We also studied the investment chain and the purpose and governance of financial institutions themselves. These should be addressed before corporate ...
Can Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook save face with a name change? It has been a difficult stretch for Zuckerberg's public image and that of his company , ...
It was the mid-1990s, and, in lower Manhattan, a digital usurping was afoot. Computers had become integral to the workflows of technology-savvy traders and investors by then. But the broader financial industry was finally opening up to the possibilities that lay in trading stocks, currencies, and just about anything else on the screen...
For corporate boards , this means moving away from the template of recruiting directors from the ranks of CEOs, CFOs, and venture or audit partners ...
Better.com CEO Vishal Garg is taking time off “effective immediately,” according to an email from the company’s board of directors obtained by Fortune...
With the COVID-19 pandemic and increased focus on climate and social justice issues, companies’ efforts in the areas of environmental, social, and corporate governance have become a highly discussed—and highly debated—topic. But what role can a board of directors play in advancing ESG work while remaining mindful of their corporations’ prosperity and stakeholders’ interests...
California's board-diversity laws, along with Nasdaq and Goldman's "bold ... one recurrent theme is how boards of directors ultimately call the ...
A group of researchers wants corporate America to work towards removing uncertainty around environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) practices and metrics...
Today's corporate boards are tasked with developing new agility muscles while taking on an increased workload and new public responsibilities at ...
If their leaders have a history of prioritizing and driving progress in the environmental, social, and corporate governance areas...
While still responsible for financial oversight and governance , boards are also being called on to oversee strategies with radically new and ...
"ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance ) is getting weaponized also now," Christa Quarles, CEO of Corel, and a director on the ...
Earlier this month, Dr. Erika James, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School, was elected to Morgan Stanley’s board of directors. James, a Black woman, will be a welcome addition to the bank’s board, which as of 2020, was 71% male and 79% white...
The board "won't install a woman as CEO simply to appoint a woman.” According to the bank's governance statutes, the four non-executives directors on ...
Kangmei was found to be responsible for fabricating financial statements, and its independent directors were ordered to compensate investors...
Stakeholders in the group can decide on the future of the organization by buying governance tokens, which are cryptocurrencies tied to a specific ...
... it as something much bigger: “The Great Rephrasing of corporate America. ... equal to the audit committee, the corporate governance committee, ...
“People, particularly the younger generations, millennials and below, are taking enterprises to task,” said Russell Glass, CEO of Headspace Health, implying that customers will no longer support companies they don't truly believe in...
While Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has been defending his company against harassment allegations that have led to an employee walkout and a lawsuit by California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing, a new report from the Wall Street Journal alleges he has been aware of the issue for years, but withheld it from Activision’s board of directors...
Broadridge CFO Edmund Reese talks trends that are impacting the fintech's growth...
At most companies, the glory in the C-suite has typically gone to the executives who dream up new products, plot bold market expansions, or out-innovate the competition with money-gushing patents. Think Target’s chief merchant or Tesla’s CFO...
A survey from PwC of around 800 corporate directors found that 47% believe a fellow director on their board should be replaced, and of those almost one-fifth (18%) believe multiple directors should leave...
This past August, Sethi was named to the board of directors of the security technology company ForgeRock. Joining a board had been a goal of hers ...
As we enter the last few months of 2021, pressure around ESG action is coming at companies from all sides. Investors are looking for robust plans, governments and other regulators are imposing ESG rules and guidelines, and employees, clients, and customers are increasingly concerned with working for and supporting companies that share their values...