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
On June 29-30, 2022, the Audit Committee Leadership Summit brought together members of the North American and European Audit Committee Leadership Networks (ACLN and EACLN) in New York for a conversation with the Director of the United States Federal…
Board and committee effectiveness
On June 22nd, Bank Investor Engagement Project participants – bank executives and directors, executives from institutional investors, and subject matter experts – met virtually to discuss investor expectations regarding bank climate transition plans…
Governance, Risk management and oversight, Financial Strategy / Banking
Corporate culture is crucial to the long-term sustainability of any company, but culture is extremely challenging for boards to evaluate and oversee. The Ethics, Culture, and Compliance Network (ECCN) convened a group of of sitting public company…
Board and committee effectiveness, Board risk oversight
In the first half of 2022, including meetings on April 6 in London and April 14 in New York, Bank Governance Leadership Network (BGLN) participants discussed how boards, management, and regulators are overseeing major technology investments and the…
Financial cybersecurity, Innovation and technology, Financial Strategy / Banking
On April 5, 2022, participants from the Insurance Governance Leadership Network (IGLN) met in London to discuss the search for growth in the evolving insurance ecosystem. This ViewPoints draws on both premeeting conversations and on the April…
Innovation and technology, Financial services leadership and talent, Financial Strategy / Insurance and Asset Management
The European Union (EU) is devoting considerable attention to corporate reporting. In the fall of 2021, the European Commission (EC) launched a consultation on the processes that underpin reporting, including governance, auditing, and regulatory…
Corporate and board regulatory matters