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The Corporate Capture of the United States
Corporate governance activist Robert AG Monks argues that American corporations today are like the great European monarchies of long ago. “Corporations have effectively captured the United States: its judiciary, its political system, and its national wealth, without assuming any of the responsibilities of dominion,” he writes. “Evidence is everywhere.”
Institutional Investors: The Next Frontier in Corporate Governance
Many corporate responsibility advocates think large institutional investors should serve as “stewards” of the companies in which they invest, helping them achieve long-term sustainable value. But do those investors have the capacity to perform the role now expected of them? Two prominent governance experts are not so sure – and think much more research and analysis is needed before the question can be answered.
Improve Public Trust: Transform the Nominating Committee
Corporate governance expert Paul Strebel says there’s need for a “fundamental change” in the way board directors are nominated, with members of the nominating committee drawn from a more diverse group of stakeholders than has been the case. “To improve public trust in business, the search for board directors has to extend beyond the world of top executives,” he says.
Corporate Governance Matters: Lessons for Practitioners
Stanford University professor David Larcker says context is critical in the choices that organizations make in designing governance systems and the impact those choices have on executive decision-making and the organization’s performance. “There is no question to us that ‘governance matters,’” he writes. “The fundamental challenge is to understand when and how it matters.”
Corporate Governance in Middle East and North Africa
Even as political regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and Libya deal with ongoing pressure to change or adapt how they rule, a new study reports that a “second wave” of corporate governance appears to be forming among financial markets in the Middle East and North Africa.
Proxy Season 2011: Progress or Procrastination?
Reporter James Hyatt says that depending on whom you ask, when it comes to shareholder activism and corporate governance issues this year’s proxy season is a glass half full, a glass half empty, or a glass completely shattered.
NYSE Panel Says Corporate Governance System Works Well, Challenges Proxy Advisory Groups
A New York Stock Exchange commission concluded that “failures of corporate governance were not the sole reason for the financial crisis of 2008″ and that most public companies “are well governed, with hard-working and ethical boards and shareholders.” The panel also called for new standards for proxy advisory firms.
Executive Comp and Governance Provisions of Dodd-Frank Act
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, widely considered to be one of the most comprehensive reforms of the U.S. financial industry in years, was signed into law on Wednesday. While many provisions of the Act relate primarily to banks and the financial regulatory system, the new legislation will also have a significant impact on corporate governance and executive compensation practices for public companies in general.
Proxy Advisors Find Themselves in the Spotlight
Proxy advisory services play a key role because institutional holders turn to them for advice when voting billions of shares at annual meetings. Questions are now being raised about the influence of the services and whether more formal oversight is needed. As a result, proxy advisory services may be about to start receiving their own report cards for a change.
Businesses Link Sustainability Objectives to Executive Pay
A small but growing group of pioneering companies are increasingly aware of the power that policies on executive pay can exert on sustainability behavior. One challenge: linking today’s compensation package to policies and practices whose impact may not be felt for many years to come.
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