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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Nov 28, 2018 • 14min
Cybersecurity Disclosure Benchmarking with Kellie Huennekens
On the latest episode of CII's podcast, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Kellie C. Huennekens of the EY Center for Board Matters. Huennekens discusses EY’s recently issued report entitled “Cybersecurity Disclosure Benchmarking.”
Nov 15, 2018 • 9min
A U.K. Critique of Quarterly Financial Reporting with Andrew Ninian
Many U.S. investment professionals and companies pushed back on President Trump’s suggestion in August that the SEC consider requiring U.S. public companies to report their financials every six months instead of every quarter. But in the U.K., semi-annual reporting is the norm. CII Deputy Director Amy Borrus interviews Andrew Ninian, director of stewardship and corporate governance at the U.K. Investment Association, about why the U.K. thinks longer intervals for financial reporting are better for investors and companies.
Nov 7, 2018 • 11min
Market Structure Issues—Why Should Investors Care? with Ty Gellasch
On this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Ty Gellasch, Executive Director of Healthy Markets Association. Gellasch discusses several current market structures under consideration by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and why those issues are important to institutional investors.
Oct 23, 2018 • 8min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney for Sept. 18 - Oct. 18
CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses CII's advocacy efforts and regulatory/legislative updates of importance to CII members for the period of September 18 through October 18.
Oct 16, 2018 • 16min
Drivers & Demand for Investing in Gold with JC Artigas
CII Director of Research Glenn Davis interviews JC Artigas of the World Gold Council on the drivers of demand for gold and implications for investors.
Oct 11, 2018 • 8min
The Revolving Door Between the PCAOB and Audit Firms with Professor Wayne Landsman
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Wayne R. Landsman, University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School. Professor Landsman discusses his recent research paper that focuses on the revolving door for employees between the U.S. audit regulator, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the large audit firms and its potential implications for investors.
Oct 3, 2018 • 5min
A New SEC Rulemaking Petition on ESG Disclosure with Rachel Curley
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Rachel Curley, Democracy Associate at Public Citizen. Ms. Curley discusses a new rulemaking petition to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission calling on the SEC to create standard rules for public companies to disclose environmental, social, and governance information.
Sep 25, 2018 • 8min
Corporate Governance Legislation with John Coates
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews John C. Coates IV, Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard Law School. Professor Coates discusses corporate governance legislation under consideration by the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 19, 2018 • 9min
CII's Monthly Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance Update with Jeff Mahoney (Aug. 15 - Sept. 17)
CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney discusses CII's advocacy efforts and regulatory/legislative updates of importance to CII members for the period of August 15 through September 17.
Sep 10, 2018 • 10min
The Benefits of Quarterly Reporting with Salman Arif
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Salman Arif, assistant professor of accounting at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Professor Arif discusses his recent research paper that examines the effects of the frequency of corporate financial reporting on investors and the capital markets. The paper is timely given President’s Trump’s August 17 tweet announcing that he has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to study whether public companies should be allowed to publish semi-annual, rather than quarterly, financial reports.
