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A futuristic image of a business person signifying conflicts of interest in subsidiary listings.

Blog

· Jan 3, 2020

· 6 min read

Addressing conflicts of interest in subsidiary listings

By The Diligent team

A parent company exerting some control, whether ownership or management, creates a conflict of interest if the subsidiary lists on the same exchange.

Board applaud female board member for ensuring alignment between the board and executive team

Blog

· Jan 3, 2020

· 6 min read

Ensuring strategic alignment between your board & your executive team

By The Diligent team

To ensure strategic alignment between your board & executive team you must provide them with the tools to communicate and create visibility.

A financial district containing banking entities.

Blog

· Dec 23, 2019

· 6 min read

What is a banking entity?

By The Diligent team

A banking entity will be the entity or entities set up by a bank through which to operate in a jurisdiction.

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Blog

· Dec 17, 2019

· 7 min read

Legal entity reporting: Best practices

By The Diligent team

Legal entity reporting does not need to be a complicated process and with the right tools, your organization can easily follow best practices

Image of someone who is the corporate secretary in governance

Blog

· Dec 11, 2019

· 6 min read

The corporate secretary as chief governance officer

By The Diligent team

The corporate secretary is also the chief governance officer in that they must have constant access to real-time entity & corporate data.

School board members set up school board governance committee

Blog

· Dec 5, 2019

· 6 min read

What are the benefits of a school board governance committee?

By The Diligent team

The school board governance committee may review and assess new or existing policies or governance procedures.

The senior management team making a plan together

Blog

· Dec 3, 2019

· 6 min read

Assessing the senior management team’s strategic planning

By The Diligent team

It's important for the board to understand how to properly assess the senior management team's strategic planning, helping to guide the vision

Image of the senior management team having a meeting

Blog

· Dec 2, 2019

· 6 min read

The strategic purpose of the senior management team

By The Diligent team

Senior management's strategic role: Expand influence, evaluate failure consequences, address business scope, and understand stakeholder needs comprehensively.

A shadow banker at a private equity firm

Blog

· Nov 20, 2019

· 6 min read

Shadow banking and private equity firms

By The Diligent team

The relationship between shadow banking & private equity firms is that they have been filling the gap in lending needs for organizations.

Person uses board portal on their ipad

Blog

· Nov 19, 2019

· 6 min read

Board portal usage: Tips & tricks

By The Diligent team

Board portal usage is crucial to ensuring your directors are using the technology that is meant to streamline and secure their activities.

Person sits in chair holding glasses and looking out his office window while considering why organizations split the CEO and chairman of the board role

Blog

· Nov 19, 2019

· 6 min read

Why organizations split the CEO and chairman of the board roles

By The Diligent team

Organizations split the CEO & chairman role for several reasons, but most recently it's due to corporate crises or shareholder pressures.

A local government official calculating the budget as part of the local government planning process.

Blog

· Nov 13, 2019

· 6 min read

Why are budgets useful in the local government planning process?

By The Diligent team

Budgets are extremely useful in the planning process for local government as they dictate the funds the local government has to work with.

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