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The week in GRC: Group aims to keep state pension funds away from ESG and Musk joins Twitter’s board

Apr 08, 2022

7 min read

– The New York Times reported that a judge on April 1 struck down a California law requiring diversity on boards. In response to a...

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Facebook parent faces vote on road into the metaverse

Apr 07, 2022

By Ben Maiden

4 min read

Facebook parent Meta Platforms appears set to face a shareholder vote regarding its much-discussed shift into new virtual...

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New tools monitor executive sentiment through voice analysis

Apr 06, 2022

By Tim Human

3 min read

Sentiment analysis has become a mainstream tool for investors and today, when your earnings call transcript is published, AI...

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Female CEOs face more aggressive questioning from male analysts, research finds

Apr 05, 2022

By Garnet Roach

3 min read

When male analysts question female CEOs they are 7.9 percentage points ‘more aggressive’ than when questioning male CEOs. That’s...

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The many successes of Marsh McLennan’s Brennan

Mar 29, 2022

By Ben Maiden

2 min read

Kate Brennan has worn many hats, often simultaneously, during her time at Marsh McLennan as a champion for governance, ESG...

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A leader in thought and action: Holly Gregory’s lifetime achievement award

Mar 21, 2022

By Ben Maiden

2 min read

Holly Gregory has been an integral and influential part of the corporate governance world for decades, in terms of both thinking...

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Governance Matters podcast: Taking a successful approach to executive pay in M&A

Mar 16, 2022

By Ben Maiden

2 min read

Boards of directors play a key role when it comes to M&A transactions. At the bottom line, they have to determine whether the deal...

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Gender parity on larger company boards not expected till 2042, MSCI says

Mar 09, 2022

By Tim Human

2 min read

The slow rate at which companies are adding women to boards means gender parity among global large and mid-caps will take another...

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Sell-side reports play important role in building case for activism, study suggests

Mar 03, 2022

By Tim Human

2 min read

Sell-side reports play an important role in building the case for hedge-fund activism against public companies, according to...

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SEC proposes shake-up for Rule 10b5-1 trading plans

Feb 28, 2022

By Krystyna Blokhina Gilkis, Stephani Hildebrandt and Cynthia Krus

6 min read

On December 15, 2021 the SEC proposed extensive amendments to Rule 10b5-1 that would, among other things, impose a cooling-off...