These past few years have been tidal, in the sense that ideas have become broadly perceived forces that sweep everyone standing on the beach up onto strange shores. This is not to say that the phenomenon is bad — but … Continue reading
Stephen Honig
Should NASDAQ require disclosure of diversity on boards, or require such diversity? Board diversity is mandated under California law in many instances, and same is true in several European countries. Last December, NASDAQ asked the SEC to approve a rule … Continue reading
The role of corporate boards, and hence of corporations they lead, in addressing America’s growing wealth gap was explored at length by an expert panel convened yesterday by the New England Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. The … Continue reading
Is there anything new that Boards of Directors of companies, large and small, have not already heard? There has been two years of information bombardment: protect only high value assets as you cannot protect everything; what is our largest risk; … Continue reading
Last week, several Northeastern chapters of the National Association of Corporate Directors presented a disturbing webinar concerning the future of business travel and conventions. The composition of the panel is important to note as panelists were not mere talking heads … Continue reading
It has been a long time since I posted about America’s Game, although the art work at the top of my blog site is split between a court house and a baseball scene. COVID and the decline of the Red … Continue reading
Today’s webinar presented by the National Association of Corporate Directors (jointly by National and the New England chapter) and moderated by Boston-area director Ellen Zane (former CEO of Tufts Medical Center) explored the coming face of US healthcare delivery post-COVID. … Continue reading
A review of last year’s SPAC activity is startling proof that SPACs are here to stay. There were 248 SPACs registered in 2020, compared with 59 the prior year, and the average raise was a robust $336Million. (For those not … Continue reading
On December 1, NASDAQ asked the SEC to approve disclosure standards of Board diversity for listed companies. The proposals are not harsh and rest on the concept of disclosure and not requirements; interestingly, NASDAQ had attempted to have the SEC … Continue reading
This week, the SEC’s Director of Corporate Finance spoke to a professional meeting dealing with corporate governance and, at the end of some rambling remarks of self-praise for the Commission, fired a couple of warning shots across the bow of … Continue reading