Large, global companies increasingly face attacks from both criminals and nation-states whose motives reach beyond financial gain and include economic espionage and disruption of physical security. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a…
Regulators, investors, and other stakeholders are calling for increased disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data. But companies face many challenges as they prepare to meet evolving disclosure rules in the United States and the…
On July 19, 2022, chairs of the boards of leading banks and insurers met to discuss the implications of high uncertainty and volatility in the global economy and the major risks and opportunities facing their institutions in the months ahead.…
Financial cybersecurity, Risk management and oversight, Financial Strategy / Banking, Financial cybersecurity, Risk management and oversight, Financial Strategy / Insurance and Asset Management
At the Financial Services Leadership Summit on June 8–9, 2022 in New York, directors and executives from large financial institutions, regulators, and other subject matter experts discussed the challenges of attracting and retaining top tech talent…
Innovation and technology, Financial services leadership and talent, Financial Strategy / Banking, Innovation and technology, Financial services leadership and talent, Financial Strategy / Insurance and Asset Management
At the Financial Services Leadership Summit on June 8–9, 2022 in New York, directors and executives from large financial institutions, regulators, and other subject matter experts discussed the ongoing imperative for digital investments to improve…
Innovation and technology, Risk management and oversight, Financial Strategy / Banking, Innovation and technology, Risk management and oversight, Financial Strategy / Insurance and Asset Management
At the Financial Services Leadership Summit on June 8–9, 2022 in New York, directors and executives from large financial institutions, regulators, and other subject matter experts discussed how the ESG agenda and approaches to climate transition are…
Governance, Regulation and supervision, Risk management and oversight / Banking, Governance, Regulation and supervision, Risk management and oversight / Insurance and Asset Management
Most board members agree that a company’s greatest asset is its people. The pandemic has thrust people, talent, and leadership into the forefront of large public company boards’ concerns. One director summed up this trend: “It used to be in board…
Boards and General Management
Demands from a variety of stakeholders have placed social issues, the “S” in ESG, in the spotlight for compensation committees. Simultaneously, rising expectations of transparency on how companies consider, measure, and invest in their talent have…
Board and committee effectiveness, Boards and General Management, Executive Compensation
As the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) continues to advance value-based payment (VBP) models to address quality and total cost of care in primary care and large-scale populations, many stakeholders are grappling with how to build…
New payment models, New regulatory and reimbursement approaches / Healthcare
Lead directors and nonexecutive chairs provide boards with a leader among equals. The tasks that board leaders perform have become more uniform over the years, though there remains a fair bit of variation from board to board.
On June 29, 2022, Lead…
Board and committee effectiveness, Boards and General Management / Insurance and Asset Management