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accounting & audit board administration calpers ceo ceo succession compensation corporate governance director news director recruiting korean investment corp. kuwait investment authority merrill lynch mizuho corporate bank of japan proxy say on pay sec shareholders strategy & leadership yahooArticles by Directorship EditorsInteractive Q&A on key M&A issues in Healthcare and Life SciencesSeptember 1,2008 by Directorship EditorsHere you will find a link to excerpts from Directorship’s recent interview with Phil Pfrang, National Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Leader, M&A Transaction Services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. We invite you to review his comments on key M&A issues facing healthcare and life sciences and offer your input. Full Story  Q&A with Deloitte’s M&A leader for Healthcare and Life SciencesSeptember 1,2008 by Directorship EditorsDirectorship recently interviewed Phil Pfrang, National Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Leader, M&A Transaction Services, Deloitte & Touche, LLP on key M&A issues. Full Story The 2008 List of Influentials on the Directorship 100September 1,2008 by Directorship EditorsThe Most Influential Players in Corporate Governance (listed in alphabetical order) Full Story Making the Tough DecisionsSeptember 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsMichael Capellas, a self-described operator with an attraction to crisis, says courage in leadership is mostly common sense. Full Story The 2007 List of Influentials on the Directorship 100September 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsThe Most Influential Players in Corporate Governance (listed in alphabetical order) Full Story The Capitalist's Manifesto according to Michael Milken - Part 1 of 3September 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsFinance pioneer Michael Milken reveals how innovation can address the biggest global challenges. Full Story The Directorship 100September 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsThe inaugural issue of The Directorship 100 lists the most influential people in corporate governance from Barney Frank to Chris Cox, shareholders from CalPERS to Ralph Whitworth, former SEC chairmen Richard Breeden and Harvey Pitt, and Warren Buffett to Marty Lipton, and more... Full Story Gore Takes the Long ViewJune 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsFormer Vice President Albert "Al" Gore, Jr., might for now be on the sidelines watching the current presidential race, but he's been as active as any candidate at airing his views in public. Full Story Blackstone's Quest for ValueJune 1,2007 by Directorship Editors"I have not said this publicly before, but in my view the system is not working in an optimum way for public companies." Full Story Targeting UnderperformersJune 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsTo activate boards and engage other directors as peers is part of Breeden's approach. Full Story Asking the Right Tech QuestionsApril 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsIT belongs on the board's agenda, especially when it enables strategy. So directors must insist on clarity from management. Full Story Backdate-Proof Options Pricing?April 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsAfter years of haggling, the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a new, derivative-based method of setting market values for stock options. The new method was devised by Zions Bancorporation and uses an online, modified Dutch auction to set market-based prices for options. Full Story Drumbeats on CEO payApril 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsTrue to predictions, the new Democratic-controlled Congress is moving toward reining in executive compensation. The House Financial Services Committee, headed by U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is looking to revise a failed 2005 bill that would have required shareholders to approve pay packages for top executives. Full Story Evaluating a BuyoutApril 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsIt's the board's job to judge whether an LBO will benefit shareholders, says private equity leader Justin Wender Full Story Finding the Next Growth DriverApril 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsHarvard's Clayton Christensen says boards do have a role to play in innovation. Full Story More Progress Vs. the Plaintiffs' BarApril 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsFor the second half of 2006, the chamber spent a record $49.2 million on lobbying, with $17.7 million of that amount handed out by the chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform, according to the campaign fund database Political Money Line. A good part of the funds were spent on pushing the chamber’s ideas of tort reform, designed to limit shareholder lawsuits. Full Story No Break on FIN 48April 1,2007 by Directorship Editorshe Financial Accounting Standards Board shocked the green-eyeshade crowd in mid-January by refusing to postpone the effective date of its Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” Full Story The Battle for the Soul of CapitalismApril 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsDirectors are at the heart of a complex battle over who's in charge of corporate decision-making. Will that stifle American risk-taking and innovation? Full Story The No-Paper TrailApril 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsLexisNexis says digitizing documents can save money and provide a legal edge Full Story When Oversight Spans the GlobeApril 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsThe board of a multinational company is responsible for a longer and more complex value chain. Full Story Back to SchoolFebruary 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsA special section on some of the nation's top accredited governance programs Full Story Big PictureFebruary 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsJim Robinson says boards should resist getting bogged down in compliance. And they should wrestle CEO pay down. Full Story Executive Compensation: Getting Ready for the CD&AFebruary 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsThe new form gives activists more ammunition. A Directorship discussion yielded thoughts on self-defense. Full Story Is the Minority Yelling Too Loud?February 1,2007 by Directorship EditorsA Conversation With Jay Lorsch Full Story |