
The Voice of Corporate Governance
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.
Latest episodes

May 11, 2023 • 12min
How Pervasive Is Corporate Fraud? with Luigi Zingales
In this episode, CII general counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Luigi Zingales of the University of Chicago. Professor Zingales is one of the co-authors of a recent research paper entitled "How Pervasive is Corporate Fraud?" published in the Review of Accounting Studies.

May 4, 2023 • 31min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (April 4 - May 2)
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from April 4 - May 2, 2023.

Apr 13, 2023 • 15min
The Effect of Changes in Legal Liability on Credit Rating Agencies’ Reliance on Financial Statement Information and Rating Quality with Wayne Landsman
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Wayne R. Landsman of the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Professor Landsman is one of the co-authors of a recent research paper entitled "The Effect of Changes in Legal Liability on Credit Rating Agencies’ Reliance on Financial Statement Information and Rating Quality."

Apr 5, 2023 • 25min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (March 1 - April 4)
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from March 1 - April 4, 2023.

Mar 13, 2023 • 17min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Feb. 2 - March 1)
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from February 2 - March 1, 2023.

Feb 23, 2023 • 17min
McRitchie v. Zuckerberg with Frederick Alexander
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Frederick Alexander, CEO of The Shareholder Commons, on McRitchie v. Zuckerberg - a class-action lawsuit filed on October 3, 2022, in the Delaware Court of Chancery.The complaint alleges that the directors of Meta Platforms breached their fiduciary duties by ignoring the impact of the companies’ operations on the diversified portfolios of its shareholders.

Feb 9, 2023 • 14min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from January 4 to February 2, 2023.

Jan 19, 2023 • 16min
Saving Climate Disclosure with Scott Hirst
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Scott Hirst, Associate Professor at Boston University School of Law. Professor Hirst is the author of a recent research article entitled "Saving Climate Disclosure."

Jan 9, 2023 • 32min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from December 2, 2022, to January 4, 2023.

Dec 28, 2022 • 11min
Competitive Target Pay Practices for CEO Compensation with Shiva Rajgopal
In this episode, CII General Counsel interviews Shiva Rajgopal, the Kester and Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing at Columbia Business School. Professor Rajgopal is the co-author of a recent report entitled "Competitive Target Pay Practices for CEO Compensation."