Tuesday February 9, 2010
Richard S. Levick | February 4, 2010

Walton, Buffett, Gates: Reputational Immunity

More than a year after the economy crashed, C-suite reputations on and off Wall Street remain predictably bad. In 2008, public confidence was tested >>>

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Henry M. Paulson Jr. | February 1, 2010

Two Days That Upended Wall Street Ends in Prayer

The following account of the tense 48 hours preceding the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers is excerpted by >>>

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Ben W. Heineman Jr. | January 27, 2010

Restoring Trust in Corporate Governance

The business community faces a crisis in confidence both in its own ranks and in the broader society. Many are asking: how can corporations govern >>>

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Ted Allen | January 26, 2010

GM Recombines the Roles of Chairman and CEO

General Motors announced that Chairman Edward E. Whitacre would become the automaker’s permanent CEO. The company’s decision to recombine the >>>

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Randall Fons | January 15, 2010

SEC Enforcement Division ‘Changes The Game’

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced important new steps that greatly impact public boards of directors and the management of their >>>

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Barney Frank | January 14, 2010

Frank Announces Hearing on Compensation

Today, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) announced that a hearing to discuss the issue of compensation practices for both financial and non-financial >>>

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Andrew Ross Sorkin | January 12, 2010

Questions Anyone?

On Wednesday, the first hearing of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission--what many are calling this century's equivalent of a Pecora-style >>>

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Managing Turnarounds in Times of Crisis

The process of turning around a troubled entity is complex.  This is made more difficult and compounded by the multiple constituencies involved, all of whom have different agendas.  Directors want to avoid risk and litigation. Lenders want a return of their invested capital, preferably with interest.  Creditors want >>>

Davos Debrief: Debt, Disparity Top Issues

Aside from continued vilification of bankers, key issues coming out of the World Economic Forum included the question of which country has the capacity to lead us out of the global economic crisis and the palpable but unspoken tension between the U.S. and China. Just days after the conclusion of the 2010 annual economic >>>

Green Issues Have Grown Teeth: Is Your Board Ready?

As a frontline corporate director, I’ve seen how the governance workload has increased in recent years.  The time, effort and resources demanded of board oversight often outstrip traditional board structures and membership, and we are forcing our governance systems to play catch up.  But one coming governance change >>>

Thoughtful Titles for Troubled Times

Isn't it time for directors to wrest the negative news agenda portraying them away from the Casandras? Fodder for an intellectual backlash lies not in the pot-boiler best sellers but in a handful of thoughtful books that slip anonymously onto library shelves. No vicarious insights here to corporate shananighans, no >>>

SEC Compliance Survival Guide for 2010

The SEC continues to hit the reset button on executive compensation and corporate governance. In its latest rule changes, issued in mid-December, the Commission mandated that public companies make more disclosures on a wide range of practices involving management and directors. Among the new disclosure requirements: the >>>

NACD Defines Board’s Objectives for Risk Oversight

Editor’s note: The National Association of Corporate Directors’ newly published Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Risk Governance examines the objectives of the board’s risk oversight activities, the link between strategy and risk, and the board’s role concerning risk. The BRC report considers how boards might >>>

Renewed Boards Refresh Business

The toughest economic times bring out the best in us – or the worst. They also present an opportune setting for reassessment and renewal – where we can revitalize our governance and business models to enhance corporate performance as our economy transitions from a period of global financial crisis to one of emerging >>>
The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland offers directors a unique opportunity to move beyond simply complying with Sarbanes-Oxley. "Issues such as: should the board have a separate risk committee to handle risk or should the audit committee or the entire board be responsible--is one of many >>>
Directorship’s Compensation Advisory Council is standing by to answer your questions about compensation regulation, best practices, and SEC developments. Please click here to ask your question >>>
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