All boards of directors should be familiar with the types of financial reports that accounting departments produce & have a sufficient comprehension level.
Blog
· Jan 4, 2019
· 6 min read
Corporate governance and shareholder activism
By The Diligent team
Shareholder activism drives better corporate governance because it ensures strong governance and approaches to investment styles for shareholders.
Blog
· Jan 2, 2019
· 6 min read
Municipal meeting agenda sample
By The Diligent team
The agenda provides an efficient structure that streamlines municipal discussions by keeping the meeting focused and productive.
Blog
· Jan 2, 2019
· 6 min read
4 key differences between FATCA and FBAR
By The Diligent team
With FATCA finally beginning to be locked into place, it is important to understand the four major ways in which FATCA and FBAR differ.
Blog
· Dec 26, 2018
· 5 min read
The importance of compliance calendars
By The Diligent team
A compliance calendar tracks & centralizes important dates and deadlines associated with critical regulations around entity management.
Blog
· Dec 24, 2018
· 5 min read
What is a compliance dashboard?
By The Diligent team
Compliance dashboards can be used to monitor and react to production events in real time and connect directly to information sources.
Blog
· Dec 19, 2018
· 6 min read
What is FATCA withholding?
By The Diligent team
FATCA imposes a withholding tax of 30 percent nonrefundable tax on income from the United States paid to certain types of FFIs and NFFEs.
Blog
· Dec 17, 2018
· 5 min read
Best practices for board of directors’ re-election
By The Diligent team
Best practices for board composition helps to guide boards in the direction of how to approach board director re-election so that there is skilled board.
Blog
· Dec 13, 2018
· 6 min read
How to improve board effectiveness
By The Diligent team
Digital tools can help boards to elevate their performance and to streamline board processes as the best means to improve board effectiveness.
Blog
· Dec 10, 2018
· 6 min read
How to Create a Board Succession Planning Checklist
By The Diligent team
A board succession planning checklist can be a valuable tool to ensure that your board & committees have the right candidate search criteria.
Blog
· Dec 7, 2018
· 6 min read
Retiring or departing board director checklist
By The Diligent team
A departing board member leaves a vacancy on the board. It is important to have a proper board director checklist to fill be prepared to fill the vacancy.
Blog
· Dec 7, 2018
· 6 min read
Compliance risks for private equity firms
By The Diligent team
There are a litany of compliance risks for private equity firms, but with the right tools and insights, risk is no longer an issue.