On 23–24 November 2015, members of the European Audit Committee Leadership Network (EACLN) convened in Barcelona for their 24th stand-alone meeting. In a session on current developments in the tax arena and board and audit committee oversight of tax…
Corporate and board regulatory matters
The largest global banks continue to face political, regulatory, and market pressure. European banks face particularly daunting changes. As a BGLN participant recently said, “There are banks in Europe that fundamentally have to address their…
Regulation and supervision, Financial Strategy / Banking
Oncology care exists in a dynamic environment of rapidly evolving health technology, increasing complexity
and cost of care, and continuing skepticism about whether rapidly introduced tools such as genomic profiling
result in clinically significant…
Precision medicine and diagnostics / Healthcare
At their October 7, 2015, meeting in Washington, DC, Lead Director Network (LDN) members participated in a discussion with their chief legal officer and general counsel (GC) guests about how to foster a corporate culture that promotes creativity and…
Boards and General Management
On October 7, 2015, members of the Lead Director Network (LDN) were joined by chief legal officer and general counsel (GC) guests in Washington, DC, for a discussion with Andrew Ceresney, director of the Division of Enforcement at the Securities and…
Corporate and board regulatory matters
The seventh Bank Governance Leadership Network (BGLN) Summit took place on September 30 and October 1, 2015 in New York. This year’s summit focused on how banks are adapting strategies, business models, and operations to a changing competitive…
Governance, Financial Strategy / Banking
Members of the Lead Director Network (LDN) convened in New York on June 30 to discuss the development and oversight of corporate strategy. This ViewPoints addresses the ways board directors work alongside management to ensure that a company makes…
Boards and General Management
On July 14-15, the Compensation Committee Leadership Network (CCLN) met in New York to discuss how compensation committees can most effectively motivate executives. In one session, members discussed how boards pick metrics and set targets and payout…
Executive Compensation
"There are things we could envision happening that could call into question the very existence of the organization, and they are not quantifiable, nor can the bank put a timescale on them … They make normal business risks seem inconsequential."
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Governance, Risk management and oversight / Banking
Reputation has long been thought of as the cornerstone of any brand. Traditionally, it has been an important sales, marketing, and recruitment tool. But in the current environment, reputation has increasingly become not just an asset but also a risk…
Conduct and culture, Risk management and oversight / Insurance and Asset Management