By Jarrett Banks China’s booming property market has long tempted American investors and Shenzhen-based Nam Tai Property (NYSE: NTP) certainly fit the bill for the likes of BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street. But things took a downward turn three years...

Sarah Fortt, Counsel at Vinson & Elkins LLP By Sarah E. Fortt Facebook, Inc. recently posted “Black lives matter.  We stand with the Black community” to its own Facebook page.  Starbucks Corporation is “committed to taking action, learning, and supporting...

By John Jannarone Both of the leading proxy advisory firms, which many institutional asset managers use as a guide for shareholder votes, have backed new director nominees at Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) submitted by 6.1% shareholder Fir Tree Partners....

Ranpack Chairman and CEO Omar Asali By John Jannarone Some plastic packaging material may be recyclable, but very little of it actually winds up being recycled and instead pollutes the earth for hundreds of years. Paper packaging, on the other...

By Soo Kim The boards of directors of U.S. public companies overwhelmingly lack diversity. Within the Russell 3000, only 20% of directors are women and just 10% represent racial or ethnic minorities.[1] Much has been made in recent years about...

Sara Mahaffy, U.S. Equity Strategist at RBC Capital Markets By John Jannarone The coronavirus pandemic has prompted companies to take extraordinary measures, including actions and statements that demonstrate their commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, according to Sara...

  Sarah Fortt, Counsel at Vinson & Elkins in Austin, TX By Sarah Fortt  In January 2020, which now seems like a very long time ago, I was speaking to a group of directors on board oversight of risk management,...

By John Jannarone Carbyne, a next generation emergency-response technology firm whose services have been in heavy demand during the coronavirus pandemic to help those in need, said former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will step down from its Board, the...

Neal Aronson, Founder and Managing Partner of Roark Capital, Whose Recent Investments Include The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated – Photo Credit: Daryn Kagan By John Jannarone Aside from the likes of KKR & Co. Inc. and The Blackstone Group L.P., private...

By Stephen Page As corporate boards work to navigate companies through this unprecedented time, directors can leverage digital governance solutions to optimize their communication as they respond to the virus and prepare for the proxy and AGM season. As businesses...