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November 20, 2015
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and Major Institutional Investors Identify 2016 Priorities for Corporate Boards
The two biggest proxy advisory firms are cracking down on board members with too many seats.Institutional Shareholder Services on Friday said it will consider a non-CEO director on five public company boards to be “overboarded,’’ down from its earlier policy of six.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2015
ISS Adopts Stricter Rules on Director Overboarding
The two biggest proxy advisory firms are cracking down on board members with too many seats. Institutional Shareholder Services on Friday said it will consider a non-CEO director on five public company boards to be “overboarded,’’ down from its earlier policy of six.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2015
How Breach of Rules Tests Regulatory Strengths, Investments in Nigeria
The assessed serial breaches of rules by major corporate establishments have put to the test the nation’s regulatory strengths and aggravating the already tensed investor confidence, with doubts over the integrity of Nigerian companies.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2015
Imperatives of Corporate Governance in National Development
Enron Corp., WorldCom, Parmalat, Barings Bank and so on are multiple examples of global brands that had bit the dust for lack of good corporate governance practices and lessons for corporate organizations world over, including Nigeria.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2015
Skirting Rules, Board Members Remain in Spite of Lost Support
Two-thirds of corporate directors who failed to win majority support for re-election this year have remained in their jobs, despite policies requiring directors to tender their resignations when they lose votes.
Read MoreNovember 6, 2015
Japan can Finally Shake off Deflationary Fears
Profits and cash flows of Japanese companies have recovered to record levels which could help Japan avoid deflation and achieve 2% GDP growth.
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