5 May, 2021
The Secret NED: compliance matters, even on the little things
For a non-executive, achieving the balance between ensuring the right things are done and not being overly fussy is always tricky. It is easy to misjudge. Our board was delighted that on securing a...
23 February, 2021
Bonuses and bias: the risks of variable pay for compliance professionals
For many organisations, recent developments mean an accountable person responsible for compliance needs to be a board director. For some firms this might be the CEO, a legal director or a dedicated co...
2 February, 2021
Why directors should make compliance a strategic exercise
The challenges for boards of directors have never been so great. The trend is unlikely to be reversed in 2021—quite the contrary. Besides the fact that boards of directors have to handle a continuin...
13 July, 2020
#MeToo continues: why sexual harassment is a growing litigation risk
We all know that the federal securities laws prohibit insider trading, "pumping and dumping", Ponzi schemes and market manipulation. But public shareholders and their lawyers have been working hard to...
23 June, 2020
Investors use securities law to sue over sexual misconduct
The #MeToo movement, trigged by revelations in 2017 about film director Harvey Weinstein, has quietly opened a second front in the campaign to end sexual harassment in the workplace. While much att...
2 June, 2020
Internal investigations are on the rise—but are they robust enough?
Companies today are under greater scrutiny than perhaps ever before. As a consequence there has been marked increase in the number of companies conducting their own internal investigations, caused by ...
3 February, 2020
How does your board deal with sexual misconduct?
2017 is considered the inflection point of the #MeToo movement, with revelation after revelation of serial sexual misconduct and multi-million dollar hush money settlements approved by management—an...
11 December, 2019
Want to do business in Germany? Make sure you know the rules
As uncertainty over Brexit continues, it’s no surprise to learn that British companies are looking to set up shop abroad. One popular destination is Germany. Indeed, Christian Krumb, head of lega...
3 May, 2019
The outlook for governance in 2019
This could be a significant year in the development of governance. Among the big topics in 2019, boards need to get to grips with cybersecurity, manage the changing nature of engagement and come to te...
14 February, 2019
