Shareholders & activismThe week in GRC: Google, Microsoft form AI safety standards group and Goodyear reaches agreement with Elliott Jul 28, 2023Ben Maiden–Four leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies launched a new industry group to identify best safety practices and promote the...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: SEC grants reporting relief amid Covid-19 outbreak, and HP rejects Xerox takeover bid Mar 06, 2020Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that, according to a person familiar with the matter, activist investor Elliott Management has...Read more
Shareholders & activismThe week in GRC: Business Roundtable drops shareholder-first principle, and SEC issues proxy voting guidance Aug 23, 2019Ben Maiden– The Business Roundtable (BRT) dropped the ‘shareholder primacy’ principle that has driven US capitalism for decades, urging...Read more
Regulatory & complianceThe week in GRC: SEC to consider proxy adviser changes; and directors see growing risks, report finds Dec 07, 2018Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that US regulators said banks that find problems with legacy compliance programs when testing new...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Columbia Threadneedle pushes board diversity, and Tesla’s board has discussed going-private proposal Aug 10, 2018Ben Maiden— The Wall Street Journal reported that US tech companies, having faced questions about how they treat consumers’ personal data, are...Read more
CareersFifth Third hires CLO as predecessor joins FDIC May 29, 2018Ben MaidenFifth Third Bancorp last week appointed Susan Zaunbrecher as the bank’s new chief legal officer and corporate secretary, just days...Read more
Shareholders & activismThe week in GRC: Investors call for action on gun violence, and Qualcomm board re-elected with reduced support Mar 30, 2018Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) are...Read more