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Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest

• The Boards, They Are A-Transformin’ - Forbes, November 6, 2019
• CEO departures hit a new high in October, on pace for a record year - CNBC, November 6, 2019
• Mattel, PwC Obscured Accounting Issues, Former Executive Says - WSJ, November 6, 2019
• SEC addresses shareholder proposals, proxy advice, ads, and solicitation - Journal of Accountancy, November 5, 2019
• New McDonald’s CEO Takes Charge of Strategy He Helped Craft - WSJ, November 5, 2019
• Boeing Chairman Backs Embattled CEO Dennis Muilenburg - WSJ, November 5, 2019
• Public Pension Plans Continue to Shift Into U.S. Stocks - WSJ, November 5, 2019
• Jamie Dimon says he’s learned a few lessons from the WeWork debacle - Crain's, November 5, 2019
• Thomas Cook review urges action on audit reform and bonus clawbacks - Board Agenda, November 5, 2019
• McDonald's ex-CEO Steve Easterbrook steps down from Walmart's board - CNN, November 5, 2019
• U.S. boards end era of impunity for 'skirt-chasers,' McDonald's firing shows - Reuters, November 5, 2019
• Bank of America accelerates timeline for $20 minimum wage | Fox Business, November 5, 2019
• Companies Tie Pay, Performance Ratings to Gender Recruiting Targets - WSJ, November 5, 2019
• How Serious Is Climate Change Risk? Just Ask a Banker - Bloomberg, November 5, 2019
• Oil Rich Norway’s Central Bank Sounds Climate Risk Warning - Bloomberg, November 5, 2019
• Trump begins US withdrawal from Paris climate deal – POLITICO, November 4, 2019
• SEC Urged to End Ratings Firms’ Conflicted Business Model - WSJ, November 4, 2019
• Auditors Look to Modernize Rules to Include Environmental, Social and Cybersecurity Issues - WSJ, November 4, 2019
• SEC's Newest Whistleblower Charges Spotlight Investors as Potential Tipsters | Corporate Counsel, November 4, 2019
• McDonald’s outlines fired CEO Steve Easterbrook’s severance of at least $675K - nrn, November 4, 2019
• Now Googlers Are Protesting Company’s Deals With Big Oil - Bloomberg, November 4, 2019
• Private Companies Have Another Year To Deal With New Lease Accounting Standards, And They'll Probably Need It - Bisnow, November 3, 2019