Chairman Ben S. Bernanke spoke at the Economic Club of New York in New York City this afternoon, stressing the need to restore confidence and rebuild the battered economy.
Instead of waiting until regulatory bodies start weighing in on ways to maintain high-quality board performance, it’s time to refresh your board now.
Sharon Allen spoke at an annual ceremony of the Boston Club to recognize women’s leadership on public company boards.
Board service can help you to be more effective, more successful and more satisfied in your current job.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Douglas H. Shulman spoke at the 2009 National Association of Corporate Directors corporate governance conference in Washington, D.C.
Lucian Bebchuk on how risk should be perceived going forward.
University of Maryland professor and economist Peter Morici addresses the possibility of a new global currency.
Vice Chancellor Leo Strine, Jr. of the Delaware Court of Chancery weighs in on the role that risk-taking by boards played in the financial crisis.
Compensation reform should be instilled, not not at the expense of the board’s ability to administer good governance.
Investors should take advantage of the recovering economy now in order to reap rewards in the future.
Boards need to link pay to both long-term value creation and risk-taking.
Be it risk, cash, strategy, or talent retention there’s no shortage of issues.
Remarks from Goldman Sachs CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, at the Handelsblatt Banking Conference in Frankfurt, Germany on September 9, 2009.
We find no evidence that banks with better governance scores performed better during the financial crisis.
REMEMBRANCE: Partisan politics aside, an encounter with Ted Kennedy created an indelible impression.