By Ed Zwirn
Originally published Dec. 1, 2015 in CFO.com
Data nationalism, designed to protect privacy, also threatens to break the Cloud into pieces and end the dominance of U.S. providers…
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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
Originally published in the October 2015 issue of CFO Magazine
Corporate venture capital investments are reaching levels not seen since the dot-com era. by Ed Zwirn
Dodd-Frank’s Next Act: Executive Pay
The SEC’s proposed disclosure rules have drawn criticism from proponents and opponents alike.
By Ed Zwirn (CFO Magazine July 2015)
Nearly five years after the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 was signed into law, the Securities and Exchange Commission has entered the final stretch of the rulemaking required of it under the act.
The agency is drafting new provisions regarding executive compensation disclosure, and like previously implemented Dodd-Frank rules — such as those involving whistleblowers, derivatives, conflict minerals, and proprietary trading by banks — the new provisions have generated much controversy.
According to a proposal released by the SEC for comment in April, companies will be required to disclose the relationship between executive pay and performance, starting with 2016 annual schedule 14A and schedule 14C proxy and solicitation statements issued prior to shareholder meetings… Continue reading