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SDSU's Corporate Governance Institute to share in Apple settlement

The College of Business Administration at San Diego State University announced that the Corporate Governance Institute (CGI) has been named as a recipient of a cash settlement as a result of a suit filed by the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) against Apple Inc. 

Six local execs named 2010 Director of the Year honorees

Corporate Directors Forum is honoring six of San Diego’s top directors at its 20th annual Director of the Year awards. 

Companies on CalPERS Focus List improve stock performance

Investors, large and small, are taking on a more activist role in boardroom matters that can impact the long-term performance of the companies they own. 

Mark Hurd gave HP's board many reasons for ouster

Bit by bit, more of the story seeps out about what lay behind the decision by Hewlett-Packard's board to give Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd the boot, albeit one stuffed with millions of bucks. 

Madoff trustee seeks $3.6 billion from funds

NEW YORK (AP) -- The court-appointed trustee hunting for money to pay investors who lost billions of dollars in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme is demanding $3.6 billion from more than two dozen entities and individuals that he says "deepened the pain" of Madoff's investors by enabling him to operate his fraud for at least two decades. 

'Too-big-to-fail' banks are too big to own

BOSTON (AP) -- Should socially responsible stock investors' no-buy lists bar more than just companies peddling alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography, weapons, and the like? What about "too-big-to-fail" banks? 

SEC reviewing company proxy process

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are reviewing the process by which company shareholders exercise their votes and said they may change the rules to make the system more transparent. 

Corporate Directors Forum names 6 San Diego Executives as 2009 Director of the Year honorees

Corporate Directors Forum is honoring six of San Diego's top directors at its annual Director of the Year awards for their leadership and high standards in corporate governance. Honorees were selected for their outstanding performance in the boardroom and behind the scenes.  

Making the first board meeting a success

The first encounter with anyone can be very exciting. Just like a first date, it can leave a lasting impression and long-term reverberations that could be either good or bad. This is equally true for first board meetings of new startup venture-backed companies. After more than 30 such "first date" board meetings, I am as excited as ever for the next one. What have I learned? What can be done to make sure they are positive and productive experiences for everyone and set the right direction for long-term shareholder value creation? 

A call to improve board performance

Much of our country's current economic miseries can be attributed to ineffective and irresponsible boards. Board members who withhold critical input for fear of marginalization, board members who understand little about the companies they govern and board members who fail to balance the short- and long-term goals of their companies are in my opinion the bane of corporate America today. 

A generational challenge for leaders

A business perspective shared by a number of companies is that what is good for the company is good for the community in which the company operates, and vice versa. Dynamic companies engaged in and supportive of their communities are great places to work and, more often than not, successful. Companies that encourage and enable their employees as individuals to be similarly engaged in and supportive of their communities are rewarding, satisfying workplaces. The Corporate Directors Forum has worked for years to recognize and encourage such good business practices, and we benefit from this collective effort. 

Peer evaluation: A powerful tool for increasing board effectiveness

Board member performance appraisals can be an excellent tool in helping to enhance the effectiveness of independent directors. 

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New financial regulations to increase transparency, costs

New financial regulations are a mixed bag for the accounting industry. While these restrictions will surely increase the cost to do business, they also provide much needed oversight, experts said during a Daily Transcript Executive Roundtable. 

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