In 1988, sending out news was a simple affair – your chief financial officer would sign off on the quarterly earnings, and the public...Read more
Betsy Pisik

Betsy Pisik was formerly the United Nations correspondent for the Washington Times. She writes extensively on politics, finance and ethics.
Latest articles
Shareholder activism in Canada is changing, and shareholders are increasingly driving change at the companies in which they own shares...Read more
Georg Kell, executive head of the UN Global Compact, came away from the annual World Economic Forum that ran from January 28 through...Read more
For years, officials of public companies have toyed with electronic reports, 10Ks and proxies in an effort to cut costs, speed...Read more
August 2010
In 1988, sending out news was a simple affair – your chief financial officer would sign off on the quarterly earnings, and the public...Read more
April 2010
Shareholder activism in Canada is changing, and shareholders are increasingly driving change at the companies in which they own shares...Read more
March 2009
Georg Kell, executive head of the UN Global Compact, came away from the annual World Economic Forum that ran from January 28 through...Read more
February 2009
For years, officials of public companies have toyed with electronic reports, 10Ks and proxies in an effort to cut costs, speed...Read more
January 2009
When the board of directors of UnitedHealth Group decided to expand by five new members in less than three years, the company did...Read more
June 2005
When shareholders tote up a list of attributes they most appreciate in corporate directors, longevity isn’t near the top of the page...Read more
When retired poultry kingpin Don Tyson recently agreed to pay $700,000 in fines for failing to properly disclose his compensation, he...Read more
August 2010
In 1988, sending out news was a simple affair – your chief financial officer would sign off on the quarterly earnings, and the public...Read more
April 2010
Shareholder activism in Canada is changing, and shareholders are increasingly driving change at the companies in which they own shares...Read more
March 2009
Georg Kell, executive head of the UN Global Compact, came away from the annual World Economic Forum that ran from January 28 through...Read more
February 2009
For years, officials of public companies have toyed with electronic reports, 10Ks and proxies in an effort to cut costs, speed...Read more
January 2009
When the board of directors of UnitedHealth Group decided to expand by five new members in less than three years, the company did...Read more
June 2005
When shareholders tote up a list of attributes they most appreciate in corporate directors, longevity isn’t near the top of the page...Read more
When retired poultry kingpin Don Tyson recently agreed to pay $700,000 in fines for failing to properly disclose his compensation, he...Read more