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In recent decades, share buybacks have emerged as a global corporate phenomenon, albeit one accompanied by escalating controversy. While companies put forth various reasons for pursuing share buybacks, it is the argument that frames them as an attractive alternative to dividends for returning...

Some Canadian public companies are required to follow a federal law that requires them to disclose data on how many visible minorities, Indigenous people and people with disabilities sit on their board of directors. Other companies produce diversity ...

As a capital allocation decision, share buybacks intersect all three of the main corporate finance activities of investing, financing, and dividends. Buybacks continue to be very divisive, evoking comments like “derangement syndrome” by Cliff Asness, “economic illiterates” by Warren Buffett and “paper manipulation” by Sen...

The first one is that great meetings don’t just hinge on great people; they also need to be set up for success. So, to ensure the conversation remains focused and on topic, I write a pre-meeting note to the board that ...

Board burnout is so real that even the high achievers who gravitate toward board jobs are starting to question whether they can continue,.... As more CEOs and C-suite leaders leave companies—often because they too are suffering...

A new study finds that when companies increase the number of women on their boards of directors as the result of government intervention, the investment efficiency of those companies increases. And the more stringent the gender diversity requirements are, the greater the improvements...

Boards and directors are coming under increased pressure to be “on top of their game.” This involves a clear understanding of their fiduciary duty and duty of care, the foundational elements of good governance. In addition, modern governance involves ...

Can AI safety shed any light on old corporate governance problems? And can the law and economics of corporate governance help us frame the new problems of AI safety? The author identifies five lessons — and one dire warning — on the corporate governance of AI

Women on boards improve the quality of discussions in other ways. As one director commented, “the executives…now have to be prepared to be more engaged” in board meetings. In addition, their presence de-politicizes the dialogue. As a woman director commented, “It is a different atmosphere once there are women in the room...

Directors with exceptional time-management skills will argue that multiple roles enhance their abilities. But shareholders should remember that those closest to the company do not all share this view. In a survey by research group The Conference Board....