Separation of power
It’s easy to forget that we’re already years into the Sarbanes-Oxley era of corporate governance. Companies continue to struggle...
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Boardroom archive
Disconnected
In an informal show of hands at this summer's annual meet- ing of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance...
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Managing subsidiary boards
Many companies have subsidiaries, either wholly or partially owned, whose financial data are consolidated into the par- ent’s...
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Buying a safety net
In the wake of a wave of corporate scandals and bankruptcies, litigation targeting directors and executives at US companies has...
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No one to blame
From the time of the Vietnam War, I remember a subtle, ambiguous poem describing a protest march on Richard Nixon’s White House...
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A rare opportunity
In a striking similarity to 2004, this year’s annual national conference of the Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance...
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A global perspective
On July 4, America was celebrating its Independence Day with all the picnics, barbecues and weekend-long festivities that could be...
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Frozen assets
Companies limiting or restricting employees from actively trading in their stock is nothing new. In fact, most firms enforce...
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Cybersecurity
Without doubt, the ability to digitize data allows companies to be more productive and facilitates information sharing among...
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All bark, no bite
In August, the American Bar Association (ABA) closed its comment period on majority voting that began in June when a task force of...
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