

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 25, 2019 • 9min
Executive Sourcing and Portfolio Value with Carrie Green and Greg Nagel
Carrie Green of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System and professor Greg Nagel discuss their research in support of filling the CEO role through internal promotion and developing that person’s preparedness, in part, through board service prior to being named CEO.

Jun 9, 2019 • 22min
Preventing the Destruction of Shareholder Value in M&A Transactions with Stephen Weiss
Short Hills Capital Partners Managing Partner Stephen Weiss discusses his new paper, A Governance Solution to Prevent the Destruction of Shareholder Value in M&A Transactions. The publication argues that shareholders should have an independent monitor working for them in cases of a change in corporate control or key initiatives such as major acquisitions.

Jun 3, 2019 • 13min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for April 26 - May 1
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses some of CII's advocacy efforts and regulatory/legislative activities for the period of April 26 - May 31 relevant to the Administration’s efforts to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system.

May 28, 2019 • 17min
Insider Trading Research with Professors Salman Arif, Joseph Schroeder, and Daniel Taylor
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professors Salman Arif and Joseph Schroeder of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, and Professor Daniel Taylor of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Professors Arif, Schroeder, and Taylor (and Professor John Kepler of the Wharton School) are the co-authors of a new research paper entitled Audit Process, Private Information, and Insider Trading. The paper examines whether corporate insiders trade based on private information about audited findings. Mr. Mahoney asks the Professors about the potential implications of their research on long-term investors, draft federal legislation on insider trading, and public company auditing standards.

May 2, 2019 • 15min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for March 26 - April 26
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses some of CII's advocacy efforts and regulatory/legislative activities for the period of March 26 - April 26 relevant to the Administration’s efforts to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system.

Apr 29, 2019 • 7min
Executive Compensation and Non-GAAP Financials with Robert Pozen
Robert Pozen, Senior lecturer at MIT Sloan, discusses the increasing use of 'adjusted' earnings in executive compensation, urging transparency and reconciliation with GAAP standards. The podcast highlights the challenges in explaining these adjustments to shareholders, the influence of non-GAAP figures on compensation decisions, and the importance of clear guidelines from the SEC in governing executive pay metrics.

Apr 17, 2019 • 16min
Engaging on Cyber with Confidence with Ryan Dodd
Cybersecurity is on the engagement agenda for an increasing number of stewardship professionals and portfolio companies. In this episode of The Voice of Corporate Governance, Ryan Dodd, founder of CyberHedge, chats with CII’s Glenn Davis on how investors can make the most of these opportunities.

Apr 3, 2019 • 9min
Financial Exposure - Carl Levin's Senate Investigations Into Finance and Tax Abuse with Elise Bean
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Elise J. Bean on her recently published book, “Financial Exposure, Carl Levin’s Senate Investigations into Finance and Tax Abuse.”

Mar 29, 2019 • 10min
Glass Lewis' Report Feedback Statement Service with Courteney Keatinge
In this episode CII Deputy Director Amy Borrus interviews Courteney Keatinge about Glass Lewis' new Report Feedback Statement Service. If anyone has questions or comments about the RFS, they can email info@glasslewis.com or visit Glass Lewis' website at https://www.glasslewis.com/report-feedback-statement-service/

Mar 28, 2019 • 15min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for Feb. 27 - March 26
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses some of CII's advocacy efforts and regulatory/legislative activities for the period of February 27 - March 26 relevant to the Administration’s efforts to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system.