BoardroomThe week in GRC: Director pay continues to rise, survey finds, and SEC proposes proxy adviser rule change Nov 08, 2019Ben Maiden– CNN reported that McDonald’s CEO and president Steve Easterbrook was out after the board determined he had violated company policy...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: We Company to add woman to board, and state attorneys general to launch big tech antitrust probes Sep 06, 2019Ben Maiden– CNN said Saudi Arabia took an important step toward listing Aramco by replacing the company’s chair with someone seen as more...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: DoJ launching antitrust review of big tech firms, and sanctions enforcement fines increase Jul 26, 2019Ben Maiden– CNN reported that credit reporting agency Equifax reached a deal to pay up to $700 million to state and federal regulators to settle...Read more
EnforcementFacebook settles SEC complaint about data misuse disclosure Jul 25, 2019Ben MaidenFacebook has agreed to pay $100 million to settle SEC allegations that it made misleading disclosures regarding the risk of misuse of...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
ComplianceThe week in GRC: Papa John’s founder sues over board disclosures, and US guides on sanctions compliance Jul 27, 2018Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that the highest-paid CEO in the retail industry was Stephen Kaufer of the online travel company...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: Activist ups pressure on Nestlé, and IPO market springs into life Jul 06, 2018Ben Maiden– The New York Times reported that investor Daniel Loeb called on Nestlé’s board to split the company into three divisions. In a...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: Shareholder proposals fail at ExxonMobil AGM, and activist investor takes Olympus stake Jun 01, 2018Ben Maiden– The Financial Times reported that the UK Treasury and the Bank of England (BoE) are at odds over the future of financial regulation...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
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Boards seek more cyber-risk oversight, and NYC plans to divest from fossil fuels Jan 12, 2018Ben Maiden and Ben Ashwell– The Financial Times reported that, according to research conducted by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in...Read more