Corporate Governance

Succession Planning 101: Lessons for the Bank of America

Alicia Whitaker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Alicia Whitaker

Succession planning has moved from being a largely academic exercise to an element of corporate governance that regulators and investors demand.

Executive Compensation - "Keep the Bubble in the Middle"

David M. Roberts | Posted 10.15.2009 | Business


David M. Roberts

A recent academic study by Fahlenbrach & Stulz actually shows that on average the CEO's in the financial crisis did not take big gains while shareholders suffered losses. The median loss for a CEO was $5.1million.

The Bizarre World of Nell Minow

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media


Robert J. Elisberg

Nell Minow, movie reviewer and one of the leading experts in America on corporate governance, is perhaps the most bizarre woman in America.

Beyond The Myth of the Rational Market

Robert Teitelman | Posted 07.24.2009 | Business


Robert Teitelman

Despite the denunciation of deregulation and the free-market ideology, we haven't left the market behind. It often feels as if it's all we've got.

CEO, Chairmanship Split: Pressure Growing To Change Rules

Huffington Post via WSJ | Julie Satow | Posted 04.30.2009 | Business


More than 50 high-profile corporate executives, investors and think tanks pushed for splitting the role of CEO and Chairman on Monday. A new report,...

Blue Dog Democrats and Republican Triangulation

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

We must not allow the Blue Dogs to slow down President Obama's momentum or water down the sweeping reforms the nation needs in these trying economic times.

The New Accountability in Governance

Roger Fransecky | Posted 02.23.2009 | Business


Roger Fransecky

It's time for boards of directors and CEOs to seriously examine their governance practices -- before an angry crowd of citizens calls for their heads

Why Chinese Babies are Dying

Jeremy Haft | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business


Jeremy Haft

We blame bad regs for China's melamine myopia. This isn't the problem. China lags centuries behind the West when it comes to corporate governance.

Carl Icahn, Blogger?

New York Times | Dealbook | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


For two decades, Carl C. Icahn has been among the most visible of rabble-rousing investors, garnering attention from the press for nearly every invest...