Public company directors are encumbered by a multitude of duties and responsibilities mandated by federal securities laws and the regulations of securities exchanges. A new director is expected to navigate ancillary restrictions, heighted scrutiny, and various challenges that can be onerous.
Read MoreThe October Xchange session covered human capital management and executive compensation issues, to include PSU, ESG, equity grants, and more.
Read MoreGibson Dunn offers a summary of upcoming director education opportunities for board directors of public and private companies.
Read MoreUncertainty and transformation in the boardroom as directors are focused on Diversity, Shareholder Activism and AI.
Read MoreFW Cook’s 2024 Director Compensation Report studies non-employee director compensation at 300 companies of various sizes and industries to analyze market practices in pay levels and program structure. At median, total director compensation saw more muted increases in 2024 as compared to 2023.
Read MoreCyber insurance premiums skyrocketed between 2020 and 2022, as did D&O insurance. Businesses may have felt it necessary to reduce coverage. Now, rates have declined, so it may be a good time to “top off” your cyber and D&O limits.
Read MoreReality is setting in for artificial intelligence after many months of hype. Critical questions are arising for companies developing AI tools.
Read MoreSVDX recently held an Xchange session on recent compensation trends with Kartik Balaram of Meridian Compensation Partners.
Read MoreRSM’s recent report on the economy forecasts 1.8% growth in the second half of the year with a 20% probability of a recession over the next 12 months and a slower pace of hiring.
Read MoreCorporate America has emphasized its commitment to DEI, yet Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Emeritus David Larcker finds that many firms are “diversity washing” — misrepresenting diversity initiatives to gloss over actual diversity data.
Read MoreCybersecurity is a collective responsibility within organizations, but governance remains the board's exclusive fiduciary duty and cannot be delegated to management.
Read MoreThe Hoover Institution’s Corporate Governance Working Group just released results from a 2024 institutional investor survey, which indicates that a significant majority of large investors consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns when determining which firms to invest in, but basic governance factors far outweigh environmental and social concerns in their calculus.
Read MoreThe Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance posted an article about the unprecedented challenges facing today’s corporate boards. The risk profile has expanded and the workload has increased.
Read MoreWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati released an alert around the amendments to the Delaware General Corporate Law, which will have significant impacts for both private and public companies and should mitigate many questions about market practice raised in the recent Delaware Court of Chancery rulings.
Read MoreLatham & Watkins presented a webcast in May 2024 with updates on legislative and regulatory issues around artificial intelligence.
Read MoreWhile most middle market organizations are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and lauding its positive impact, many of these same firms are still wrestling with implementation and mitigating risk.
Read MoreTo explore how executives perceive board performance today, PwC and The Conference Board conducted its fourth annual survey of more than 600 public company C-suite executives in the fall of 2023.
Read MoreA recent episode of Meridian’s Executive Compensation Podcast discusses intricacies of designing resilient compensation structures in today’s unpredictable economic climate.
Read MoreIn a recent paper from the Stanford Closer Look series, seven important questions about the role, influence, and effectiveness of proxy advisors are examined.
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