Committees
The Case for Appointing an Independent Chair
Bankers can learn a lesson from Boeing’s recent decision to split the role of...
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Board Governance For The New Year
The composition, size and age should all be keen focuses of board governance.
Choosing the Right Compensation Plan
Choosing the right compensation plan is an important step in attracting, retaining and rewarding rising leaders.
What Boards Need to Know to Validate CECL Models
Bank boards need to understand a key step in the rollout and ongoing compliance for the new credit loss standard: model validation.
Getting Started with Swaps: Three Ways to Test the Waters
Community banks looking to enter the derivatives “waters” have three methods available to them.
Why Board Culture Matters
A board is essentially a social entity whose culture is a reflection of its purpose and composition.
Forecasting the Future in a ‘Reasonable and Supportable’ Way
The requirement to create a “reasonable and supportable” future forecast has become another hurdle for community bankers as they implement CECL.
New Effective Dates for Major Accounting Standards Following FASB Vote
The accounting board has delayed major standards for small firms, but they will need to ensure their new effective dates.
Treading Carefully In Housing Finance Reform
Proposed reforms to end conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should include measures to avoid liquidity disruption.
Three Ways Top Banks Attract and Retain Talent
Recruiting and retaining top talent will never be easy. But being flexible and experimenting with new approaches is one way to increase the odds of success.
The Story of Two Bank Transformations
A combination of low interest rates, high compliance costs and customer migration toward digital banking channels has led the leaders of two banks to radically transform their institutions.