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Bank Director
1st Quarter 2009
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The New and Emerging Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors Today, the public is outraged at Wall Street excesses and angered by revelations of executives who received hefty salaries and severance payments even as their companies dissolved.   |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2009
Frank Aquila & Peter Naismith |
Directing Within the "Zone" Poor economic conditions and lack of credit combine to create new challenges for bank directors. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2009
Kristina Fausti |
Fiduciary Q and A Most advisors are still not clear on the issues regarding a fiduciary standard. Here are some Qs and As on the subject. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2009
Donald B. Trone |
Restoring Trust Fiduciary responsibility is based on trust, whether it is formally and legally defined or simply conveyed by the level of confidence one party has in another. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 11, 2012
Jay Lorsch |
Book Excerpt: 'The Future of Boards' In an excerpt from "The Future of Boards," the author discusses why directors are newly questioning their roles. |
Investment Advisor
January 2007
Ken Ziesenheim |
The Other Fiduciary Issue Many members of company retirement plan investment committees are not fully aware of the nature of their fiduciary responsibilities. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2002
Kenneth L. Betts |
Avoiding Enron: Counseling the Audit Committee In general, the role of the audit committee is to review the financial operations and statements of a company and to affirm the integrity and accuracy of the preparation and dissemination of that information. Now audit committees need closer observation, support and liability protection. |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2009 |
For Your Review What financial institutions directors are thinking about-the results of 2009 research by Corporate Board Member and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP... What's ahead for banking... |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 16, 2004
Manda Salls |
Achieving Balance in Nonprofit Governance Nonprofits are facing increasingly complex regulatory and boardroom challenges, says Harvard University's Marion R. Fremont-Smith. Can organizations respond while maintaining their missions? |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2010
Scott Sorrels |
Do I Need to Get My Own Lawyer? There are times when directors and officers of a troubled financial institution facing an enforcement order should consider hiring counsel, separate and apart from bank counsel, to best protect their personal interest. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2000 |
Corporate Governance Roundtable At this year's NAREIT Law and Accounting Conference, one of the most talked about panel discussions was on the topic of corporate governance... |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2010
Kimberly Crowe |
2010 Director Compensation Review The results of the latest compensation survey offer an in-depth review of industry pay practices and reveal how the latest issues and trends in compensation are affecting banks and directors nationwide. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Donald B. Trone |
Code of Conduct As the SEC engages in the rule-making associated with its proposed uniform fiduciary standard of conduct under the Dodd-Frank Act, it likely will focus its attention on an advisor or broker's duty of loyalty and duty of care. |
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Kathleen Mcbride |
SEC and the Fiduciary Study: The Process Why the fiduciary standard became such a hot topic for regulators |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2005
Steven K. McGinnis |
Must SROs Go? A new SEC proposal to separate trading functions from regulatory activities at the exchanges could have far-reaching effects. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2010
John R. Engen |
Crisis Tales The aftermath of the financial crisis has left its mark on banks in a variety of ways. As these three real life stories show, while the crisis spelled calamity for some, it simultaneously opened up opportunity for others. |
U.S. Banker
April 2010
Michael Sisk |
Boardroom Burdens Bank directors must be more hands-on than ever, exercising tighter control over management and setting strategic direction. Here are five issues that need attention now. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
John Reeves |
Let's Fix Risk Committees Should we require corporate boards to establish risk committees? |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2009 |
Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation. |
Energize
August 2012
Susan J. Ellis |
Let's Be Honest about Nonprofit Boards of Directors (or, Lessons to Be Learned from Penn State) The scandal at Penn State may have begun as a horrifying case of unstopped pedophilia, but ultimately it has become an example of very poor governance. |
CFO
November 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
Board Games Boards are supposed to monitor top executives, but too often give them carte blanche. That's why regulators are writing stricter rules for the corporate-governance game. |
CIO
November 14, 2012
Kim S. Nash |
CIOs Say Corporate Directors Are Clueless About IT Our exclusive research shows that boards of directors still don't understand the role that IT can play in driving business innovation. It's the CIO's job to change that. |
Financial Advisor
May 2010
Bill Bachrach |
What Lower Standards Bring A lack of fiduciary standards for the industry means that as an advisor you have a competitive advantage when you put the client first. |
Bank Director
1st Quarter 2011 |
FDIC Lawsuit Targets Directors at Failed Banks and Thrifts; TARP'S Uncertain Legacy In a complaint filed in November of last year, the agency is seeking at least $20 million from 11 executives and directors, including five outsiders. |
Financial Advisor
July 2004
Tracey Longo |
Can Prudent Practices Save Your Business? A new booklet outlines the steps fiduciaries should follow. Ignore the book at your own peril: It's already been used decisively in two lawsuits against advisors. |
Financial Advisor
October 2009
Kristina Fausti |
A Higher Standard It appears that the SEC will remain the primary federal regulator of investment advisors, at least for now. |
Financial Planning
October 2, 2007
Michael Dubis |
The Fiduciary Test As a financial planner, are you really on your clients' side? Ask yourself some of these tough questions. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Mike Patton |
B/D or RIA? The Case for the Registered Investment Advisor After considering the different options, one advisor explains why he opted for the registered independent advisor model. |
Bank Director
2nd Quarter 2010
John R. Engen |
Compensation's New Normal Welcome to the new world of compensation - a place where up is down, confusion reigns, and tensions are rising. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Donald B. Trone |
All for One... A uniform fiduciary standard of conduct, coupled with harmonized regulations, should dramatically improve the process for investors. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2011
Donald B. Trone |
12 Steps to the Future If you have never prepared a checklist to evaluate your practice, 2011 is the time to start. You'll need to know your strengths and weaknesses as advisors in what promises to be an interesting year. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2010
Trone & Harvey |
Sweet Harmony Industry and regulators can feel comfortable that a fiduciary standard need not be cumbersome, but should, when properly crafted, significantly improve how investment decisions are prudently managed. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004
Susan L. Hirshman |
Calling on Nonprofits Financial advisors who present themselves as fiduciary experts can help nonprofit organizations while simultaneously expanding their own businesses. |
Investment Advisor
February 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
2011: The Year the Advisors' Playing Field Fundamentally Changes All eyes this year will be focused on the exchanges that will ensue between lawmakers and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding putting brokers under a fiduciary mandate and appointing a self-regulatory organization. |
Bank Director
2nd Quarter 2011
Naomi Snyder |
A New Mandate for Risk Management The financial crisis revealed serious risk management deficiencies throughout the banking industry, and now the feds are forcing boards to accept direct responsibility for the risks their institutions take. |
CFO
Kris Frieswick |
Prudent Man With A Plan Most 401(k) reforms before congress don't address a critical source of risk: fiduciary duty. |
The Motley Fool
April 9, 2007
Joseph Khattab |
What's the Deal With Bank Reserves? Understanding a bank's loan loss reserve is tricky, but it will be an important topic as investors head into first-quarter earnings |
U.S. Banker
June 2010
Glen Fest |
Question Everything Banks say risk management is a top priority, but most are struggling to practice it effectively. Here are six questions banks should be asking themselves. |
CFO
January 1, 2005
Roy Harris |
Across the Board Spurred by regulatory change, directors and CFOs forge a new relationship. |
U.S. Banker
August 2008
William M. Aukamp |
Real-Estate Trouble: It's DeJa Vu It seems that periodically banks get clobbered by the real-estate market. Given the periodic problems in real-estate lending, perhaps banks should consider having a real estate professional on the board. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005 |
Responsibility Issues When is a broker or a financial planner a fiduciary? |
Investment Advisor
February 2008
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Is an IPS the Answer? Investment Policy Statements can be helpful, but remember, longer documents aren't always better. |
CFO
May 1, 2009
Vincent Ryan |
World Turned Upside Down In the "insolvency zone," creditors exert a strong pull that often throws CFOs off balance. |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2010
John R. Engen |
Welcome to the Great Unknown The ink is dry on Dodd-Frank, and now bank executives and board members are cracking open the 2,300-page rulebook to try to discern what it all means for the industry going forward. |
Financial Advisor
June 2004
Gary Schneider |
Fund Industry Being Forced In Wrong Direction In the aftermath of some of America's biggest scandals in the history of the mutual fund industry, proposed standards are wrongheaded and unnecessary. |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2010
John R. Engen |
Back in the Saddle Former FDIC chairman Bill Isaac has taken the reins as the new chairman of Fifth Third Bancorp. Here, he talks about his career, growing the bank, and why, in his view, Dodd-Frank is an unmitigated disaster. |
Bank Director
2nd Quarter 2009
Deborah Scally |
Toughing It Out in 2009 The results of the Bank Director/Grant Thornton LLP 16th Bank Executive Survey show that bankers are determined to shore up their foundations and capitalize on strengths to survive the year ahead. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2009
Helen Kearney |
The 'F' Word Stirs Up Controversy Advisors who fall under the new fiduciary standard, namely investment advisors who run a fee-based business, must always put clients' interests before of their own. |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2009
Jamie Reeves |
Evaluating Your D&O Protection The first step the board must take in steeling itself against liability is undergoing a thorough review of its insurance carrier. This interview offers tips on questions the board should be asking before the going gets tough. |
Financial Planning
January 5, 2008
Glenn G. Kautt |
Are You Certifiable? As regulators turn up the heat on the planning profession, can you meet the highest fiduciary standards available today? |
