AppointmentsThe week in GRC: Companies condemn DC riot, and COSO planning advice on emerging risks Jan 08, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that business leaders and trade groups called for an end to the violence in Washington, DC and a...Read more
Covid-19The week in GRC: COSO urges co-ordinating compliance and risk, and New Yorkers reluctant to return to offices Nov 13, 2020Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple suspended new business with key supplier Pegatron Corp, saying that the Taiwanese...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: San Francisco voters back pay inequity measure, and SEC releases enforcement report Nov 06, 2020Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal noted that major US companies are asking the law firms they hire to explain how many diverse lawyers they...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: McConnell demands Covid-19-linked liability shields, and Tyson Foods creates chief medical officer role Jul 31, 2020Ben Maiden– CNBC reported that Under Armour disclosed it had received notice of a possible enforcement action from the SEC related to the...Read more
Covid-19The week in GRC: Boards plan for long-term pandemic impacts; and companies mull stock buybacks Mar 20, 2020Ben Maiden– CNN reported that the French Competition Authority said it is fining Apple €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) over restrictions it placed...Read more
ShareholdersApple investors say no to ESG-comp proposal Feb 28, 2020Ben MaidenApple shareholders have rejected three proposals, including one relating to sustainability and executive compensation, each of which...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: Sears Holding sues ex-CEO Lampert, and new CEO pay-ratio data emerges Apr 19, 2019Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that Hubert Joly will step aside as Best Buy’s CEO having led the turnaround of the electronics...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Uber names board chair, and US Treasury proposes corporate income repatriation rules Aug 03, 2018Ben Maiden– CBS on Monday said its board of directors was selecting an outside law firm to handle an independent investigation into allegations...Read more
BoardroomHow boards can face activists waving ESG flags May 24, 2018Melissa Sawyer and Marc Treviño, Sullivan & CromwellCorporate directors took note earlier this year when Jana Partners sent an open letter to Apple’s board in a case of Apple and the...Read more
ESGWhat companies can learn from Amazon’s shareholder letter Apr 26, 2018Oliver SchutzmannBy any measure, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ 4,300-word annual letter to shareowners, which was released last week, is a long document. But...Read more