What this service is:

To ensure that your corporation meets today's exacting governance standards, turn to the Corporate Governance Library on the web for quick, thorough answers to core questions and information on the latest trends and best practices, plus the latest news in the Corporate Governance Report.

What it helps you do:

• Meet the challenge of good corporate governance with comprehensive information and news on boards of directors, annual shareholders' meetings, corporate minutes, shareholder proposals, the financial reporting process, audit committees, compensation committees, and special committees of independent directors.
• Obtain solid guidance fast with easily accessible information, including detailed analysis and practical worksheets.
• Gain insights — and early warnings — on how recent case law is affecting corporations and their officers and directors.
• Learn strategic and tactical information from experts who guide you on which corporate practices to use and which to avoid.
• Get quick notice of news from the courts, federal agencies, and legislatures on developments affecting corporate law and securities.
• Keep directors informed with the most objective, comprehensive source of news and analysis on directors' duties.
• Prepare for the proxy season armed with authoritative reference materials and the latest information on shareholder proposals and activist campaigns.
• Make research easier and develop minutes, letters, and scripts quickly using advanced search options.

Product Structure

Reference: Analysis, guidance, and primary source materials

Notification: Current reports on news and developments

Formats and Frequency 

Web reference material is updated and indexed regularly. E-mail summaries, providing the highlights and table of contents for Corporate Governance Report, with URLs to full-text articles and documents are also available.

• Annual meetings of shareholders
• Audit committees
• Boards of directors
• Business judgment rule
• Compensation committees
• Corporate minutes
• Director indemnification
• Directors' fiduciary duties
• Dodd-Frank
• Executive compensation
• Independent directors
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Shareholder proposals