The Voice of Corporate Governance

CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses CII's advocacy efforts and regulatory/legislative updates of importance to CII members for the period of September 18 through October 18.

CII Director of Research Glenn Davis interviews JC Artigas of the World Gold Council on the drivers of demand for gold and implications for investors.

In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Wayne R. Landsman, University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School. Professor Landsman discusses his recent research paper that focuses on the revolving door for employees between the U.S. audit regulator, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the large audit firms and its potential implications for investors.

In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Rachel Curley, Democracy Associate at Public Citizen. Ms. Curley discusses a new rulemaking petition to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission calling on the SEC to create standard rules for public companies to disclose environmental, social, and governance information.

In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews John C. Coates IV, Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard Law School. Professor Coates discusses corporate governance legislation under consideration by the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses CII's advocacy efforts and regulatory/legislative updates of importance to CII members for the period of August 15 through September 17.

In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Salman Arif, assistant professor of accounting at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Professor Arif discusses his recent research paper that examines the effects of the frequency of corporate financial reporting on investors and the capital markets. The paper is timely given President’s Trump’s August 17 tweet announcing that he has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to study whether public companies should be allowed to publish semi-annual, rather than quarterly, financial reports. 

In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Chris Hayes, Director, Industry Affairs, Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA). Mr. Hayes discusses ILPA’s views on private equity fund governance.

CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses CII's advocacy efforts and legislative updates of importance to CII members for the period of July 11 through August 15

Clay Lowery, a former assistant secretary for international affairs at the Treasury Department, talks with CII’s Brandon Whitehill about the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, its pending reforms, and what investors need to know about its investment review process.