1) The price of sexual harassment How much does workplace sexual harassment damage company value? Evidence from a new study suggests...Read more
Jeff Cossette

A graduate of Carleton University's School of Journalism, Jeff Cossette is a freelance writer who lives in Prince Edward Island with Susie
Latest articles
Boards have a special part to play in navigating change and corporate secretaries have an increasingly important role to play in...Read more
‘One of our top priorities is to drive simplification in the landscape,’ says Janine Guillot, CEO of the Value Reporting Foundation –...Read more
In the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, we catch up with Jeffrey Siegel, managing director and head of US public...Read more
March 2023
1) The price of sexual harassment How much does workplace sexual harassment damage company value? Evidence from a new study suggests...Read more
December 2021
Boards have a special part to play in navigating change and corporate secretaries have an increasingly important role to play in...Read more
August 2021
‘One of our top priorities is to drive simplification in the landscape,’ says Janine Guillot, CEO of the Value Reporting Foundation –...Read more
March 2021
In the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, we catch up with Jeffrey Siegel, managing director and head of US public...Read more
December 2020
For corporate governance teams, the proliferation of socially responsible investment asset managers presents both risks and...Read more
November 2020
High-profile fraud can have a massive impact on public companies, so the pressure is on for transparency across multiple geographies...Read more
September 2020
In this very first episode of the Governance Matters podcast – produced by Corporate Secretary in partnership with Computershare...Read more
August 2020
Despite decades of academic research, little consensus has emerged as to what factors – and which configuration thereof – lead to an...Read more
July 2019
Mounting evidence confirms companies can ‘do well by doing good.’ Now researchers are digging deeper into the nuances of that...Read more
January 2019
This episode of the Ticker podcast is brought to you by Broadridge Financial Solutions. While retail investors own about a third of US...Read more
November 2018
Blockchain is most commonly known as the technology that underpins bitcoin, the digital currency that surged in value last year. But...Read more
July 2014
This summer, as every year, Toronto’s financial and business elite will flock to their cottage retreats and gather at sunset around...Read more
For centuries, the pottery shard was state-of-the-art technology among those responsible for the democratic process. Today, names are...Read more
March 2014
Canadian board members have learned anything in recent years it is that when things change, they change fast. Spurred by a slew of...Read more
February 2014
Trim audit fees! Scientists have uncovered a wealth of capital market benefits to enhanced corporate transparency, including greater...Read more
December 2013
While the US and UK are each considered at the core of the Anglo-Saxon governance system, new research points out key differences in...Read more
March 2011
Despite a strong company record on diversity, Minnesota-based retailer Target embroiled itself in a stew of controversy and boycott...Read more
August 2010
A new European Commission (EC) Green Paper has launched a summer of debate on corporate governance at financial institutions, and...Read more
April 2008
In the beginning, companies issued annual earnings guidance along with other financial information. This system worked for many years...Read more
October 2006
The moment he saw the dissident proxy card, Robert Schifellite knew he had a problem. Internet and telephone voting for proxy contests...Read more
September 2005
For years, it was common practice for companies to write general ledger unclaimed property over to income. Assets like un-cashed...Read more
November 2004
All successful annual general meetings resemble each other – and each botched one is a disaster in its own way. In an investment...Read more
March 2023
1) The price of sexual harassment How much does workplace sexual harassment damage company value? Evidence from a new study suggests...Read more
December 2021
Boards have a special part to play in navigating change and corporate secretaries have an increasingly important role to play in...Read more
August 2021
‘One of our top priorities is to drive simplification in the landscape,’ says Janine Guillot, CEO of the Value Reporting Foundation –...Read more
March 2021
In the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, we catch up with Jeffrey Siegel, managing director and head of US public...Read more
December 2020
For corporate governance teams, the proliferation of socially responsible investment asset managers presents both risks and...Read more
November 2020
High-profile fraud can have a massive impact on public companies, so the pressure is on for transparency across multiple geographies...Read more
September 2020
In this very first episode of the Governance Matters podcast – produced by Corporate Secretary in partnership with Computershare...Read more
August 2020
Despite decades of academic research, little consensus has emerged as to what factors – and which configuration thereof – lead to an...Read more
July 2019
Mounting evidence confirms companies can ‘do well by doing good.’ Now researchers are digging deeper into the nuances of that...Read more
January 2019
This episode of the Ticker podcast is brought to you by Broadridge Financial Solutions. While retail investors own about a third of US...Read more
November 2018
Blockchain is most commonly known as the technology that underpins bitcoin, the digital currency that surged in value last year. But...Read more
July 2014
This summer, as every year, Toronto’s financial and business elite will flock to their cottage retreats and gather at sunset around...Read more
For centuries, the pottery shard was state-of-the-art technology among those responsible for the democratic process. Today, names are...Read more
March 2014
Canadian board members have learned anything in recent years it is that when things change, they change fast. Spurred by a slew of...Read more
February 2014
Trim audit fees! Scientists have uncovered a wealth of capital market benefits to enhanced corporate transparency, including greater...Read more
December 2013
While the US and UK are each considered at the core of the Anglo-Saxon governance system, new research points out key differences in...Read more
March 2011
Despite a strong company record on diversity, Minnesota-based retailer Target embroiled itself in a stew of controversy and boycott...Read more
August 2010
A new European Commission (EC) Green Paper has launched a summer of debate on corporate governance at financial institutions, and...Read more
April 2008
In the beginning, companies issued annual earnings guidance along with other financial information. This system worked for many years...Read more
October 2006
The moment he saw the dissident proxy card, Robert Schifellite knew he had a problem. Internet and telephone voting for proxy contests...Read more
September 2005
For years, it was common practice for companies to write general ledger unclaimed property over to income. Assets like un-cashed...Read more
November 2004
All successful annual general meetings resemble each other – and each botched one is a disaster in its own way. In an investment...Read more