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Wall Street Journal – Online Edition; 08/22/2020(AN 145265240); ISSN: 25749579Academic Search Complete

The Basel Committee has published, for consultation, an updated edition of its Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk: see here. In the press release accompanying the consultation, the Committee states: “…the growth of technology-related threats has increased the importance of banks’ operational resilience. The Covid-19 pandemic has made the need to address these threats…

The European Commission has published a study on directors’ duties and sustainable corporate governance: see here. The study found that, to “some extent”, regulatory frameworks and market practices, contribute to corporate short-termism; and various options for reform our outlined.  Article source: http://corporatelawandgovernance.blogspot.com/2020/08/eu-commission-report-directors-duties.html

A copy of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Act 2020 is now available on the electronic Irish Statute Book website: see here or here (pdf). A summary of the Act’s provisions, which include permitting the postponement of annual general meetings and the holding of certain meetings electronically, is available here. Article source: http://corporatelawandgovernance.blogspot.com/2020/08/ireland-companies-miscellaneous_21.html

Chronicle of Higher Education; 08/21/2020(AN 146016356); ISSN: 00095982Academic Search Complete

Chronicle of Higher Education; 08/21/2020(AN 146016359); ISSN: 00095982Academic Search Complete

Science; 08/21/2020(AN 145291489); ISSN: 00368075Academic Search Complete Source

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein is a podcast of in-depth interviews with leading corporate governance experts. So please listen to his latest: James McRitchie: The Gadfly Seeking Corporate Change Via Shareholder Proposals. Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein: About I knew Evan during his decade as the Executive Director of the Rock Center for Corporate Governance, an initiative…

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education; 08/20/2020(AN 145153574); ISSN: 15575411Academic Search Complete Source

Catchwords: PROFESSIONS AND TRADES – health practitioner – conviction of an offence – whether circumstances of the offence render the practitioner unfit in the public interest to practice the practitioner’s profession – appropriate protective order Article source: https://jade.io/viewArticle.html?aid=760554&pid=-1&h=2112998234