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		<title>New twist to executive compensation disclosures</title>
		<link>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2012/01/06/sec-verizon-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcel Bucsescu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The web has been buzzing today about the recent agreement between Verizon Communications Inc. and the SEC. The agreement, detailed in a Wall Street Journal article, lays out the details. In short, Verizon will increase the disclosed pay for former CEO Ivan Seidenberg by $20 Million for 2009 and 2010 due to discretionary grants given [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Political Spending Message: Boards Should Get Handle on Process</title>
		<link>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2011/10/22/corporate-political-spending-message-boards-should-get-handle-on-process/</link>
		<comments>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2011/10/22/corporate-political-spending-message-boards-should-get-handle-on-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Larkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles Grezlak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate political spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Political Spending: Policies and Practices Accountability and Disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dan bross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matthew lepore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the conference board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[timothy smith]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tcbblogs.org/governance/?p=1393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Of all the messages coming out of The Conference Board Committee on Corporate Political Spending Symposium Thursday, there was one that resonated the most with public boards. To put it succinctly, that message is that no matter how politically active a company may be, it is imperative that boards should make sure management has in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worth Reading: Conflict Minerals Disclosure</title>
		<link>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2011/10/06/worth-reading-conflict-minerals-disclosure/</link>
		<comments>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2011/10/06/worth-reading-conflict-minerals-disclosure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Larkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#corpgov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conflict minerals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deloitte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ernst&young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KPMG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proskauer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tcbblogs.org/governance/?p=1366</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By now you’ve most likely heard of the conflict minerals disclosure section in the voluminous Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. For those companies who might be affected by the new proposed SEC regulations, it’s officially time to start planning for implementation. I issue this warning based on the fact the SEC is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do New Proposed SEC Compensation Committee/Consultant Rules Go Far Enough?</title>
		<link>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2011/03/31/does-new-proposed-sec-compensation-committeeconsultant-rules-go-far-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2011/03/31/does-new-proposed-sec-compensation-committeeconsultant-rules-go-far-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Larkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Executive compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[board independence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ted Allen]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tcbblogs.org/governance/?p=1066</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After listening to SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar speak during Wednesday’s open meeting where the commission in a 5-0 vote approved proposed rules for exchange listing standards related to compensation committees and compensation consultants as well as new disclosures, I was left wondering whether or not such rules will be effective. I’m not saying the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Contributor: Contraction of U.S. Companies Blurs Women Director ‘Magic Number’</title>
		<link>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2011/01/26/guest-contributor-contraction-of-u-s-companies-blurs-women-director-%e2%80%98magic-number%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2011/01/26/guest-contributor-contraction-of-u-s-companies-blurs-women-director-%e2%80%98magic-number%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Ghaffari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[director composition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audit Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[board composition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Ghaffari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national and state credit unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology Place Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. commercial banks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUEST CONTRIBUTOR POST: Elizabeth Ghaffari is the founder, president and CEO of California-based Technology Place Inc., parent company of Champion Boards – a service that fosters the design of boards with an emphasis on the advancement of top level women at major corporations and organizations. This post is exclusive to The Conference Board. By Elizabeth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trade Association Contribution Disclosure at Heart of Investor/Company Post-Election Debate</title>
		<link>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2010/11/09/trade-association-contribution-disclosure-at-heart-of-investorcompany-post-election-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2010/11/09/trade-association-contribution-disclosure-at-heart-of-investorcompany-post-election-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Larkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Accenture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce F. Freed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Reynolds Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domini Social Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Handbook on Corporate Political Activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl J. Sandstrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[midterm elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul DeNicola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepsi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[political contributions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stefan C. Passantino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Conference Board Governance Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walden Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workforce Freedom Initiative]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tcbblogs.org/governance/?p=854</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The debate over how trade associations spend corporate political contributions continues to be at the center of the fight between trade associations and institutional investors even after last week’s midterm elections. A handful of institutional investors filed shareholder resolutions at several U.S. Chamber of Commerce member companies that challenge those company boards to review the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looks Like Say on Pay by Proxy Season 2011</title>
		<link>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2010/09/23/looks-like-say-on-pay-by-proxy-season-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2010/09/23/looks-like-say-on-pay-by-proxy-season-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Larkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Executive compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shareholders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broker voting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clawback policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[compensation consultant independence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compliance Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dodd-Frank Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee and director hedging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden parachutes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[say on pay]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thecorporatecounsel.net]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tcbblogs.org/governance/?p=755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, the SEC released its Dodd-Frank Act rulemaking schedule. It’s quite an ambitious undertaking for the next 10 months. But what I thought was telling was that it is designed to have a Say on Pay/Golden Parachutes (AKA exit package for executives) rule in place by the 2011 proxy season while holding off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worth Reading … Financial Reform Thought Leadership</title>
		<link>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2010/07/16/worth-reading-%e2%80%a6-financial-reform-thought-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2010/07/16/worth-reading-%e2%80%a6-financial-reform-thought-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Larkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clawback]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethics Metrics LLC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Squam Lake Working Group on Financial Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tcbblogs.org/governance/?p=639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that Congress has passed the financial regulatory reform bill with the Senate’s 60-39 vote on Thursday  [See July 15 Reuters article here.], the hard work begins not only for regulators but for public companies who will try to make sense of it all. Many boards and senior management will be looking to their counsel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Will Have Hands Full Once Financial Reform Passes</title>
		<link>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2010/06/22/sec-will-have-hands-full-once-financial-reform-passes/</link>
		<comments>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2010/06/22/sec-will-have-hands-full-once-financial-reform-passes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Larkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John W. White]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Barney Frank]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sen. chris dodd]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Troy A. Paredes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Delaware]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tcbblogs.org/governance/?p=602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the House-Senate Conference Committee gets closer to an agreement for financial regulatory reform, directors and chief executives are wondering how the voluminous legislation will affect the governance of their companies. How the proposed law plays out in boardrooms depends on what the SEC does. According to Commissioner Troy A. Paredes, a guest speaker at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handbook, Roundtable, Webcasts Focus on Political Spending</title>
		<link>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2010/04/16/handbook-roundtable-webcasts-focus-on-political-spending/</link>
		<comments>http://tcbblogs.org/governance/2010/04/16/handbook-roundtable-webcasts-focus-on-political-spending/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Larkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Freed]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Karl Sandstrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul DeNicola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RiskMetrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Kelner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the conference board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The campaigns leading up to the federal midterm and state general elections may have a big impact on public companies as they try to make heads or tails over the Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission [See my Feb. 24 post.] Supreme Court decision and how it affects their corporate political contributions policies. The 5-4 [...]]]></description>
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