Governance

See how Discovery Mining streamlined board approvals, surveys and D&O questionnaires, reducing manual admin from days to minutes.

Learn how boards can improve decision-making, manage uncertainty, oversee AI use and build the skills needed for future-ready governance.

Executive compensation remains a critical area of focus for boards, investors and stewardship teams. From CEO succession costs and incentive structures to pay-for-performance alignment and evolving disclosure requirements, compensation decisions can provide important signals about a company’s governance and strategic priorities.

Executive Compensation in 2026, from Diligent Market Intelligence, examines the latest trends in executive pay and compensation practices across key markets, providing the data and analysis investors need to put individual compensation decisions into context.

The report explores:

- CEO succession: The cost and structure of executive transitions, including sign-on awards, replacement incentives and severance.

- Pay-for-performance: How companies are linking executive compensation to performance through equity and long-term incentives.

- Global compensation trends: How approaches to executive pay vary across the U.S., Europe and Australia.

- Governance and disclosure: What compensation practices and disclosures can reveal about board accountability and investor expectations.

- Investor stewardship: How compensation data can support benchmarking, engagement and more informed voting decisions.

Drawing on DMI’s executive compensation data and analysis, the report provides a practical view of how compensation practices are evolving — and the governance considerations investors should be watching.

Register to download the report and explore the latest executive compensation trends.

Learn how boards can strengthen financial oversight, improve transparency and manage risk to protect the mission and support better decisions.

ASIC’s CP 391 proposes new access tiers, director IDs and service addresses for the companies register. See what’s changing, key dates, and how to respond.

Boards are split on AI in exec comp. Explore Q3 2026 Director Confidence Index data on linking CEO pay to AI outcomes and discover key governance takeaways.

Learn how higher education institutions can improve cyber risk oversight, strengthen IT compliance and gain visibility with AI-powered GRC.

Digital assets are becoming a strategic and operational issue for companies across sectors — not simply an investment question. Susan Holliday explains how stablecoins, tokenization, on-chain lending and longer trading hours could affect payments, liquidity, treasury operations, share prices and risk oversight.

Boards do not need to become crypto experts, but they do need to understand how digital assets may affect their business and ask informed questions about opportunity, controls, insurance, expertise and regulation. Rate and review the podcast to help other governance professionals find it.

Equip directors with a defensible framework for governing AI, managing autonomous agents and overseeing AI risk across the enterprise.

See how Lancaster ISD used Diligent Community to streamline board operations, improve transparency and cut turnaround time in half.

See how the National Benevolent Association uses BoardEffect to centralize board materials, streamline governance and build board books in 20 minutes.

Companies House has disqualified 23 directors and issued fines for filing failures in the first half of 2026, signalling a more active approach to enforcement under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. This blog explores what the latest action means for UK boards, why director accountability is coming under greater scrutiny and the practical steps organisations can take to reduce compliance risk. It also includes a 10-question health check to help directors assess governance, filing and oversight processes.