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  Directors Quarterly: January 2021

  Priorities for board and audit committee agendas in 2021, tips for driving progress on diversity, and how to better envision the future

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  KPMG Audit Committee Guide

  A practical, user-friendly reference for new and seasoned audit committee members and the management and audit teams who work with them.

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  Navigating the risk and control challenges presented by COVID-19

  Audit committees need to maintain a sharp focus on understanding the effects of COVID-19 on the company’s financial statements and reporting, including the internal control environment.

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  On the 2021 audit committee agenda

  Seven issues for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2021 agendas.

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  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.

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  Women on San Diego corporate boards

  KPMG and the WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation examine the gender diversity of the boards of publicly held companies headquartered in San Diego.

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  The imperative for LGBTQ inclusion

  KPMG BLC Senior Advisor Susan Angele offers five questions for boards to ask about the company’s LGBTQ-related policies and practices.

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  Directors Quarterly: October 2020

  The 2020 CEO Outlook, near- and longer-term challenges of COVID-19, third-party risk, rethinking strategy, the imperative for LGBTQ inclusion, and more.

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  Q2 2020 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.

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  2020 proxy season hot topics and the impact of COVID-19

  The effects on operations, disclosures, engagement, and shareholder proposals due to COVID-19 are likely to be more apparent in the months and years ahead.

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  Calibrating board operations during COVID-19

  Five areas for boards to consider as they recalibrate their operations and oversight during COVID-19.

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  Directors Quarterly: April 2020

  A board lens on navigating the pandemic, a view of the geopolitical landscape, and a financial reporting and auditing outlook for corporate directors.

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  Navigating the pandemic: A board lens

  Five key areas of focus to help boards in their oversight of the company’s COVID-19 response.

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  Aligning near-term goals with long-term value

  Highlights from KPMG’s Board Leadership Conference, including the economic and geopolitical outlook, climate risk, the board-CEO relationship, corporate purpose, artificial intelligence, fintech, cybersecurity, oversight of human capital management, and more.

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  The women changing California boardrooms

  A study by KPMG Board Leadership Center Senior Advisor Annalisa Barrett assesses the early impact of California’s board gender diversity mandate.

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  Why data governance should be part of board conversations

  To help develop a more rigorous approach around data governance, we recommend three areas of board focus.

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  Is the U.S. public market still attractive?

  SEC roundtable explores short-termism and the role of periodic reporting

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  Q2 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.

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  Top cyber security considerations in 2019

  As cyber security efforts evolve to become an integral part of broader risk management, here are six issues for boards to consider.

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  Voting in proxy fights

  Boards should understand how the technical rules governing proxy cards—and the candidates who may be listed on them—operate in practice.