Corporate Governance, News and Updates on Corporate Governance

Before the late-2001 financial implosion at Enron " Fortune's 7th largest of the famed 500 " resulted literally in the disappearance of that Houston-based corporation, and before the largest corporate bankruptcy filing in history " WorldCom in 2002 " few people in the United States regularly used the term "corporate governance."

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News & Updates

April 20, 2018 Exclusive: Wells Fargo loses teachers union AFT over ties to NRA, guns

Source: USA Today

Wells Fargo's financial relationship with gunmakers and the National Rifle Association has cost the bank its mortgage business with a major U.S. union.

April 19, 2018 Tesla battery production is the real bottleneck, not Model 3 production, analyst says

Source: CNBC

Tesla's battery production for the Model 3 is the company's real obstacle to putting cars on the road, not Model 3 assembly itself, said Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch on CNBC's "Power Lunch."

April 19, 2018 P&G to buy German Merck's consumer health unit for $4.2 billion

Source: Reuters

Procter & Gamble Co (P&G) has agreed to acquire Merck KGaA’s consumer health unit for 3.4 billion euros (2.96 billion pounds), giving it vitamin brands such as Seven Seas and greater exposure to Latin American and Asian markets.

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Research & Insights

April 13, 2018 Many state pension systems have huge funding gaps, liabilities, Pew report claims

Source: USA Today

A public employee pension crisis for state governments has deepened to a record level even after nearly nine years of economic recovery for the nation, according to a study released Thursday, leaving many states vulnerable if the...

April 6, 2018 Survey: 7 in 10 North American Moms Buy Toys In Retail Stores Over Online

Source: PR Web

he responses were telling, with almost 70 percent of moms surveyed within the PTPA Network (69 percent) saying they purchase toys in brick and mortar stores rather than online, and the same number of moms indicating that it is...

January 17, 2018 State of Green Business Report 2018

Source: GreenBiz

Each year, we take a step back from the headlines and conferences to assess how, and how much, companies were integrating sustainability into business strategy and operations.

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Commentary & Opinion

March 6, 2018 Learning from the Dumb Money

Source: Institutional Investor

High-quality private wealth managers endeavor to understand their clients' goals and create an investment strategy that offers the best chance of achieving those goals.

January 26, 2018 George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society

Source: CNBC

Facebook and Google have become “obstacles to innovation” and are a “menace” to society whose “days are numbered”, said billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday.

January 24, 2018 Bob Lutz And Tesla: The Difference Between The Old Economy And The New

Source: Forbes

Lutz's comments imply he has missed something enormously important. In fact, possibly the most important difference between the old and the new economy: fundamentally, timeframes:

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