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Seeing how technology can allow boardrooms to achieve strong corporate governance

Board of directors' fiduciary duty to shareholders requires honesty and accuracy in reporting how the company is doing.

Ryan Harvey with Meridian Compensation Partners

Achieving Strong Corporate Governance Through Technology

Technology offers corporations a new dimension of tools that enhance their ability to conduct business efficiently. Good governance is in a state of vast transformation. Technology...

Shareholder/Investor

Board of Directors’ Fiduciary Duty to Shareholders

While they may not understand the nuances of your role as a corporate secretary or other governance professional, your colleagues and acquaintances likely do appreciate that your contributions are held...

Compensation Committee

How to Structure a Fair Executive Severance Agreement

Ryan Harvey frames the importance of a well-structured severance arrangement and outlines several best practices for today’s boards and compensation committees.

It's importance for the board of directors to have an effective way to approach strategic planning.

Board Governance April 18th, 2019

Effective Strategic Planning for the Board of Directors

To achieve effective strategic planning, the board of directors needs to identify their goals and objectives to help them develop strategies.

Businesses need to align their corporate governance pre-IPO.

IPO April 17th, 2019

How to Implement Strong Corporate Governance Pre-IPO

If leadership has its eyes on an IPO it will want to align corporate governance policies to meet regulatory standards before their IPO.

The role of the proxy advisory firms is to provide guidance for voting during the annual shareholders meeting.

Shareholder/Investor April 16th, 2019

Role of Proxy Advisory Firms

The role of proxy advisory firms is to uncover the risks and inform institutional investors about issues so they can make the best decisions.

Understanding how to properly search for legal entities will better aid your M&A strategy.

Entity Management April 15th, 2019

How to Search for Legal Entities

M&A are the major reason for performing a legal entity search (LES). A LES is a handy way to find potential acquisitions.

The rate of which females are being appointed to boards is not happening at the expected speed.

Board Diversity

One-Third of New S&P 500 Corporate Board Appointments in 2018 Were of Women – But There’s Still a Way to Go

Gender diversification on boards was a prominent issue in 2018, and shareholders have never been more explicit in their expectations of companies. A CGLytics review entitled...

Board Governance

Effective Strategic Planning for the Board of Directors

Corporate Strategy

Questions the Board Should Ask When Considering Stock Buybacks

Entity Management

Entity Management Software Buyer’s Guide

IPO