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Federal D&O Litigation: Washington’s New War Zone?

February 9, 2019 By Curt Leger Leave a Comment

When the United States entered World War I, the U.S. Army boosted recruitment with a poster. Uncle Sam, symbolizing the federal government, pointed to the viewer: “I want you.”  So it is with the many federal agencies that today have oversight over major companies and their directors and officers (D&O). If you or your organization have run afoul of a federal regulation, intentionally or not, the “war” is on. These agencies want you—in court.
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Filed Under: Contracts, Risk and Compliancy, Culture, Governance in large projects, Impact of digitalization, Integrity, News, Structure & Organization, Sustainability Tagged With: legilation, litigation, USA

The Dark Side of Commitment

February 8, 2019 By Sergio Guzman Leave a Comment

The fish rots from the head, Chinese expression that stands out that the Board of Directors, as head of the organization is key to have a culture that promotes compromise among people working their; on the contrary, the company will not stand for long. Commitment is the result of a tacit or formal agreement among people agreeing on a given delivery in a specific timing and form. Commitment is what he or she (or they) asks for or offers and he or she (or they) accepts to receive what is committed in the right time frame and form and that appraisal judgments will be made reciprocally in relation with what is committed by both parties. The commitment involves both parties, since who asks for or who receives the offer must state his or her judgments in time as well, and reward the fulfilling or compensate for and repair should he had not kept in force the validity of the request. As a result of these judgments there may be compensations and the trust capital for future commitments of the company will improve or decrease. For this process to occur, the commitment of the interlocutors required:
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Filed Under: Contracts, Risk and Compliancy, Culture, Governance in large projects, Impact of digitalization, Integrity, News, Structure & Organization, Sustainability Tagged With: chili, commitment, negotiation

A comparative perspective women on boards revolution

February 8, 2019 By Guy Le Pechon 2 Comments

INTRODUCTION

The Franco British Chamber of Commerce
Founded in 1873 and with a membership network of over 700 companies, the Chamber’s objective is to lead the Franco-British business community in France.

World Women in Real Estate
WWIRE is a community that encourages world women in real estate to help each other and create an impact
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Filed Under: Contracts, Risk and Compliancy, Culture, Governance in large projects, Impact of digitalization, Integrity, News, Structure & Organization, Sustainability Tagged With: board, France, United Kingdom, women

D&O LIABILITY INSURANCE: AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF AN ORGANISATION’S RISK-MITIGATION TOOLBOX

February 7, 2019 By Terry Booysen Leave a Comment

By Terrance M. Booysen and peer reviewed by David Loxton (Partner: Dentons)

Directors and officers of all organisations are facing an increased risk of personal exposure. Their roles and responsibilities have become progressively more onerous in recent years, mainly as a result of new legislation and regulatory requirements, stakeholder pressure and increased governance and social responsibilities, as well as the complexity of trans-continental and macro-economic trading conditions.
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Filed Under: Contracts, Risk and Compliancy, Culture, Governance in large projects, Integrity, Structure & Organization, Sustainability Tagged With: Corporate Governance Framework, Director & officer liability insurance, director duties, reckless behaviour, risk

LIFESTYLE AUDITS CURB ERRANT BEHAVIOUR

February 7, 2019 By Terry Booysen Leave a Comment

By Terrance M. Booysen and reviewed by Megan Grindell (Director: Carter DGF Risk Management)

In today’s heightened times of public scrutiny and calls for ethical leaders, it’s not surprising that many concerned citizens have become far more demanding for good governance and transparency. Social media has been a major contributor to this call, such that a person’s privacy — including matters such as their social pleasures and behaviour — are broadcasted in seconds to almost any corner of the world. For example, if a work colleague is an avid user of Facebook or Twitter, it’s not too difficult finding out what that person’s likes and dislikes are, what gyms or sport clubs they attend and how often, right down to discovering their dream car or accommodation.
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Filed Under: Contracts, Risk and Compliancy, Culture, Governance in large projects, Integrity, News, Sustainability Tagged With: corruption, Governance, lifestyle audit

Dawn of the Vestors

February 6, 2019 By Ferdinand Balfoort Leave a Comment

In our previous article dated 09 June 2016, BIA proposed a novel addition to the global investment lexicon by suggesting we add the term Vestor. According to BIA, the definition of a Vestor is “any person who has any personal stake in the outcomes produced by an organization.” A Vestor has a vested interest, synonymous with being a stakeholder.
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Filed Under: Integrity, Sustainability Tagged With: BIA, ESG, ethics, Governance, Investor Relations, Sustainability

SMEs Governance

February 6, 2019 By Adel Lotfy Leave a Comment

The precise principles of Corporate Governance are published globally through assigned local government regulators within their respective countries. These fundamentals are put into place in order to adequately regulate and manage the behavior of large-sized corporations whom are publicly listed on the stock market. This ideology is primarily set to protect the rights and interests of the shareholders from more than one standpoint.
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Filed Under: Integrity, News, Structure & Organization Tagged With: Corporate governance, leadership

Wishful thinking and reality – ‘The Proposition’

February 5, 2019 By Hans-Martin Buhlmann 1 Comment

This is about a film – ‘The Proposition’ (its German title – Wunsch und Wirklichkeit – translates as Wishful Thinking and Reality) a true-to-life depiction of the state of Corporate Governance and shareholder AGMs.

Just like the film set in Boston, the founders and shareholders Larry Page and Sergey Brin find themselves in love with partners who are impotent. The co-shareholders possess A, B and C type shares without voting rights and all this (nomen est omen) in a parent company called “Alphabet” a multi-layer concern where never is heard the slogan ‘one share one vote’ so often yelled by activists at corporate governance conventions. Hi-tech concerns like Linkedin and Yelb, or groups such as Comcast and Discovery, or Volkswagen and Facebook all have that in common – grab the shareholders by the purse strings and deny them voting rights.
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Filed Under: Culture, Governance in large projects, Integrity, Structure & Organization, Sustainability Tagged With: AGM, Corporate governance, shareholder

Is it time to enforce section 172 of the 2006 Companies Act?

February 5, 2019 By David Doughty 1 Comment

Labour MP Frank Field, co-author of the 60-page report into the BHS collapse by the parliamentary business, innovation and skills select committee, has raised concerns with Greg Clark, the Business Secretary, about possible gaps in Britain’s corporate governance regime.

After alleging that Sir Philip Green had “plundered” BHS’s pension schemes, he said that the committee’s report highlighted the need for tougher rules to apply to privately owned companies, and for watchdogs to be handed additional powers to enforce them.
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Filed Under: Contracts, Risk and Compliancy, Integrity, News Tagged With: Corporate governance, David Doughty, UK, UK Companies Act 2006

THE RIGHT TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

February 4, 2019 By Terry Booysen Leave a Comment

By Terrance Mark Booysen and reviewed by Nicholas Hall (Associate: Michalsons Attorneys)

Last year there was a flurry of activity when it was reported that a well-known South African cell phone company closed its e-billing portal over an alleged security breach. Considering the potential that their customer’s billing information could have become exposed, the mobile operator was quick to respond. Soon thereafter the company implemented data encryption, together with customer identification login confirmation facilities. Then there was the case of the City of Johannesburg who reportedly had massive security flaws where allegedly it was possible for non-employees to read its customer’s billing information, furthermore gaining access to the customer’s name, account numbers and contact details.
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Filed Under: Contracts, Risk and Compliancy, Culture, Impact of digitalization, Integrity, Sustainability Tagged With: Governance, personal information, Privacy, protection

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