As the precision medicine era advances, in silico reference files (ISRFs) are economical materials that laboratories and test developers can use to assess bioinformatics pipeline performance to support next-generation-sequencing test development,…
Precision medicine and diagnostics / Healthcare
In 2022, ongoing geopolitical conflict, persistent high inflation, rising interest rates, record-breaking energy prices, and labor shortages created a challenging business and risk environment. The economic outlook for 2023 is proving difficult to…
Boards and General Management, Board risk oversight
Audit committee agendas have never been more crowded. A volatile macroeconomic environment, a spate of new reporting requirements, and rapidly evolving technologies all mean that audit chairs need even better ways to get their committees’ work done…
Board and committee effectiveness
At the Bank Governance Leadership Network (BGLN) meeting on March 16 in London, participants met to discuss how banks and their boards can address the challenge of reaching the next generation of customers by developing new products, optimizing…
Innovation and technology, Regulation and supervision, Financial Strategy / Banking
On March 15, participants from the Insurance Governance Leadership Network met in London to discuss some of the unique challenges confronting senior industry leaders in meeting their talent needs. This ViewPoints summarizes those discussions and…
Conduct and culture, Financial services leadership and talent, Financial Strategy / Insurance and Asset Management
In March 2023, board members and senior executives from leading financial institutions were joined by Lex Suvanto, CEO, and Andrew Wilde, Global Chair of Financial Services, at Edelman Smithfield for a series of dinner discussions exploring findings…
Conduct and culture, Risk management and oversight, Financial Strategy / Banking, Conduct and culture, Risk management and oversight, Financial Strategy / Insurance and Asset Management
On March 2, 2023, board members and senior executives from leading financial institutions, investors, and other subject matter experts met in Coral Gables, Florida, to discuss evolving expectations around ESG, how their firms are responding, as well…
Regulation and supervision, Risk management and oversight, Financial Strategy / Banking, Regulation and supervision, Risk management and oversight, Financial Strategy / Insurance and Asset Management
As risk and regulatory environments grow more complex, internal audit (IA) plays an increasingly important role for large companies. IA teams look at a wide range of risks: long-term uncertainty, cybersecurity, technological advancements, and…
An effective working relationship with the external auditor is vital to an audit committee’s oversight of financial reporting. On March 1, 2023, Tapestry Networks convened members of the Audit Committee Leadership Network (ACLN) to discuss good…
On 20-21 March 2023, the European Audit Committee Leadership Network (EACLN) convened
in Rome to discuss:
Continuing Professional Development as a Board Member (a members-only discussion)
Investor Activism with Giorgio Furlani, CEO, AC Milan, and…
Boards and General Management, Board risk oversight, Investor perspectives on public companies