducted shows corporate insiders are using buybacks to cash out - MarketWatch, March 6, 2019
• Push for Diverse Boardrooms Extended to Top 300 Australian Firms - Bloomberg, March 5, 2019