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Governance Matters: The future of AI for lawyers and ISS founder Robert Monks talks executive pay

May 05, 2023

3 min read

‘The role of lawyers is going to narrow, and the future role of lawyers will be to apply judgment, creativity and empathy –...

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Lawyers highlight pros and cons of AI

May 04, 2023

By Ben Maiden

4 min read

Attorneys speaking at the Corporate Secretary Forum – Summer in New York last week pointed to some of the potential benefits and...

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CEO pay at large caps grows despite turbulent year

May 02, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

3 min read

Pay increases for CEOs at large-cap companies grew at a slower rate of 3.1 percent between the 2022 and 2023 proxy filing periods...

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Top issues the board and C-suite seek IR advice on

Apr 27, 2023

By Noemi Distefano

3 min read

More than 45 percent of investor relations (IR) professionals globally say messaging in 2022 was the most pressing issue their...

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The week in GRC: Disney tells lobbyists to step up DeSantis fight and SEC’s Gensler faces questions over climate change plan

Apr 21, 2023

By Ben Maiden

7 min read

– CNBC reported that workers at the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company’s flagship store in Burlington, Vermont, filed with the...

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Governance Matters podcast: Getting your board ready for the future

Apr 07, 2023

By Ben Maiden

2 min read

‘Some say you can use artificial intelligence. [But] I think we would like to have some people. We want those people around the...

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How HPE’s governance team makes maximum use of tech

Apr 04, 2023

By Ben Maiden

2 min read

Technology is in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) DNA, so it is only right that the company’s governance team makes the most of...

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The Governance Papers: The cost of sexual harassment, the Gen X board effect – and more

Mar 20, 2023

By Jeff Cossette

5 min read

1) The price of sexual harassment How much does workplace sexual harassment damage company value? Evidence from a new study...

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Governance reminders for a period of uncertainty

Mar 15, 2023

By Jennifer Carlson, Lawrence Cunningham and Anna Pinedo

5 min read

Companies will be affected in a variety of ways by the receivership of Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank and any financial...

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Boards must be ‘much more discerning’ about materiality, UK regulator says

Mar 02, 2023

By Tim Human

5 min read

Companies need to become more selective about which material ESG topics they identify and report on, according to Mark Babington...