Santander becomes first company to use blockchain for AGM voting
Investors at Banco Santander may have been given a glimpse of the future of proxy voting at the bank’s AGM this year, where they...
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How boards can face activists waving ESG flags
Corporate directors took note earlier this year when Jana Partners sent an open letter to Apple’s board in a case of Apple and the...
The week in GRC: CEO-worker pay ratio averages 339-1, study finds, and SEC says court ruling costs harmed investors
– CNN reported that Xerox ended its deal to be taken over by Fujifilm, having reached a new agreement with activist investors Carl...
How boards can help with exit transactions
Exit transactions, whether through an IPO or sale, are intense and often difficult times for a company. Among the biggest missteps...
What companies can learn from the Saudi Aramco leak
As Saudi Aramco prepares for the world’s first ‘giga-cap’ IPO, a document claiming to show its financial performance for the first...
HomeStreet secures court win in proxy tussle
US financial services firm HomeStreet has won court backing in its efforts to stop a hedge fund firm putting its own director...
The week in GRC: Berkshire Hathaway to oppose USG board nominees, and Volkswagen board ousts CEO
– Bloomberg reported that Christian Sewing – a retail banking executive with Deutsche Bank – was named to succeed John Cryan as...
SEC’s Piwowar eyes expanded use of tech in reporting
A top securities regulator has called for thought to be given to new ways technology can be used to improve corporate disclosures...
The week in GRC: JPMorgan’s Dimon criticizes AGMs, and GE to revamp board
– The Financial Times reported that, according to Bain & Co, private equity firms are buying public companies at the fastest rate...
Stein urges SEC action on cyber-risk disclosure
SEC commissioner Kara Stein has called for her agency to boost corporate disclosures about the risks issuers face in the cyber...
