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.
Episodes
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Jul 23, 2020 • 9min
How Critical Audit Matters Benefit Investors By Constraining Earnings Management with Professor Jaime Schmidt
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Jaime J. Schmidt, Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business on her recent research paper, "Have Critical Audit Matter Disclosures Indirectly Benefitted Investors by Constraining Earnings Management? Evidence from Tax Accounts."
Jul 1, 2020 • 24min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for June 2-30
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses some of CII's advocacy efforts and regulatory/legislative activities for the period of June 2-30 relevant to the Administration’s efforts to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system.
Jun 25, 2020 • 17min
The New and Redesigned PCAOB Inspection Reports: New Insights for Investors about Audits with Jay Brown
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Board Member Jay Brown on streamlining inspection reports for auditors and increasing disclosures on serious audit deficiencies.
Jun 4, 2020 • 22min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for May 6 - June 2
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses some of CII's advocacy efforts and regulatory/legislative activities for the period of May 6 - June 2 relevant to the Administration’s efforts to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system.
May 28, 2020 • 22min
Stock Option Repricing and Exchange Programs with Aon
On this episode, Dan Kapinos and Pam Greene of Aon discuss stock option repricing and exchange programs and their expectations given the Covid-19 pandemic.
May 21, 2020 • 19min
The Case for Individual Audit Partner Accountability with Colleen Honigsberg
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Colleen Honigsberg, Associate Professor of Law at Stanford. Professor Honigsberg is the author of a recent article published in the Vanderbilt Law Review entitled “The Case for Individual Audit Partner Accountability.” Professor Honigsberg’s article argues that the persistence of accounting failures around the world indicates the need for improving audit quality. The solution: Auditor Scorecards.
May 14, 2020 • 32min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for April 2 - May 5
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses some of CII's advocacy efforts and regulatory/legislative activities for the period of April 2 - May 5 relevant to the Administration’s efforts to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system.
May 7, 2020 • 14min
Reviewing Workforce Disclosure Initiative's 2019 Survey with Aine Clarke
Based in the UK, ShareAction recently released its 2019 Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI) signed by 137 investors with over $15 trillion in assets under management. Broadly, these investors are calling for transparency from companies on how they mange workers. In this episode, we sit down with Aine Clarke, Investment Engagement Manager at WDI, to discuss the survey's findings and the future of workforce governance.
Apr 23, 2020 • 18min
ISS Recommendations and Compensation Pactices with Professor Susanna Gallani
Professor Susanna Gallani discusses her research on ISS recommendations and compensation practices, revealing a lack of clear association between ISS recommendations and return on assets. The podcast also explores how the timing of a company's fiscal year end influences the quality of ISS assessments, discrepancies between shareholder evaluations and ISS recommendations, and the potential impact of SEC rules on proxy advisors and research quality.
Apr 16, 2020 • 26min
ISO's Human Capital Reporting Standard with Jeff Higgins
In this episode, CII Research Analyst Lucy Nussbaum discusses a set of standards on human capital management reporting published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) with Jeff Higgins who was the lead US representative on the ISO task force that created these standards and is the CEO of the Human Capital Management Institute.
