Corporate Board articles from March 1999

Corporate Board archives from March 1999

Is it time to reform the audit committee?(includes related article on internal controls)
March 1, 1999... The past year has seen a number of cases where board audit committees have missed serious financial misdealings within the company. The SEC has responded by forming a Blue Ribbon Committee to weigh new requirements for improving audit. Yet as...

Here comes the euro.(single European currency)
March 1, 1999... The new euro currency will reshape one of the world's biggest markets, and have an impact on how all companies, even those who may not think themselves international, do business. The following board briefing on the euro points out the new...

Asia's governance challenge.
March 1, 1999... I like to mix the subject of corporate governance with two issues that I recently did some work on that are equally current - transparency and information technology. These three issues of transparency, information technology and governance...

D&O insurance during bankruptcy.(directors' and officers' liability insurance)
March 1, 1999... Directors' and officers' (D&O) liability insurance is designed to protect the policyholder against claims alleging wrongful acts committed by officers or directors. In particular, D&O coverage should provide protection if the corporation files...

Board evaluations: who does them, who doesn't and why.
March 1, 1999... We have all heard the clarion call of corporate governance experts and shareholder rights activists to formally evaluate the performance of boards as well as individual directors. Given the immense fiduciary and legal responsibilities vested in...