EVENTS
2018 Corporate Governance Symposium Highlights
On March 6, 2018, the 2018 Corporate Governance Symposium took place which focused on “Governance Issues of Critical Importance to Board and Investors in 2018.” https://www.youtube.com/embed/4eKXT96vNwM John L. Weinberg Distinguished Speaker - Ed Garden, Chief...
Weinberg Center Hosts Discussion on the Impact of FRB Sanctions on the Financial Services Industry and What Boards at Financial Services and All Public Companies Need to Know
https://youtu.be/0YhOmcPbD_o The Weinberg Center recently hosted a discussion on the impact of Federal Reserve Board sanctions on the financial services industry and what boards at all financial services companies and all public companies need to know. Participating...
Telling Your Company’s Story: The Board’s Role in Disclosure
Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM @Gore Recital Hall, CFA : While the SEC's recent focus on non-GAAP measures has garnered attention in the boardroom, it is only one example of increased attention from regulators and others, including shareholders, on the...
Center for Audit Quality Host Program: Telling Your Company’s Story: The Board’s Role in Disclosure
https://youtu.be/BqQcvWfqRUE On October 24, 2017, the Weinberg Center co-hosted with the Center for Audit Quality a roundtable discussion, "Telling Your Company's Story: The Board's Role in Disclosure." While the SEC's recent focus on non-GAAP measures has...
Delaware Corporate Law Anniversary Symposium
Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 9:00 AM to Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 2:00 PM @Hotel duPont, Wilmington, DE : Symposium Brochure Details - September 26 9:10 AM – Keynote Address: Andre Bouchard, Chancellor of the Court of Chancery 9:30 AM – Panel: The Purpose of the...
Weinberg Center Hosts Discussion on the Role of the General Counsel in Influencing Corporate Culture
Monday, September 11, 2017, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM @Video : On September 11, 2017, the Weinberg Center hosted a discussion on the role of the general counsel and how she should be positively influencing corporate culture. The Center has been working with the Association...
Blockchain Technology and the Delaware Blockchain Initiative
Thursday, May 4, 2017, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM @Video : On May 4, 2017, the Weinberg Center hosted a discussion on blockchain technology, and the State of Delaware's Blockchain Initiative. Participating in the discussion, which was moderated by the Center's Associate...
Volkswagen Emission Scandal – Lessons for Investors, Boards, Chief Legal Officers, and Compliance and Governance Professionals
Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM @Gore Recital Hall, University of Delaware : Using the current conflagration enveloping Volkswagen involving a massive emissions regulation evasion scheme as a backdrop, we invite you to a panel discussion on the importance...
Association of Corporate Counsel Host Program: Lessons Learned from the VW Scandal (sponsored by Bloomberg Law)
On April 25, 2017, the Weinberg Center co-hosted with the Association of Corporate Counsel a panel discussion, "Volkswagen Emissions Scandal – Lessons for Investors, Boards, Chief Legal Officers, and Compliance and Governance Professionals" The program was...
2017 Corporate Governance Symposium
Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 9:15 AM to 5:15 PM @Clayton Hall, University of Delaware : The focus of the 2017 Corporate Governance Symposium will be "Governance Issues of Critical Importance to Boards and Investors in 2017." The Symposium will begin with an...
NEWS
WEINBERG CENTER & RELATED NEWS
Identifying the Legal Contours of the Separation of Economic Rights and Voting Rights in Publicly Held Corporations
IRRC Institute, Rock Center for Corporate Governance - Tuesday, October 19, 2010 The report provides an analysis of the decoupling phenomenon also known as empty voting that occurs when shareholder voting rights substantially exceed economic interest in the company....
How Companies Influence Elections: Political Campaign Spending Patterns & Oversight at America’s Largest Companies.
IRRC Institute, Sustainable Investments Institute - Thursday, October 14, 2010 This study is the first comprehensive report to benchmark the governance of corporate political spending of the S&P 500, which has proven contentious for a wide range of companies. View...
Compensation Peer Groups at Companies with High Pay
IRRC Institute, PROXY Governance - Saturday, July 24, 2010 This report identifies a subset of S&P 500 companies with high pay that is not aligned with high performance. Based on new compensation disclosure requirements by the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Executive Compensation Research Series, Part 3: Regulating Bankers’ Pay
Harvard Law School, IRRC Institute - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 The IRRC Institute has funded three research reports conducted by the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance related to executive compensation. The third report is entitled, "Regulating Bankers'...
Executive Compensation Research Series, Part 2: Paying for Long-Term Performance
Harvard Law School, IRRC Institute - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 The IRRC Institute has funded three research reports conducted by the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance related to executive compensation. The second report is entitled, "Paying for Long-Term...
Executive Compensation Research Series, Part 1: The Wages of Failure
Harvard Law School, IRRC Institute - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 The IRRC Institute has funded three research reports conducted by the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance related to executive compensation. The first report is entitled, "The Wages of Failure:...
Executive Compensation Research Series
Harvard Law School, IRRC Institute - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 The IRRC Institute has funded three research reports conducted by the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance related to executive compensation. The three reports are as follows: The Wages of...
Investment Horizons: Do Managers Do What They Say?
IRRC Institute, Mercer - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 This report examines the investment horizon of active long-only equity managers across different geographies and styles between June 2006 and June 2009. The overall aim of the research was not to prove that...
Benchmarking Corporate Policies on Labor and Human Rights In Global Supply Chains
Aaron Bernstein, Christopher Greenwald - Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Some 28% of global companies including nearly half of those with market capitalizations of more than $10 billion have labor and human rights (LHR) policies covering their global supply chains. This...
An Analysis of Proxy Voting and Engagement Policies and Practices of the Sovereign Wealth Funds
Afshin Mehrpouya, Chaoni Huang, Timothy Barnett - Monday, October 12, 2009 This report presents a study of the engagement and proxy voting practices of the ten largest Sovereign Wealth Funds, as well as general analysis of the level of transparency with which they...
Proxy Voting by Exchange-Traded Funds: An Analysis of ETF Voting Policies, Practices and Patterns
IRRC Institute, PROXY Governance - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 This study analyzes the proxy voting policies and recent voting records of seven of the largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsors to find a considerable variation in the voting patterns and philosophies of...
Impact of PE Buyout Fund Ownership on Corporate Governance
The Corporate Library - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 This study examines areas related to a private equity backed companies ownership, board characteristics, takeover defenses and compensation policies as compared to non-private equity backed buyout companies. View Full...
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