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In the current environment, boards will want to frame their agendas to help ensure their companies are prepared for a potential economic downturn—possibly a severe one. Dennis Whalen, leader of the KPMG Board Leadership, offers key areas of focus for boards to consider.
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Prepared to weather a potential economic downturn (or recession)?
In the current environment, boards will want to frame their agendas to help ensure their companies are prepared for a potential economic downturn—possibly a severe one. Dennis Whalen, leader of the KPMG Board Leadership, offers key areas of focus for boards to consider.
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On the 2019 private company board agenda
Drawing on insights from our work and interactions with directors and business leaders over the past 12 months, we’ve highlighted seven items for boards of private companies to consider as they focus their 2019 agendas on the critical challenges at hand and on the road ahead.
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2017 AICPA conference on SEC and PCAOB developments
KPMG’s report from the 2017 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments includes a discussion of the regulatory priorities of new SEC leadership, insight on ongoing implementation efforts and preparation for new accounting standards, and expectations for disclosure and auditing in the future.
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Connecting geopolitics, markets, and strategy
Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer shared his insight on geopolitics and business on our KPMG/NACD Quarterly Webcast.
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Building a foundation for growth: Governance in investor-owned private companies
In collaboration with the KPMG Board Leadership Center, the National Association of Corporate Directors has produced Building a Foundation for Growth: Governance in Investor-Owned Private Companies.
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Why good governance attracts investors
In a start-up climate that is becoming more attuned to company culture, many venture investors we work with say that a working knowledge of corporate governance for early-stage company founders is a critical factor for funding negotiations
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Taking off the jobs act training wheels
Nearly 90 percent of U.S. companies that have gone public since the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was passed have taken advantage of the Act’s reduced disclosure provisions.
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After the jobs act: The impact on private companies
Three years after the JOBS Act was signed into law, we talk with Kate Mitchell, partner and cofounder at Scale Venture Partners, about the impact on private companies and their governance.developments.
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A stakeholder-centric approach to private equity investment
Sunny Vanderbeck, a managing partner and co-founder of Dallas-based Satori Capital, is trying to prove that a stakeholder-centric approach to private equity investing can generate returns at or above market expectations.
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Four key challenges for global audit committees
What’s changing (and what’s staying the same) for audit committees of global companies.
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Private company governance survey
Getting beyond the so-called private company discount requires a hard look at governance structures and processes, financial controls, and conflicts of interest. Read the survey report from Forbes Insights and KPMG Private Markets Group.
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Capital Allocation and the Board of Directors
With its focus on financial reporting and insights into the finance organization, the audit committee can serve as a catalyst for the board’s deeper dive into capital allocation.
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Governance considerations in alternative financing
Finding an optimal transaction requires coordination on the part of directors, managers, and shareholders to design a transaction that facilitates the best possible outcome for the company.