Boards increase their efforts on cybersecurityIn a noisy room at London’s Tobacco Dock this week, a team of German computer geeks outdid 16 other …
Regulators make climate demands of financial servicesIt’s little more than a week since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shook the world …
How do you solve a problem like audit?Can a problem like audit be solved? Others have tried before—and others are set to try …
The governance revolution: time to take controlLong accustomed to operating in obscurity, company directors have found their peace and quiet …
How the revised shareholder directive will help overcome short-termismOn 9 June 2017, the EU directive 2017/282 on long-term shareholder engagement, also known as the …
Sustainable Development Goals: which comes first?In 2015, to establish a combined global effort to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges, the …
Balancing act: stock exchanges and dual-class sharesAs stock exchanges allow dual-class shares in a bid to attract new listings, investors worry they that represent a “watering down” of listing requirements.
How strong investor relationships stem from enhanced dialogueContact with investors should no longer be about winning support for policy decisions. It’s all about building deeper relationships, writes Mirza Baig, global head of governance at Aviva Investors.
Workforce disclosure – on the agenda and here to stayInvestors are increasingly concerned that the workforces in which they invest are properly supported. A new initiative will provide them with vital information to help ensure they are.
Stewardship vanguard: Hans-Christoph Hirt, Hermes EOSAsked to assess how companies are performing against his stewardship priorities for 2018, Dr …
An asset to responsible investment: Michael Herskovich, BNP ParibasWhile other asset managers may make bigger headlines, BNP Paribas Asset Management’s record on …
Culture at heart: Steven Baert, NovartisLaunch into a conversation about culture change at Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis with Steven …
NED Awards: what it takes to be greatPaul Drechsler is emphatic. Good non-executive directors are a “gift” to boards and chief executives …
Elon Musk drops Tesla chairman role; and IG CEO leaves boardTesla Founder Elon Musk (pictured) has agreed to step down as chairman, in a settlement with the US …
Why gender diversity paysAdvocates say board diversity creates shareholder value because varied experiences and values enable …
The Compliance Complexity Index 2018Compliance is becoming more important as a variable that senior decision-makers must consider when …
Seven Practices of Exceptional BoardsIn today’s competitive economy, it is critical for board members to actively and productively
When boards look to AI, what should they see?Artificial intelligence (AI) warrants the close attention of the board because it presents
