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Author Archives: Victoria Sidoti
The Expanding Role of the Audit Committee Chair
The role of the audit committee chair has expanded meaningfully over the past decade. While responsibility for financial oversight remains foundational, today’s chairs are operating in an environment shaped by accelerating technological change, rising regulatory scrutiny, and a far more complex risk landscape. To better understand the evolving expectations of audit committee chairs, Russell Reynolds Associates […]
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Tagged ACC, AI, Audit committee, CFOs, enterprise risk, Risk
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Weekly Roundup: April 3-9, 2026
A Beacon in the Storm: C-suite Mentoring as a Leadership Imperative Posted by Kurt Harrison and Suzanne Bose-Mallick, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Friday, April 3, 2026 Tags: C-suite, CEOs, Corporate Goverance, Culture Beyond the PSU Mandate Posted by Voytek Sokolowski, FW Cook, on Saturday, April 4, 2026 Tags: Corporate Goverance, Performance Share Units, Proxy advisors, […]
Click here to read the complete postRegulatory Simplification and the SEC’s Core Mission
Thank you very much, Jim [Lee], and good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Governors Abbott and DeSantis, I am grateful to share the stage with you. And to Messieurs [Jim] Esposito and Lee, I thank you for the perspectives that you have shared and for the example that you have set. First principles have very clearly […]
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Tagged Boom Belt, public markets, SEC, Stock Exchange
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Against Limited Liability
Limited liability is a firmly entrenched aspect of entity law. Prominent scholars have referred to it as “one of mankind’s greatest ideas.” As applied to tort liability, however, it is one of mankind’s dumbest mistakes. Limited liability lets business owners escape liability for the damage their projects wrongly inflict on others, shifts business risks and […]
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Tagged controller liability, externalization, Limited liability
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When Fiduciaries Collide: Foreshadowing a Looming Conflict in Corporate Governance
When Fiduciaries Collide: Foreshadowing a Looming Conflict in Corporate Governance Envision a situation with two sets of fiduciaries, one a Delaware corporate board, the other a shareholder of the corporation who is also the trustee of a diversified retirement fund. The corporation in question generates negative externalities in the form of sub-living wages and carbon […]
Click here to read the complete postEvolving DEI Disclosure Practices in SEC Filings
Evolving DEI Disclosure Practices in SEC Filings In the first four months of the Trump Administration, many companies have modified and, in some cases, ended their diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) related commitments, policies, programs and practices. The extent of these changes is illustrated by the fact that a large majority of the S&P 500 […]
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Tagged Corporate governance, dei, noemail, reporting standards, SEC, SEC filings
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Remarks by Commissioner Peirce before the International Center for Insurance Regulation
Thank you, Christian. I appreciate the chance to be part of this event. I must first let you know that my views are my own as a Commissioner and not necessarily those of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or my fellow Commissioners. Speaking of my views, they may not overlap much with those […]
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Tagged anti-ESG, ESG, Insurance, Insurance regulation, SEC
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Tariffs Will Test Investors’ Long-term Thinking
Uncertainty has gripped markets since the U.S. announced new tariffs on trade partners, raising the specter of a global trade war and escalating barriers. The impact to trade of goods will be swift, yet it’s still unclear how deeply tariffs will affect services, capital flows, and households. Long-term investors like pension funds, insurance companies, and […]
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Tagged Geopolitical, geopolitics, investors, Tariffs, world trade
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