Tag: Nasdaq

IoD: boards lack AI skills
Directors admit the need for greater expertise and trust in artificial intelligence, according to a recent poll.

Corporate world has a ‘huge appetite’ for artificial intelligence
AI could change boardrooms to the extent that directors’ duties would change too, a panel of governance, technology and legal experts heard.

UK firms urged to continue support for diversity and inclusion
In a trend ‘deeply concerning’ to some, a number of major US firms, including Walmart and McDonald’s, plan to scale back their DEI practices.

Political pressure affects US diversity metrics
In the face of strong right-wing opposition, DEI is still a key measure used in executive pay schemes, research finds.

News round-up: this week in governance
CEOs should ‘be paid like footballers’; non-execs are no football shoo-in; US court overturns Nasdaq diversity rule; governance in Asia.

AI will make boards ‘more effective’
Be prepared for the impact of emerging technologies on board information and decision-making, writes Nasdaq adviser.

Santander nominates independent director
Glenn Hutchins, an American entrepreneur and investor, is to fill the board position vacated in July by Wall Street veteran Marty Chávez.

Law experts defend Nasdaq in board diversity battle
US academics point out that the proposed new requirements relate only to reporting and disclosure, not quotas.

How Nasdaq’s board diversity rule creates potential for real change
New Nasdaq rules requiring qualitative and quantitative disclosure about board diversity will better inform investors—and spur progress.

Limits to shareholder voting rights mooted by investors
Can the weight of some of the biggest and most influential investors persuade the likes of Facebook to alter multiple tiers of voting rights?