ESGHow boards can approach human capital management Mar 12, 2019Melissa Sawyer and Jared SnyderHuman capital management is fast becoming an important topic for corporations and investors alike, and governance teams and directors...Read more
ShareholdersBiggest fund managers said to support ‘excessive’ CEO pay deals Feb 27, 2019Garnet RoachSome of the world’s largest fund managers are nodding through excessive pay packages, according to research from As You Sow – though...Read more
ESGBlackRock urged to take action on climate change Jan 16, 2019Andrew HoltTwelve investor and shareholder advocacy groups have called for BlackRock to improve its efforts on climate-related shareholder...Read more
ComplianceCEOs back updated governance principles Oct 25, 2018Ben MaidenThe CEOs of major public companies and institutional investment firms have signed up to a revised set of principles designed to...Read more
Technology & social mediaThe week in GRC: SEC warns of cyber-threats around accounting controls, and Campbell Soup heirs back company in activist battle Oct 19, 2018Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that Harris Corp and L3 Technologies are to combine in the largest defense industry merger. The...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: Women on track for record number of new board seats, and Chanel releases first annual results Jun 22, 2018Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that Volkswagen said Rupert Stadler, the CEO of its luxury brand Audi, who is being held in prison...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
ESGShareholders pass gun-safety proposal at Ruger AGM May 18, 2018Ben MaidenSturm Ruger & Company (Ruger) has lost a shareholder vote on a gun-safety proposal, an issue that has gained greater prominence in...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: Wells Fargo to pay $1 billion to settle probes, and Cuomo pressures banks over NRA ties Apr 20, 2018Ben Maiden– The Financial Times reported that BlackRock founder and CEO Larry Fink made $28 million last year, up by nearly 10 percent from 2016...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: Starboard pursues Newell Brands proxy fight, and BlackRock may use voting on guns Apr 06, 2018Ben Maiden– The Guardian reported that US privacy, civil liberties and human rights organizations launched a campaign calling on technology...Read more