Bloomberg Media and EY Build Board Directors' Forum

Bloomberg editors and EY Center for Board Matters professionals to deliver news and insights impacting board members

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Jun 22, 2015, 09:15 ET

NEW YORK, June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Media and EY announced today the launch of the Bloomberg Board Directors' Forum, exclusively sponsored by the EY Center for Board Matters. This week, the new global Bloomberg Board Directors' Forum hub will debut on the Bloomberg Business web site (www.bloomberg.com/board-directors-forum), featuring contributions from Bloomberg editors and journalists around the world on the topics of boards, directors, audit committees, and corporate governance. EY Center for Board Matters' professionals will share perspectives on how boards and audit committees can take action and learn from the news headlines impacting boards today via custom content featured on the hub.

"Corporate boards face a myriad of challenges, including pressure from short and long-term investors, cyber risks, and regulatory concerns, that if not properly overseen may impact their organization's reputation," said Mark Manoff, EY Americas Vice Chair and leader of the EY Center for Board Matters. "The new Bloomberg Board Directors' Forum hub will deliver timely content to enhance board directors', audit committee members', and investors' knowledge of critical and ever-evolving governance issues."

The EY Center for Board Matters was launched in early 2014 to inform and bring together boards, audit committees, institutional investors and others interested in governance topics through the collection and analysis of governance data from more than 3,000 public companies listed in the US through its proprietary database. In addition, its leaders regularly speak with investors and board members to bridge the information "give and take" that exists between preparers and users of corporate financial information.

As part of Bloomberg's commitment to delivering news and insights on trending issues to board audiences for the world's top companies, Bloomberg Television will also produce a five-day global TV program, "Bloomberg Board Directors' Forum Week," sponsored by EY Center for Board Matters, to be aired in October.

"Working with Bloomberg, EY will receive unparalleled access to the global corporate boardrooms and offices where their ideal media consumers reside," said Jacki Kelley, Chief Operating Officer, Bloomberg Media. "Board members will find the content very useful in their role as leaders and visionaries, as it will provide insights from thought leaders and best practices on the topics most relevant to boards today."

About Bloomberg
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength – delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately – is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 320,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and three magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets and Bloomberg Pursuits, covers the world with more than 2,000 news and multimedia professionals at more than 150 bureaus in 73 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,500 people in 192 locations around the world. For more information visit http://www.bloombergmedia.com/

About The EY Center for Board Matters
Effective corporate governance is an important element in building a better working world. The EY Center for Board Matters is committed to bringing together and engaging with boards, audit committee members and investors to exchange ideas and insights. Using our professional competencies, relationships and proprietary corporate governance database, we are able to identify trends and emerging governance issues. This allows us to deliver timely and balanced insights, data-rich content and practical tools and analysis to boards, audit committees, institutional investors and others interested in governance topics. For more information, visit ey.com/boardmatters.

About EY
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

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This news release has been issued by Ernst & Young LLP, an EY member firm serving clients in the US. For more information, please visit ey.com.

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