The Voice of Corporate Governance
The Council of Institutional Investors
CII’s podcast is one of many platforms CII offers members to access timely information and perspectives and to increase public attention to critical issues and developments in corporate governance and capital markets. The target audience for our podcast is CII Members, other institutional investors, public companies, securities lawyers, proxy advisory firms and other institutional investor service providers.The podcast is free to the public and available on all major podcast listening platforms, and is not sponsored or paid for by advertisements.
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Sep 29, 2021 • 14min
Preview of the 2021-2022 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court with Robert K. Kry
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Robert K. Kry, a Founding Partner of the law firm of MoloLamken. Kry provides a preview of investor-related issues that are expected to be addressed during the 2021-2022 term of the Supreme Court of the United States which starts on October 4.
Sep 9, 2021 • 28min
2021 Say-On-Pay Trends with ISS' Galen Spielman
After the 2021 proxy season, headlines were rife with stories about investors pushing back against overly generous CEO pay packages and compensation that did not align with lagging corporate performance. In this episode, CII Editor Rosemary Lally speaks with Galen Spielman, senior associate of U.S. compensation research at ISS, about what this means for say on pay.
Sep 9, 2021 • 24min
2021 Say-On-Pay Trends with Glass Lewis' Julian Hamud
After the 2021 proxy season, headlines were rife with stories about investors pushing back against overly generous CEO pay packages and compensation that did not align with lagging corporate performance. In this episode, CII Editor Rosemary Lally speaks with Julian Hamud, senior director of executive compensation research for Glass Lewis, about what this means for say on pay.
Sep 2, 2021 • 21min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for August 2-31
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses developments in corporate governance and related CII advocacy activities in connection with the Administration’s initiative to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system for the period of August 2-31.
Aug 26, 2021 • 13min
Investors and Norway’s Board Gender-Quota Law with Professor B. Espen Eckbo
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor B. Espen Eckbo, the Tuck Centennial Chair Professor of Finance at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Professor Eckbo is the co-author of a recent research paper entitled “Valuation Effects of Norway’s Board Gender-Quota Law Revisited.”
Aug 12, 2021 • 11min
Investors and Climate Change-Related Risk with Professor Madison Condon
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Madison Condon, Associate Professor at Boston University's School of Law . Professor Condon is the co-author of a recent research paper entitled “Market Myopia’s Climate Bubble.”
Aug 10, 2021 • 34min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for June 30 - August 2
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses developments in corporate governance and related CII advocacy activities in connection with the Administration’s initiative to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system for the period of June 30 - August 2.
Aug 2, 2021 • 24min
Reflections on the 2021 Proxy Season with Heidi Welsh
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Heidi Welsh, Executive Director of the Sustainable Investments Institute and Co-author of proxy preview, on the recent 2021 proxy season.
Jul 21, 2021 • 9min
Corporate Sustainability and Materiality with Professor Andrew King
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Andrew A. King from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University. Professor King is the co-author of a recent research paper entitled "Materiality and Corporate Sustainability: A Model Uncertainty Analysis."
Jul 21, 2021 • 10min
Firm value and Seeking Political Influence with Professor Shiva Rajgopal
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Shiva Rajgopal, the Kester and Byrnes Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University. Professor Rajgopal is the co-author of a recent research paper entitled "Returns to Seeking Political Influence: Early Evidence from the COVID-19 Stimulus."Professor Rajgopal's also wrote a recent article for Forbes entitled "It Should Be Mandatory To Disclose Political Influence Seeking And Payoffs From The State—There’s An Evidence Based Reason Why."
