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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...
Ron O’Hanley, the John L. Weinberg Distinguished Speaker, speaks at the Symposium hosted by the Weinberg Center
https://youtu.be/TdEWRxinBsg On March 7, 2017, the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware was honored to host Ron O’Hanley, President and CEO of State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), as its John L. Weinberg Distinguished...
Weinberg Center hosts discussion on blockchain technology
https://youtu.be/i7PE51Ow-4c On May 4, 2017, The Weinberg Center hosted a discussion on blockchain technology, and specifically the State of Delaware's Blockchain Initiative. Participating in the discussion moderated by the Center's Associate Director, Ann Mulé, were...
Directors & Boards magazine articles highlight the Roundtable
On October 6, 2016, the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance hosted "The Climate-Competent Board" Roundtable, which was co-sponsored by the KPMG Board Leadership Center. The topic was very timely as investors, boards and companies are starting to focus...
Joann Lublin, Management Editor at The Wall Street Journal, speaks at Weinberg Center Symposium
Joann Lublin speaks about women in business, diversity and her book, Earning it: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World.
On The Impact and Future of HFT: White Paper
Ionut Florescu, Khaldoun Khashanah, Steve Yang - Monday, September 1, 2014 This white paper informs on the state of high frequency trading (HFT) mainly in the U.S. The paper addresses three major issues: First, it addresses HFT as it is seen from various market...
What Investors Need To Know About Cybersecurity: How to Evaluate Investment Risks
IRRC Institute, PwC's Investor Resource Institute - Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Companies are increasingly vulnerable to incoming cybersecurity threats from new directions and adversaries. Attacks in the form of "hacktivism," corporate espionage, insider and government...
Playing it Safe? Managerial Preferences, Risk, and Agency Conflicts
David Matsa, Todd A. Gormley - Thursday, June 12, 2014 This paper examines risk-averse managers' incentive to "play it safe" by taking value-destroying actions that reduce their firms' risk of distress. We find that, after managers are insulated by the passage of an...
Informed Options Trading prior to M&A Announcements: Insider Trading?
Marti G. Subrahmanyam, Menachem Brenner, Patrick Augustin - Thursday, June 12, 2014 We investigate informed trading activity in equity options prior to the announcement of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A). For the target companies, we document pervasive...
Corporate Boards Exceeding Oversight Requirements On Environmental And Social Issues
IRRC Institute, Si2 - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Board oversight has long been viewed as an effective mechanism to direct and monitor corporate management. For example, in the wake of accounting scandals last decade, the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 requires all publicly...
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