CII’s podcast is one of many platforms CII offers members to access timely information and perspectives and to increase public attention to critical issues and developments in corporate governance and capital markets. The target audience for our podcast is CII Members, other institutional investors, public companies, securities lawyers, proxy advisory firms and other institutional investor service providers.The podcast is free to the public and available on all major podcast listening platfo ...
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Techtopia with Chitra Ragavan is a podcast examining the power, peril and promise of technology. Chitra explores the latest technological wonders, interviews the creative entrepreneurs behind them, delves into the dark side of these omnipresent innovations and examines technology’s profound impact on people and society.
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Purpose: The United States and China are the largest and second largest economies in the world. President Obama calls the relationship the most important bilateral relationship of the 21st century. Yet the relationship is fraught with mistrust and miscalculation, with the potential for catastrophic conflict. Many scholars have written about the complex reasons behind the agreements and disagreements by taking a particular narrative. What they missed is that, on every single issue of importan ...
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (July 29 - August 27)
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This episode features CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from July 29 through August 27, 2024.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Regulatory Costs of Being Public: Evidence From Bunching Estimation with Michael Ewens
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Michael Ewens, the David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School. Professor is the co-author of a research paper recently published in the Journal of Financial Economics entitled "Regulatory Costs of Being Public: Evidence From Bunching Estimation."…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (June 24 - July 29)
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This episode features CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from June 24 through July 29, 2024.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations with John Warren
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews John Warren, the CEO of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). ACFE recently issued the 13th edition of the largest and most comprehensive study on the costs and effects of occupational fraud entitled "Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations."…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (May 24 - June 24)
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This episode features CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from May 24 to June 24, 2024.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Risk-Adjusting the Returns to Private Debt Funds with Isil Erel, Thomas Flanagan & Michael Weisbach
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews three professors from Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business: Isil Erel, the David A. Rismiller Chair in Finance and the academic director of the Risk Institute; Thomas Flanagan, assistant professor; and Michael S. Weisbach, the Ralph Kurtz Chair in Finance and professor of fi…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (April 26 - May 24)
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This episode features CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from April 26 to May 24, 2024.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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11th Hour Option Discounting with Sven Riethmueller
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Sven Riethmueller, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic at Yale Law School. Professor Riethmueller is the author of a recent research paper entitled "11th Hour Option Discounting: The Significance of IPO Prognostications in Fixing Eq…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (March 29 -April 26)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from March 29 to April 26, 2024.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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The Disability Inclusion Imperative with Ted Kennedy Jr.
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Ted Kennedy Jr., a partner at Epstein Becker & Green and Immediate past chair of the board of directors of the American Association of People with Disabilities. Mr. Kennedy is a contributor to a recent research report produced jointly with Accenture, Disability:IN, and the American Associ…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Feb. 26 - March 29, 2024)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from February 26 through March 29, 2024.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Banks’ Motivation for Designating Securities as Held to Maturity with Stephen Ryan
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Stephen G. Ryan, the Vincent C. Ross Professor of Accounting at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. Professor Ryan is the co-author of a recent research paper entitled "Banks’ Motivations for Designating Securities as Held to Maturity."…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Jan. 29 - Feb. 23, 2024)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from January 29 to February 3.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Why Are Key Audit Matter Disclosures Incrementally Informative Compared to Critical Audit Matter Disclosures?
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Karla M. Zehms, the Ernst and Young Professor, and Daniel D. Wangerin, the David J. Lesar Professor of Business, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professors Zehms and Wangerin are two of the co-authors of a recent research paper entitled "Why are Key Audit Matter Disclosures I…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Dec. 28, 2023 - Jan. 29, 2024)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from Dec. 28, 2023 - Jan. 29, 2024.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Shareholder Proposals: A Conversation with John Chevedden
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews John Chevedden, a leading proponent of shareholder proposals in the United States.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Dec. 4-28, 2023)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from December 4-28, 2023. Interested in learning more about what CII does? Visit our website to check out our recent advocacy activities and publications.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Oct. 31 - Dec. 4)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from October 31 - December 4, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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How Financial Statement Fraud Affects People’s Desire to Become Accountants with Robert Carnes
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Robert R. Carnes, an Assistant Professor at the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida. Professor Carnes is a co-author of a recent research paper entitled "Externalities of Financial Statement Fraud on the Incoming Accounting Labor Force."…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Oct. 3 - 31)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from October 3-31, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Fairness Opinions and SPAC Reform with Andrew Tuch
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Andrew F. Tuch, Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis. Professor Tuch is the author of a recent research paper entitled "Fairness Opinions and SPAC Reform."By The Council of Institutional Investors
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Sept. 5 - Oct. 3)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from September 5 to October 3, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Old Institutions, New Report: Auditors’ Experiences Implementing Critical Audit Matter Reporting with Karla Zehms
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Karla M. Zehms, the Ernst and Young Professor at University of Wisconsin – Madison. Professor Zehms is one of the co-authors of a recent research paper entitled "Old Institutions, New Report: Auditors’ Experiences Implementing Critical Audit Matter Reporting."…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Aug. 1 - Sept. 5)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from August 1 to September 5, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Corporate Governance Welfarism with Ed Rock
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Edward B. Rock, The Martin Lipton Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance at the New York University School of Law. Professor Rock is a co-author of a recent paper, "Corporate Governance Welfarism."…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (June 28 - Aug. 1)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from June 28 to August 1, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Chilling Climate Change Disclosure with J. Robert Brown Jr.
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews J. Robert Brown, Jr., the Lawrence W. Treece Professor of Corporate Governance at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Professor Brown is a co-author of a recent paper titled "Chilling Climate Change Disclosure: The Enabling Role of Corporate Counsel in Management Misstatements …
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (May 30 - June 28)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from May 30 - June 28, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Barbarians Inside the Gates: Raiders, Activists, and the Risk of Mistargeting with Zohar Goshen
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In this episode, CII General Counsel interviews Zohar Goshen, the Jerome L. Greene Professor of Transactional Law at Columbia Law School. Professor Goshen is a co-author of a research paper titled "Barbarians Inside the Gates: Raiders, Activists, and the Risk of Mistargeting."By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Disappearing Audit Disclosure: Changes in the Reporting of Critical Audit Matters With Kate Suslava
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Kate Suslava of the Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University. Professor Suslava is one of the co-authors of a recent research paper entitled "Disappearing Audit Disclosure: Changes in the Reporting of Critical Audit Matters." The paper is available upon request from …
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (May 2-30)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from May 2-30, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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How Pervasive Is Corporate Fraud? with Luigi Zingales
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In this episode, CII general counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Luigi Zingales of the University of Chicago. Professor Zingales is one of the co-authors of a recent research paper entitled "How Pervasive is Corporate Fraud?" published in the Review of Accounting Studies.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (April 4 - May 2)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from April 4 - May 2, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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The Effect of Changes in Legal Liability on Credit Rating Agencies’ Reliance on Financial Statement Information and Rating Quality with Wayne Landsman
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Wayne R. Landsman of the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Professor Landsman is one of the co-authors of a recent research paper entitled "The Effect of Changes in Legal Liability on Credit Rating Agencies’ Reliance on Financial S…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (March 1 - April 4)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from March 1 - April 4, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Feb. 2 - March 1)
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from February 2 - March 1, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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McRitchie v. Zuckerberg with Frederick Alexander
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Frederick Alexander, CEO of The Shareholder Commons, on McRitchie v. Zuckerberg - a class-action lawsuit filed on October 3, 2022, in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The complaint alleges that the directors of Meta Platforms breached their fiduciary duties by ignoring the impact of the co…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from January 4 to February 2, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Saving Climate Disclosure with Scott Hirst
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Scott Hirst, Associate Professor at Boston University School of Law. Professor Hirst is the author of a recent research article entitled "Saving Climate Disclosure."By The Council of Institutional Investors
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from December 2, 2022, to January 4, 2023.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Competitive Target Pay Practices for CEO Compensation with Shiva Rajgopal
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In this episode, CII General Counsel interviews Shiva Rajgopal, the Kester and Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing at Columbia Business School. Professor Rajgopal is the co-author of a recent report entitled "Competitive Target Pay Practices for CEO Compensation."By The Council of Institutional Investors
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CPAs and Big 4 Office Audit Quality with Albert Nagy
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In this episode, CII General Counsel interviews Albert L. Nagy, Professor of Accountancy at John Carroll University. Professor Nagy is one of the co-authors of a recent research paper entitled “CPAs and Big 4 Office Audit Quality.”By The Council of Institutional Investors
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The Further Erosion of Investor Protection with Andrew Tuch
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Andrew F. Tuch, Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. Professor Tuch is a co-author of a recent research article entitled "The Further Erosion of Investor Protection: Expanded Exemptions, SPAC Mergers and Direct Listings."…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from October 31 - December 2.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Audit Committee: The Kitchen Sink of the Board with Lauren Cunningham and Sarah Stein
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Lauren Cunningham, the Keith Stanga Professor of Accounting at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and Director of Research for the C. Warren Neel Corporate Governance Center, and Sarah Stein, associate professor and the Deloitte Foundation Faculty Fellow in the department of Accounting…
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Are Audit Committees Overloaded? with Preeti Choudhary
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Preeti Choudhary of the University of Arizona Eller College of Management. Professor Choudhary is a co-author of a recent paper titled "Audit Committee Oversight and Financial Reporting Reliability: Are Audit Committees Overloaded?"By The Council of Institutional Investors
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Ep. 30 — A war photographer’s images from Ukraine capture the toll of war and Ukrainian resilience, and humanity / Lynsey Addario, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist.
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On March 7, 2022, The front page of the New York Times ran a graphic photograph that summed up the tragic cost of Russia’s war on innocent Ukrainian civilians. It was a photograph of a mother, her two children, and a church volunteer crumpled to the ground. They were the victims of a Russian mortar attack on civilians as they attempted to flee over…
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Human Capital and the Accounting Profession with Wes Bricker and Danna Spenceley
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews PwC's Vice Chair and US Trust Solutions Co-Leader Wes Bricker and Managing Director and People Leader Danna Spenceley. They discuss human capital and the accounting profession, including strategies for hiring and retention, the decline of college enrollment with regard to meeting assuranc…
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CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update
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This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from October 3-31.By The Council of Institutional Investors
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The Real Effects of Adopting Voluntary ESG Disclosure Standards with Khrystyna Bochkay and Jeffrey Hales
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In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Khrystyna Bochkay, Associate Professor of accounting at Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami and Jeffrey Hales, professor of accounting at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin . Professors Bochkay (an academic fellow at the International …
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