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GMI – “Citigroup Rebuff Should Surprise Nobody”

2012-04-23 posted by BDTI Administration

The followingentry appeared as part of GovernanceMetrics International’s GMI Blog. GMI is the leading independent provider of global corporate governance and ESG ratings and research. Corporate stakeholders – including leading investors, insurers, auditors, regulators and others – use GovernanceMetrics services to identify and monitor risks related to non-financial measures covering key environmental, social, governance and accounting risk factors.

Paul Hastings Client Alert – “UK Binding Say on Pay – a Proposal Worth Critiquing”

2012-04-23 posted by BDTI Administration

BY MARK POERIO & ROSS MCNAUGHTON

IFC Report – “Focus 10 – Corporate Governance and Development – An Update”

2012-04-23 posted by BDTI Administration

From the IFC's web site:
“I encourage all involved in corporate governance to read this Focus. It will be time well spent.”
Ira M. Millstein
Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Chairman Emeritus of the Forum’s Private Sector Advisory Group

Skadden – “Continuing Developments in the 2012 Proxy Season”

2012-04-23 posted by BDTI Administration

As we continue to monitor developments in the unfolding 2012 proxy season, here are some key themes that have emerged thus far:

FCPA – “Vast Mexico Bribery Case Hushed Up by Wal-Mart After Top-Level Struggle” (NY Times)

2012-04-23 posted by BDTI Administration

From the NY Times – Confronted with evidence of widespread corruption in Mexico, top Wal-Mart executives focused more on damage control than on rooting out wrongdoing, an examination by The New York Times found.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/business/at-wal-mart-in-mexico-a-bribe-inquiry-silenced.html?_r=1

Recent Seminars Given by BDTI, and Those in Process

2012-04-18 posted by BDTI Administration

English readers (and sponsors)may be interested to know about recent seminars provided by BDTI, and those that are in the works. Briefly:

Grants of Overseas Parent Company Stock – A Sweet and Sour Perk

2012-04-17 posted by BDTI Administration

This nice piece by Nishimura & Asahi discusses the nuances of issuing stock options to employees based in Japan.

English Language “Director Boot Camp” Training Program (CLOSED – will offer again in June- please contact us)

2012-04-15 posted by BDTI Administration

BDTI will offer its English-language director training program on Saturday, May 12. The purpose of the program will be to familiarize attendees with basic knowledge that they need to know in order to responsibly serve on, or report to, boards of Japanese companies. The course will consist of short lectures interspersed with ample time for interactive discussion and questions-and-answers about real-life situations that occur on boards in Japan, and how to handle them.

Please see more details – and apply!

“Effective Boards” – Three Short Video Interviews of Experienced Directors

2012-04-14 posted by BDTI Administration

Three concise and to-the-point, highly useful short videos produced by the Silicon Valley Chapter of the NACD. You can feel Silcon Valley vigor and pragmatism here.

Effective Boards　 (Part 1): Board Composition

Effective Boards (Part 2): Relationship with the CEO

Effective Boards (Part 3): Getting the Facts

Board Evaluations: Rigorous Process or Kabuki Theatre? (Video)

2012-04-14 posted by BDTI Administration

In recent years, virtually all boards acknowledge that an annual board evaluation is required by “best practices.” How that evaluation should be done, by the board members themselves or by outside “experts” still remains an open matter. And whether these evaluations, either internal or external, are in most cases useful in improving board performance or in “weeding out” nonproductive directors, is also a matter open to debate. Which evaluation practices offer the best chance of improving board performance?

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Paul Hastings Client Alert – “UK Binding Say on Pay – a Proposal Worth Critiquing”

IFC Report – “Focus 10 – Corporate Governance and Development – An Update”

Skadden – “Continuing Developments in the 2012 Proxy Season”

FCPA – “Vast Mexico Bribery Case Hushed Up by Wal-Mart After Top-Level Struggle” (NY Times)

Recent Seminars Given by BDTI, and Those in Process

Grants of Overseas Parent Company Stock – A Sweet and Sour Perk

English Language “Director Boot Camp” Training Program (CLOSED – will offer again in June- please contact us)

“Effective Boards” – Three Short Video Interviews of Experienced Directors

Board Evaluations: Rigorous Process or Kabuki Theatre? (Video)

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