Board Strategy Compass

Emerging trend for boards: Leverage regenerative finance and ESG reporting to drive long-term value amid stakeholder shifts.

• Beyond linear models:...

Case study: J.M. Smucker appoints two independents post-Elliott talks, expanding board to 11 (10 independents) for growth and profitability.

• Bruce...

Governance Thought Leadership

• 🔥 Board Governance in 2026: Video discusses evolution of board stewardship, AI oversight, activism, and Delaware...

Key distinctions to refine board discussions on strategy and alignment:

• Shareholders are legal stock owners with voting rights and dividend claims,...

Expert insights on why most banking tech transformations fail, from Senthil Gomathinayagam's 26+ years in change management:

• Embed risk/tech in P&L...

Key areas covered for governance professionals:

• Financial reporting quality oversight
• Best practices for audit committees
• Roles in central banks and not-for-profits

• Core Evolution: Direct investments moving from passive capital deployment to active engagement for measurable growth.
• Expert Panel: HSBC Middle...

Key implications for board oversight on risk management and debanking:

• Ends debanking pressure: Supervisors can't penalize banks for legal customers...

Cybersecurity demands executive leadership – not IT alone – focusing on risk, liability, and oversight without technical depth.

Key takeaways for...

Key strategic insights for dynamic capital allocation:

• Predefine triggers linking macro shifts (growth, inflation, conditions) to portfolio...

Forward-looking insights for boards tackling 2026 challenges:

• AI oversight, activism, and Delaware’s edge shape evolving board stewardship.
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Key takeaways from KPMG Belgium's Board Leadership Center event on corporate governance:

• Boards face unprecedented complexities from AI/GenAI risks,...

Dr. Deepa Chandrashekar redefines governance as courage beyond compliance, blending strategic depth and transformational leadership:

• Courageous...

Senior Independent Directors must work closely with the Chair, serving as a sounding board and providing essential support to enhance board independence.

Treasury AI Resources for Financial Risk Management

• 🔥 Financial Services AI Risk Management Framework: U.S. Department of the Treasury issued...

Boards govern better with risk signals, not activity counts, to grasp exposure and trajectory.

Key shifts:

• Detection/containment times (dwell time)...

Amazon justifies $200B AI spend with AWS's 24% YoY growth and $142B run rate, but capital consumption threatens returns and leverage.

Boards must...

• High performers wrongly assume results automatically grant influence.
• Three unspoken questions silently determine a leader's credibility, power,...

Informal power influences boardroom decisions beyond org charts, as seen in real scenarios.

• Apple's board maintained control: Shareholders...

Boards must address the gap where short-term incentives drive performance but quietly boost long-term fragility.

Key insights from practitioners:
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