Insight Five areas of oversight to consider amid economic volatility Oversight in this environment requires boards to test the breadth of management’s scenario analyses and consideration of exogenous shocks.
Boardroom climate competence: Advancing the board-management conversation A discussion on the forces driving greater board engagement on climate risks, and how to improve collaboration on the topic between the board and management.
Insight Measuring what matters KPMG Chief Economist Diane Swonk shares her views on GDP and other metrics in today’s more services-based economy.
Insight Five areas of oversight to consider amid economic volatility Oversight in this environment requires boards to test the breadth of management’s scenario analyses and consideration of exogenous shocks.
Insight On the 2022 private company board agenda Eight issues for private company boards to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2022 agendas.
Insight Directors Quarterly: April 2021 The U.S. economic outlook, how internal auditors are adjusting to changing risk profiles, findings from our director pulse survey, and more.
Insight The federal agenda 2021 outlook KPMG and Eurasia Group explore the Biden administration’s agenda for 2021.
Insight 2020 Election implications: A board lens Considerations for boards trying to model and assess what the new administration’s policy initiatives might mean for their companies and strategies.
Insight Questions for the board with a SPAC in sight Directors and management of private companies considering a sale to a special purpose acquisition company should be aware of the opportunities as well as the oversight-related challenges and tradeoffs a transaction may present.
Insight Navigating the pandemic: A board lens Five key areas of focus to help boards in their oversight of the company’s COVID-19 response.
Insight Q3 2019 Focus: Financial reporting and auditing update This quarter, and in the months ahead, a number of developments impacting financial reporting will need to be front and center for audit committees.
Insight Is the U.S. public market still attractive? SEC roundtable explores short-termism and the role of periodic reporting
Insight 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 Center, offers key areas of focus for boards to consider.
Insight 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.
Insight Connecting geopolitics, markets, and strategy Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer shared his insight on geopolitics and business on our KPMG/NACD Quarterly Webcast.
Insight 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.
Insight 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.
Insight 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
Insight 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.
Insight Four key challenges for global audit committees What’s changing (and what’s staying the same) for audit committees of global companies.
Boardroom climate competence: Advancing the board-management conversation A discussion on the forces driving greater board engagement on climate risks, and how to improve collaboration on the topic between the board and management.
Takeaways from the 2023 proxy season Stephen Brown and Pamela Marcogliese discuss takeaways from the 2023 proxy season and what boards and shareholders might expect for 2024.