The Voice of Corporate Governance
The Council of Institutional Investors
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.
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Feb 22, 2021 • 14min
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) with Professor Michael Klausner
In this episode, CII general counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Michael Klausner, the Nancy and Charles Munger Professor of Business and Professor of Law, Sanford Law School. Professor Klausner discusses Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), including: What is a SPAC?; why are they so popular?; and what regulatory reforms of SPAC’s may be appropriate? Professor Klausner is the co-author of a recent research paper: “A Sober Look at SPACs.”
Feb 18, 2021 • 27min
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans with Professor Daniel Taylor
In this episode, CII general counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Daniel Taylor, Associate Professor of Accounting at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Taylor discusses Rule 10b5-1 trading plans: What are they; how they may be abused by corporate executives; and what reforms should investors be advocating for. Professor Taylor is a co-author of a recent paper: Gaming the System: Three 'Red Flags' of Potential 10b5-1 Abuse.
Feb 11, 2021 • 26min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for January 6 - February 2
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses developments in corporate governance and related CII advocacy activities in connection with the Administration’s initiative to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system for the period of January 6 - February 2.
Jan 14, 2021 • 34min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for December 3 - January 6
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses developments in corporate governance and related CII advocacy activities in connection with the Administration’s initiative to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system for the period of December 3 - January 6
Dec 10, 2020 • 32min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for October 30 - December 2
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses developments in corporate governance and related CII advocacy activities in connection with the Administration’s initiative to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system for the period of October 30 to December 2.
Nov 19, 2020 • 12min
Stakeholder Capitalism and ESG with Professor Shiva Rajgopol
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Shiva Rajgopol, the Kester and Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing at Columbia Business School. Professor Rajgopol is the co-author of a recent research paper with Aneesh Raghunandan of the London School of Economics entitled “Do the Socially Responsible Walk the Talk?”The paper examines data relating to signatory companies to the August 2019 Business Roundtable statement on a purpose of a corporation and how it relates to those companies whose stocks are held in large ESG funds.
Nov 5, 2020 • 20min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for October 3-30
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses developments in corporate governance and related CII advocacy activities in connection with the Administration’s initiative to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system for the period of October 3 - 30.
Nov 5, 2020 • 14min
Why Corporate Management Waivers of Misstatements Identified by Their Auditors Are a Cost to Investors with Professor Preeti Choudhary
In this episode, CII general counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Preeti Choudhary, Associate Professor of Accounting at the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona. Professor Choudhary addresses the question of why corporate management waivers of financial statement errors identified by their external auditors are a cost to investors.
Oct 8, 2020 • 43min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for September 3 - October 2
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses developments in corporate governance and related CII advocacy activities in connection with the Administration’s initiative to reform the U.S. financial regulatory system for the period of September 3 - October 2.
Oct 5, 2020 • 15min
The 2020-2021 SCOTUS Term with Robert K. Kry
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Robert K. Kry, a Founding Partner of the law firm of MoloLamken. Kry provides a preview of investor related issues that are expected to be addressed during the 2020-2021 term of the Supreme Court of the United States which began on October 5.
