Should corporate secretaries serve on boards?
No one understands the risks and rewards of board membership better than the corporate secretary, so in a year when the movement...
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Financial firms lost business on reputational damage
The financial crisis occurred five years ago, but the memories are fresh enough that the financial industry's black eye hasn't...
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PCAOB’s Doty highlights audit quality control at Millstein forum
What audit firms should be doing to improve quality control in their process of vetting client companies’ financial reports is a...
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Report on cyber threat disclosures by Fortune 500 firms shows increased risk of lawsuits
In response to a call by the Securities and Exchange Commission to start disclosing exposure to cyber threats, more than half the...
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Study links long-term male directors with lack of gender diversity on US boards
A report on board diversity released this week by GMI Ratings shows that women’s lack of progress in gaining more seats on...
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Upcoming Corporate Secretary webinar: Minute-taking tips for board portal users
Location: Online, UNITED STATES Date: Monday, June 24, 2013 10.00 am PDT / 1.00 pm EDT / 6.00 pm BST Duration: 30 minutes The most...
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'Risk resiliency' focus of American Leaders Forum in June
American Leaders will hold its Enterprise Risk Management Forum June 13 and 14 in Chicago. With the theme ‘Strengthening the risk...
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Urban Outfitters names CEO’s wife to board to quiet diversity demands
In a move to quell the furor over the lack of diversity on the board of Urban Outfitters, management said this week it would add a...
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Report: Collaboration with public institutions key to disaster preparedness
Ensuring business continuity and anticipating and mitigating potential business disruptions have become key parts of large...
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Nell Minow: Four issues that test board responsiveness
What are the biggest issues that will test how responsive a board is to its shareholders? At GMI Ratings’ conference, ‘New...
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