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Key Topics In Corporate Governance: Disclosure, Ira M. Millstein Center For Global Markets And Corporate Ownership Jan 2016

Key Topics In Corporate Governance: Disclosure, Ira M. Millstein Center For Global Markets And Corporate Ownership

Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership

On June 18, 2015, the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership hosted a symposium on transparency in the corporate and investment communities. The half-day event brought together prominent speakers from the business, regulatory and academic sectors to discuss current trends and emerging issues associated with disclosure. In a related vein, panelists also debated the case for furthering engagement with retail investors whose needs and resources may differ, at times substantially, from their institutional counterparts. The following is a summary of the panel discussions.


Talking Governance: Board-Shareowner Communications On Executive Compensation, Stephen Davis, Stephen Alogna Jan 2008

Talking Governance: Board-Shareowner Communications On Executive Compensation, Stephen Davis, Stephen Alogna

Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership

Advantages stemming from board-shareowner communications on governance and executive pay outweigh the potential risks and costs of such dialogue. Regulation FD in the US should be seen as a caution rather than a barrier to such communication. Prompted by universal adoption of advisory ‘say on pay’ resolutions, UK companies have moved to integrate regular engagement with domestic investors into the annual process of framing corporate remuneration policies. Most US companies have not fully endeavored to engage their shareowners in the same manner, but some—motivated sometimes by crises—are experimenting with various models of dialogue. Companies can best manage effective engagement when …