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Financial Institutions

Stepping Up Offshore Governance: Director duties move to the fore in Cayman and other offshore centers

Some of the most hotly contested issues around corporate governance and operations have arisen from the Cayman Islands. Hayden Isbister and Simon Dickson of Mourant Ozannes summarize the firm’s offshore practice, litigation trends and the increased need for – and use of –...

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Board Composition - The Unfinished Symphony: The art of building an engaged, diverse and harmonious corporate board

Board composition is a hot topic. At a time when serving as a corporate director is more demanding than ever, it’s also more important than ever for boards to recruit and retain diverse directors – in the broadest sense of the word – to challenge the management team with fresh...

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Do Not Let ISS Go Overboard: Limiting board members to four seats is a disservice to companies and the members themselves

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) employs a lot of very smart people with great intentions, but sometimes, they just need help. On October 26, 2015, ISS proposed three changes to its voting policies for U.S. issuers for the 2016 proxy season, including a proposal to reduce the...

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