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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Jun 14, 2021 • 8min
Dual-Class Stock Unicorns with Professor Renee Jones (Re-Release)
(Originally released in January of 2020) In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews the newly-appointed SEC Director of Corporate Finance Renee Jones (then Associate Dean of Academics and Professor at Boston College Law School) on her September 11, 2019 testimony on dual-class stock before the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets.
Jun 3, 2021 • 31min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for April 30 to June 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 April 30 to June 2.
Jun 3, 2021 • 17min
The Giant Shadow of Corporate Gadflies with Professor Yaron Nili
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Yaron Nili, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin. Professor Nili is the co-author of a research paper forthcoming in the Southern California Law Review entitled “The Giant Shadow of Corporate Gadflies.”
May 13, 2021 • 16min
Carbon Quotient: How to Create Accountability for Net Zero across the Investment Value Chain with C. Gregory Rogers
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews C. Gregory Rogers the Founder of Era-Tos-Thenes. Rogers is the author of a recent paper published by Era-Tos-Thenes entitled “Carbon Quotient: How to Create accountability for net zero across the investment value chain."
May 6, 2021 • 15min
Executive Compensation and Stock Buybacks with Professor Nitzan Shilon
Professor Nitzan Shilon discusses how stock buybacks affect executive compensation, highlighting issues with shareholder value and transparency. The podcast explores the relationship between buybacks and executive bonuses, the negative impacts of short-term focus and debt, and proposes corporate governance solutions for better disclosure and oversight.
May 5, 2021 • 34min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for March 31 - April 30
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 March 31 - April 30.
Apr 29, 2021 • 18min
Calls for Harmonization of Sustainability Reporting with Professor Carol Adams
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Carol Adams, Professor of Accounting at Durham University Business School, Durham University, United Kingdom and Swineburne Business School, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Professor Adams is a co-author of a paper entitled Connecting the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing and calls for ‘harmonisation’ of sustainability reporting .
Apr 22, 2021 • 13min
Insider Trading and Strategic Disclosure with Professor Joshua Mitts
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Joshua Mitts, Associate Professor of Law and Milton Handler Fellow at Columbia Law School, on his new research paper titled Insider Trading and Strategic Disclosure.
Apr 15, 2021 • 15min
What Matters for Audit Quality with Professor Preeti Choudhary
In this episode, CII general counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews professor Preeti Choudhary, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona , co-author of The Economics of Audit Production: What Matters for Audit Quality? An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Mid-level Managers within the Audit Firm..
Apr 6, 2021 • 39min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for March 3-31
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 March 3-31.
