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Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest

• Outside director requirement could help improve corporate governance - The Japan News, February 14, 2019
• Theresa May loses symbolic vote on her Brexit strategy – POLITICO, February 14, 2019
• Public Pension Funds' Sole Responsibility Is To Secure The Retirement Of Public Sector Workers - Forbes, , February 14, 2019
• Diversity on Tech Company Boards Continues to Move at a Snail’s Pace – Adweek, February 14, 2019
• Amazon’s HQ2 Reversal Highlights Risks of Public Perception in Site Selection - WSJ, February 14, 2019
• PG&E’s Bankruptcy Shows Blindspots in Green Investing - WSJ, February 14, 2019
• ESG in the Boardroom: A Q&A With PwC’s Paula Loop - FEI, February 14, 2019
• FASB addresses deferred revenue in business combinations - Journal of Accountancy, February 14, 2019
• Why Progressive Politics Matter To Corporate Governance - Forbes, February 14, 2019
• What exactly is insider trading—and how do you avoid it? - MarketWatch, February 14, 2019
• The Unintended Consequence of Limiting Buybacks | Institutional Investor, February 14, 2019
• The Sanders-Schumer buyback test would block almost all company stock repurchases - MarketWatch, February 14, 2019
• Stock Buybacks Are Not the Enemy | Fortune, February 14, 2019
• Marco Rubio: Corporate share buyback crackdown bill coming 'soon' | Fox Business, February 14, 2019
• SEC Risk Alert Highlights Transfer Agent Snafus | ThinkAdvisor, February 14, 2019
• Following Scandal, Georgia Tech Expands General Counsel Role to Include Ethics, Compliance Titles | Corporate Counsel, February 14, 2019
• Carl Icahn to Push Casino Operator Caesars to Consider Selling Itself - WSJ, February 14, 2019
• Bill Ackman is making a comeback and is up more than 24% in 2019 - CNBC, February 13, 2019
• Holding: SEC stays classy on class-action lawsuits – Breakingviews - Reuters, February 13, 2019
• Pernod CEO pursues change and engages activist shareholder | Agricultural Commodities | Reuters, February 12, 2019
• Activist Investment Management Firm Impactive Capital Secures $250 Million Anchor Investment - PR Newswire, February 11, 2019
• Executive compensation must be recalibrated to include climate-related governance - The Globe and Mail, February 11, 2019
• General Counsel Must Perform Five Roles in the Digital Business Era | Corporate Counsel, February 8, 2019