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The proxy advisory firm provides a cost-effective way for institutional investors to evaluate proposals, vote for proxies, and meet fiduciary standards. However, these companies suffer greater shaking than executive compensation, corporate governance, and stakeholder management, but are not entirely accountable for reports and resist opinions from companies that often rate them. The outcome is a flawed process that prevents shareholders from having the information they need to make an informed choice on important issues.The SEC has been reviewing its proxy process for over a decade, aiming to address the lack of oversight in this critical area. In 2020, the SEC…

The imposing tariffs by President Trump this weekend should remind all boards that the new president's primary objectives are clear. Reducing the US trade deficits in China, Mexico and Canada in particular, business, even if it causes short-term US pain.The deficit totals nearly $1 trillion a year, ejecting coins from the US economy, weakening its long-term position. In particular, China has benefited from this imbalance and has directed its surplus towards economic expansion and military development. Trump sees this as a direct threat to America's strength.Tariffs are not his goal. They are simply the first strike in a broader effort…

Pam Bondy, the newly appointed Attorney General of the Trump administration, said the Civil Rights Division and the Bureau of Legal Policy “to submit a report containing recommendations to encourage the private sector to end.” Issued a memo to the Ministry (DOJ). Illegal discrimination and preferences, including policies relating to DEI and DEIA, slate.com. The memo also asked two departments of the DOJ to identify “.[business] sectors of concern” and “the most severely discriminatory DEI and DEIA practitioners in each sector of concern.” slate The report says Bondi's memo suggests that some private companies could face criminal penalties for DEI…

Editor's note: Heading towards 2025 Corporate Board Members We are launching a new “Ask Me Anything” style column with Karen Silverman and Joann Stonier of Cantellus Group, global experts in practical governance strategies for AI and other technologies. First, we're digging into the troublesome question: whether we'll invest in building our own AI models based on our own data or rely on public models developed by companies like Openai, Meta, Google and more. This is what they had to say:It's a very important and tough question and it depends heavily on what you're at risk. Perhaps we will deploy both…

The economic uncertainty that reached a fever pitch during the presidential election gave way to a new kind of uncertainty tied to a changing administration. Whether and how will the Compensation Committee address the uncertainty brought about by deregulation, tariffs and other macroeconomic changes that may arise when designing incentive plans for 2025 and beyond. You realize you are working on the question of whether to do it.A comprehensive question – how much of an executive should be exposed to risks associated with events that have limited control – philosophical. “That's a big fundamental question that the Compensation Committee must…

It is important for companies to recognize changes in corporate governance, as the shareholder conference season is approaching rapidly. Therefore, companies need to know not only which institutional investors have their own shares, but also how they behave. For example, do they outsource voting decisions, or are they made internally? And if a decision is made in the company, which team will own or participate in voting decisions? Investment team or steward ship team? And which institutions lent inventory to make the water area more muddy, do it reduced the status of stocks that were advantageous on the record date?…

The Trump administration's plan to impose a considerable tariff on products imported from Mexico and Canada was pause for 30 days, and the White House announced on Monday night. Development increases the time to plan companies, but US companies need to be in a hurry to prepare. For example, tariffs on products from China are still being played. China has announced retaliation tariffs on imports of crude oil, agricultural machinery, and trucks from the United States.A wide range of taxes on trade can support many US companies' price setting strategies. Some domestic companies will benefit from larger pricing power because…

The six major compensation disclosure “monitoring” in 2025 will be shown below, affecting proxy statements and annual reports. By asking the next question, it will help the disclosure to be properly dealt with.Does the power of attorney include all the private executives you need? Is the use of company airplanes correctly evaluated/calculated? Did the company grant stock options or stock evaluation rights (SARS), did the company provide the disclosure of relevant stories in detail in the necessary table format? Did the company disclose and discuss the fact that the insider trading policy or such a policy was not adopted? Does…

The Trump administration's plan to impose substantial tariffs on products imported from Mexico and Canada will be suspended for 30 days, the White House announced Monday night. Development will give you more time to plan your company, but US companies still need to hurry to prepare. For example, customs duties on goods from China are still being recycled. China has announced retaliatory tariffs on imports of crude oil, agricultural machinery and trucks from the United States.The broader taxation on trade could support the pricing strategies of many US companies. Some domestic companies will benefit from greater pricing power as international…

The Trump administration's plan to impose a considerable tariff on products imported from Mexico and Canada was pause for 30 days, and the White House announced on Monday night. Development increases the time to plan companies, but US companies need to be in a hurry to prepare. For example, tariffs on products from China are still being played. China has announced retaliation tariffs on imports of crude oil, agricultural machinery, and trucks from the United States.A wide range of taxes on trade can support many US companies' price setting strategies. Some domestic companies will benefit from larger pricing power because…