boards of directors

The Board’s Role in Crisis Response
Risk Management

The Board’s Role in Crisis Response

A board of directors needs to map out a crisis response, oversee it when it is put into practice, and evaluate it in the aftermath.
By Jonathan F. Foster | January 19, 2021
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Outside Board Service Boosts Inside Accounting Quality
Risk & Compliance

Outside Board Service Boosts Inside Accounting Quality

CFOs who serve on other companies' boards make significantly fewer errors in their own financial reporting.
By David McCann | November 20, 2019
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Top Issues for Boards Heading Into 2019
Risk & Compliance

Top Issues for Boards Heading Into 2019

Board diversity, corporate culture, and sexual harassment will be among the key discussion topics for corporate directors next year.
By David McCann | December 26, 2018
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California to Require Women On Boards
Risk & Compliance

California to Require Women On Boards

The requirement for publicly held companies in California will be phased in over the next two years.
By William Sprouse | October 1, 2018
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Index Funds Exert Growing Power Over Companies
Risk & Compliance

Index Funds Exert Growing Power Over Companies

With massive amounts of investment rolling in, index funds are increasingly driving corporate decision-making.
By Zach Oleksiuk | May 29, 2018
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Cybersecurity Tops Boards’ 2018 To-Do Lists
Technology

Cybersecurity Tops Boards’ 2018 To-Do Lists

Directors also will focus on corporate social responsibility, board composition, activist shareholders, and SEC enforcement, among other hot topics.
By David McCann | January 8, 2018
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Thirteen Hot Shareholder Topics for 2016
Risk & Compliance

Thirteen Hot Shareholder Topics for 2016

Executives and boards should be prepared to address these issues with shareholders at annual meetings this year.
By CFO Staff | March 8, 2016
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