by Touch Stone Publishers | May 13, 2026
When Delegation Becomes Abdication Chancery confirms: outside directors who rubber-stamp a fundamental transaction and then go silent face personal liability, even when they are technically independent. Executive Summary In YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County v....
by Touch Stone Publishers | May 8, 2026
Two of the world’s top strategy firms published primary research this week confirming the same structural failure: boards are pushing faster AI adoption than their CEOs believe is sound, while most directors lack the knowledge to govern what they are...
by Touch Stone Publishers | May 7, 2026
Executive Summary The Delaware Supreme Court has unanimously upheld Senate Bill 21’s fiduciary safe harbors and retroactivity clause, clearing every constitutional challenge and remanding all pending conflicted-controller cases to the Court of Chancery for...
by Touch Stone Publishers | May 6, 2026
Executive Summary The SEC has formed a dedicated enforcement unit, the “SOX Group,” to investigate and prosecute violations of auditing standards. These are functions held by the PCAOB for the past 20 years. Fortune 500 audit committees now operate under a...
by Touch Stone Publishers | May 5, 2026
The Proxy Rulebook Has No Cover Executive Summary The institutional infrastructure that Fortune 500 boards have relied on to predict director election outcomes has fractured mid-season. President Trump’s December 2025 Executive Order targeting ISS and Glass...
