Is Your Board Ready for a New Era of Shareholder Activism?

Activists are launching more campaigns, and they are finding more success.

Survey: Recession Concerns Make Non-M&A Growth a Top Board Priority

Meanwhile, the best home for ESG oversight is still up for debate.

Should Dual-Class Share Structures Be Eliminated?

Dual-class shares make companies unaccountable to shareholders, markets and courts.

Defying Critics and Curbs, Buybacks Persist: Should Executives Benefit From Them?

Buybacks can be a boon for shareholders, but a detriment to employees.

Five Key Points on the New 1% Buyback Tax

Who: The tax applies to corporations with stock traded in an established s

Your Company Exited Russia: Will China Be Next?

A business’s departure from an international market requires extensive board contemplation.

How Global Upheaval Influences Board Decision-Making

What is the effect of Cold War II on corporate governance?

Guidelines for Taking a Stand on Social Issues

Before speaking out on an issue, make sure it has an impact on company business.

The Illusion of Corporate Governance “Best Practices”

The best boards focus on solutions and structures tailored to their companies, ignoring cookie-cutter “gold standards.”

Should ESG Be Renamed?

Shareholder and stakeholder interests should be one and the same.

Boards Must Help Fix a Flawed Health Care System

It is not sufficient to assume that management will handle decisions on employee wellness. 

Should Boards Eliminate Corporate Officer Liability for Fiduciary Duty Breaches?

Boards will need to consider whether to provide officers with a new shield to liability.

Final Two Dodd-Frank Provisions Could Hinder Boards’ Discretion

The SEC could make it tougher for boards to hold executives accountable for their actions.

What Directors Are Thinking

My Board Journey

Beverly ColeDirector: Bank OZK  

Business Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know

A book review by Howard Brod Brownstein

Strategy, First and Foremost

Abortion and the Board

All Corporate Boards Should Have Director Term Limits

Mandated limits on service time are the only way to guarantee new perspectives and fresh ideas.

New Report Gauges Boardroom Diversity Nationally and Worldwide

Some findings raise the question of whether “diversity fatigue” is setting in.