Corporate Governance
The United States Constitution was written on 4 pages in 1787. Now there are over 80,000 pages of regulations in the Federal Registry. In a time mired by fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption, in both the public and private sectors, …
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‘Quarterly capitalism’ desperately needs tempering with long-term guidance This guest post by Mindy S. Lubber originally appeared in Pensions & Investments on Jun 25, 2012. Quarterly capitalism — a system that drives far too many CEOs, directors, investors and analysts to focus …
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(Reuters) Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK) agreed to replace four current board members with new directors chosen by two of its largest shareholders, bowing to shareholder calls to improve corporate governance, just days shy of its annual meeting. Chesapeake said its …
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It is common knowledge that people are not driven solely by the prospect of financial rewards. Yet, in business, motivational tools for top executives—particularly the CEO—almost singularly comprise financial incentives. In 1980, only 10 percent of the UK’s largest FTSE100 …
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Just as corporations are facing demands for increased democracy through proxy access proposals and vague protests from Occupy Wall Street, some cooperatives, with long-held democratic values are in danger of shifting in the opposite direction through internal takeovers or dismantlement. …
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It was the last SVNACD event of the season and I’m already looking forward to new programs. Another great program, led by the following: Skip Battle serves as chairman of Fair, Isaac and Company and director of LinkedIn, Sungevity and Workday. …
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On May 8, 2012, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Silicon Valley office hosted a one day symposium on Weathering a Crisis for corporate leaders and general counsel. Panel discussions focused on how to effectively handle a crisis before it becomes public; how …
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Click here now to tell the SEC to require companies to disclose CEO-to-worker pay ratios. If you own stock, click here to get information on how to vote your shares on “say-on-pay” proxy proposals. The Dodd-Frank act requires it but the …
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According to GMI, rising share prices helped drive a 15% pay hike for CEOs in 2011, with the average compensation package hitting $5.8M. That’s on top of a 28% pay rise in 2010. Inflation was about 2.7% in 2011. The census bureau …
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