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Recommended CEO’S and Entrepreneurs resources for Corporate Governance part-1
By Amarendra Bhushan for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:October 15, 2008
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I am regularly asked for recommendations on different tools, training, resources and services available to CEO’S and Entrepreneurs. People particularly want to know what tools I use my own business.
As a result I’ve put together a list of recommended CEO’S and Entrepreneurs resources that I’ve either personally used (in most cases) or which have come highly recommended to me by people I trust.
This list includes Corporate Governance Software/Board Management Softwares, tools for For Senior Executives, tools for For Boards of Directors, and tools exclusive for ceo’s etc. I will add to these lists as I come across new CEO’S and Entrepreneurs resources that I recommend.
This is Part 1 in a series on Recommended CEO’S and Entrepreneurs resources for Corporate Governance – The full series is Part 1, Part 2, Part3, part4.
Corporate Governance Software/Board Management Software
D2C Solutions provides leading edge solutions designed to help clients reduce the costly risk of unauthorized access, fraud and abuse across the full spectrum of their organization’s business processes and activities.
The Compliance 360 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Compliance(GRC) platform is comprised of three integrated product suites—Compliance Management, Risk Management and Financial & Audit Management.
3) BoardVantage
This corporate governance software is a hosted service that centralizes Board documents, process and communication in a secure portal.
Directors Desk empowers boards to be as effective as possible in executing their important responsibilities. At the same time, our solutions reduce the paperwork and time involved in keeping boards informed and engaged.
5) Protiviti
Protiviti is a global consulting and internal audit firm composed of experts specializing in risk and advisory services. We help clients solve problems in finance, operations, technology, litigation and GRC.
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.
7) Two Step
Two Step Software, Inc. provides market leading stock plan administration and corporate governance solutions used by financial executives, stock plan administrators, law firms, and corporate legal departments to track information for more than 100,000 companies.
CEOWORLD.BIZ- Premier leadership network! for chief executive officer’s chief operating officer’s, chief information officer’s or entrepreneurs etc. This is where top executives and entrepreneurs hang out for online business & professional networking and collaboration.
80-20 Software is the leading innovator in corporate governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management software solutions.
10) worldbank
Recent events starting with Enron scandal and following with a series of revelations of companies misrepresenting their financial statements highlighted the importance of corporate governance even in countries that are used to be considered to have “close to perfect” capital markets.
Its mission, To improve board and company performance and build a bridge of trustTM between management, board, shareholders and all stakeholders that creates sustainable value for all stakeholders.
This interactive community portal is designed to facilitate the exchange of information between those seeking to comply with the requirements of this important legislation. It is also intended to act as a guide, offering useful resources and tips
corporate governance resources
14) KnowledgeLeader
KnowledgeLeader is a subscription-based website that provides audit programs, checklists, tools, resources and best practices to help internal auditors and risk management professionals save time, manage risk, and add value.
an educational service that provides practical guidance on legal issues involving corporate and securities regulation and corporate governance practices – as well as many other areas impacting today’s corporate practitioner.
16) GovernanceMetrics International
companies that emphasize corporate governance and transparency will, over time, generate superior returns and economic performance and lower their cost of capital. The opposite is also true: companies weak in corporate governance and transparency represent increased investment risks and result in a higher cost of capital. Events of the last few years, including those at Enron, Worldcom, and others, support this thesis, as does a growing body of academic research and financial market surveys.
17) Encycogov
Encycogov is an academic encyclopedia about corporate governance intended for use by students, academics, business people and government officials. The vision of Encycogov is to be the most useful and well documented web-based resource about topics that are relevant for the understanding of issues in corporate governance.
18) CorpGov
Corporate Governance site at CorpGov.net has facilitated the ability of institutional and individual shareowners to better govern corporations, enhancing both corporate accountability and the creation of wealth. News, links, commentary, corporate governance definiitons and advocacy geared to the active investor.
19) CFODirectNetwork
This PriceWaterCoopers site provides a hosts of corporate governance articles and resources.
Women and Corporate Governance
20) Board of Directors Network, Inc.
21) Business Women’s Network
22) Catalyst
Accounting/Auditing
23) Accounting Standards Board (UK)
24) Accounting Standards Board of Japan
25) American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
26) Auditnet – Jim Kaplan (corpgov area)
27) Australian Accounting Standards Board
28) Certified General Accountants Ontario – includes many general references
29) Deloitte Audit Committee Online
30) Financial Accounting Standards Board
31) International Accounting Standards Board
32) International Forum on Accountancy Development
33) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
34) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
35) Rutgers Accounting Gateway
36) Antitrust Law
Audit Committees
37) American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
38) David W. Tate, Esq., CPA
39) Grant Thornton
40) Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
41) KPMG Audit Committee Institute
Benefits/Compensation
42) American Benefits Council
43) Benefits & Compensation Solutions
44) CompAnalyst
45) CompensationStandards.com
46) ERI Economic Research Institute – Salary Survey Data
47) Employee Benefits, Compensation and Pension Law
48) Employee Benefit Research Institute
49) International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
50) Paywatch (AFL-CIO)
51) Stock Options Calculator
CEO’S and Entrepreneurs Resources Blogs & Blog-Like resources
1) 10b-5 Daily
The 10b-5 Daily is created and maintained by Lyle Roberts. He is a partner with Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. My practice consists of defending public corporations and their officers in class actions, derivative actions, merger and acquisition litigation, and SEC enforcement actions. I also counsel clients with respect to securities regulatory issues.
CEOWORLD.BIZ is the only magazine written strictly for CEOs and their peers. As the leading source of intelligence for and about CEOs, it provides ideas, strategies and tactics for top executive leaders seeking to build more effective organizations. Chief Executive officer’s Magazine conveys the full range of the CEO experience: the corporate challenges, as well as the personal pressures and satisfactions that come with the most demanding job in business.
It provides Business & Finance news, reviews and analysis and is now one of the most widely read and respected Magazine in the world.
3) Breakout Performance: Ironfire Capital
A Blog About Web-Based Shareholder Activism created and maintained by Eric Jackson President of Ironfire Capital, an activist investment firm in Naples, FL. Also President of Jackson Leadership Systems, Inc.
Investors often overlook SEC filings, and it is the job of the 10Q Detective to dig through businesses’ 8-K and 10-Q SEC filings, looking for financial statement ‘soft spots,’(depreciation policies, warranty reserves, and restructuring charges, etc.)that may materially impact Quality of Earnings. It is created and maintained by David Phillips.
5) Ideoblog
A blog about ideas. Ideas are not beliefs or opinions by Larry E. Ribstein
6) icahnreport
created and maintained by Carl Icahn. Chairman of Icahn Enterprises, a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment management, metals, real estate, and consumer goods. I have been the Chairman of American Railcar Industries since 1994 and a Director of Blockbuster since May 2005. I became Chairman of ImClone Systems in 2006. In January 2008, I became the Chairman of Federal-Mogul.
7) The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog
Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog
Research areas include corporate board and director network analysis and shareholder activism on corporate social responsibility issues.
A governance location focused on corporate and board governance, ethics, compliance, environment, development and social responsibility. Information is obtained from many sources for information, opinion and debate –
10) FUND VOTES
Fundvotes.com is an independent project involving the compilation, indexing and analysis of mutual fund and other large institutional investor proxy voting records.
11) footnoted
By plowing through hundreds of filings a day (more during certain times of the year) and delivering original insight and analysis, footnoted.org has become a must read for professional money managers and analysts
Welcome to Finlay ON Governance, where J. Richard Finlay continues his popular discussion on sound governance, responsible capitalism and sanity in CEO pay. Now in its third year, it is one of the Internet’s most read resources on power and accountability at the top.
This project reveals shareholder support for board nominees at US public companies and links individuals to information relevant to the reputation of a corporate leader.
14) Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog
the modest goal of summarizing recent Delaware court decisions of import about corporate and commercial law, primarily from the Delaware Chancery Court and Delaware Supreme Court.
Corporate Watchdog Radio is a weekly radio show and podcast on corporate sustainability and accountability cohosted by Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon. CWR is nationally syndicated on over a dozen stations in the US from Alaska to Vermont.
19) This Week in SRI
21) riskmetrics
23) Private Sector Development Blog
The Private Sector Development Blog (PSD Blog) gathers together news, resources and ideas about the role of private enterprise in fighting poverty.
24) Proxyland
26) plansponsor
Pension Governance, LLC is an independent information and business consulting services, research/analysis and training company for the pension community.
29) Multinational Monitor Editor’s Blog
30) KLD Blog
31) Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities Regulation
Commentary and musings on the complex, fascinating and peculiar world that is securities regulation
32) International Corporate Governance
33) Corporate Law and Governance
34) White Collar Crime Prof Blog
35) Conglomerate
When Gordon and Christine joined forces, one of their first tasks was selecting a name. They both agreed that Gordon’s old blog name — “Venturpreneur” — was clunky and too hard to spell.
The full series ofRecommended CEO’S and Entrepreneurs resources for Corporate Governance is Part 1, Part 2
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