Insight

1. INSIGHT: Board composition, 23 November, 2020

   New ISS benchmarks increase the pressure for diverse boards

   The US ratings agency recommends voting against directors of firms without racially or ethnically diverse board members from 2022. But details are lacking.

2. NEWS: Research, 20 November, 2020

   D&O litigation on the rise amid host of emerging risks

   Directors face liability over a range of new threats, with data breaches, executive misconduct and climate boosting D&O litigation claims.

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   INSIGHT: Board communication, 18 November, 2020

   The Secret NED: Clinton, company email and a confidentiality dilemma

   I've been using my private email for company business. Will there be calls to "lock me up"—even if I'm actually protecting my best interests?

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   INSIGHT: Strategy, 16 November, 2020

   A checklist for boards in the new normal

   Covid-19 has spurred corporate boards to improvise new practices while keeping those that have served them well. Here’s a run-down.

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   INSIGHT: Ethics, 2 November, 2020

   If you get on with your boss you’re more likely to lie for them

   New research reveals that employees are more likely to engage in unethical behaviour for a boss with whom they have a good relationship.

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   INSIGHT: Board expertise, 27 October, 2020

   Leadership in wicked times

   Wicked problems involve complex dynamics and are seemingly impossible to solve effectively. They require new leadership approaches.

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   INSIGHT: Corporate governance, 26 October, 2020

   The ICGN Global Stewardship Principles: 2020 revisions

   The updated ICGN GSP reflect shifts in market practice and regulation, as well as evolving attitudes towards stewardship.

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   INSIGHT: Strategy, 22 October, 2020

   How hedge fund activists influence target firms

   Understanding settlement agreements is important to see the complete picture of the corporate governance landscape.

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   INSIGHT: Board relationships, 21 October, 2020

   The Secret NED: how can non-execs balance oversight and loyalty?

   Non-executives must hold management to account—but there are also times when they should give unstinting support.

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   INSIGHT: Strategy, 12 October, 2020

   Responsible innovation: implications for corporate governance

   To address challenges such as Covid-19, a responsible innovation process is required. Here's how corporate governance can help.

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   INSIGHT: Leadership, 6 October, 2020

   More than money: the evolving role of the chief financial officer

   The Covid-19 pandemic has placed the CFO role at the heart of business, with an increasingly important role in strategy execution.

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    INSIGHT: Corporate culture, 25 September, 2020

    How good governance can stop toxic ‘bro behaviour’ at companies

    Boards and directors are the instigators, nurturers and custodians of one of an organisation’s most critical assets: its culture.

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