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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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.
Mar 5, 2021 • 39min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for February 2 - March 3
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 February 2 - March 3.
Mar 2, 2021 • 15min
The Truth about Public Accounting with Robert Conway
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Robert Conway, author of "The Truth About Public Accounting."
Feb 24, 2021 • 24min
EEO-1 Diversity Proposals with Yumi Narita
Yumi Narita, Executive Director of Corporate Governance at the Office of New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, discusses shareholder proposals urging public access to same diversity data that companies provide confidentially to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Feb 22, 2021 • 14min
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) with Professor Michael Klausner
In this episode, CII general counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Michael Klausner, the Nancy and Charles Munger Professor of Business and Professor of Law, Sanford Law School. Professor Klausner discusses Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), including: What is a SPAC?; why are they so popular?; and what regulatory reforms of SPAC’s may be appropriate? Professor Klausner is the co-author of a recent research paper: “A Sober Look at SPACs.”
Feb 18, 2021 • 27min
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans with Professor Daniel Taylor
In this episode, CII general counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Daniel Taylor, Associate Professor of Accounting at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Taylor discusses Rule 10b5-1 trading plans: What are they; how they may be abused by corporate executives; and what reforms should investors be advocating for. Professor Taylor is a co-author of a recent paper: Gaming the System: Three 'Red Flags' of Potential 10b5-1 Abuse.
Feb 11, 2021 • 26min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for January 6 - February 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 January 6 - February 2.
