From the monthly archives:

September 2010

Following the financial crisis, the New York Stock Exchange’s Commission on Corporate Governance has found that corporate boards should focus more on long-term growth, instead of short-term gains. The year-long examination also found that managers should be more involved in corporate governance and boards should not rely too heavily on legislation and agency rule-making in [...]

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To me, the biggest concerns companies should have about social media revolve around reputation damage, legal liability and workplace issues (cyber-stalking, sexual harassment, etc.). These are the issues that can hurt the most, with some other things to watch for being improper disclosure of confidential/financial information, data breaches, viruses/malware and any other general network security concerns. We [...]

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Yesterday, Aon released its quarterly D&O pricing index, finding that the average price for $1 million in coverage limits increased 4.9% from the first quarter of 2010 and, more importantly, that D&O pricing decreased 16.4% in the second quarter as compared with the same quarter in 2009. According to the report, this is the largest decrease [...]

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The above video features an AP news report about how the Niketown store in chic SoHo New York has become infested with bedbugs. Just like a lot of other places in New York. But rather than try to duck the issue, the store let everyone exactly why it is closed, simply by posting a note [...]

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