Photograph of skyscrapers with glass windows from the ground facing up to a blue sky

Month: March 2020

SEC Checks Greenwashing at ESG Funds

When you buy “organic” blueberries at the grocery store, you should be able to trust the label. When you buy “plant-derived” baby soap, you should be able to trust the label. So, when you buy shares in an “ESG” (environmental, social and go...

Read More

Coronavirus Likely Means More Virtual Shareholder Meetings

Students at Princeton University received a surprising message from the school yesterday morning: Don’t come back from spring break. Instead, the Ivy League institution is going online as part of a “social distancing” policy to contain the...

Read More

SEC Won’t Let Companies Get Intoxicated by KPIs

Was Diageo PLC overserving its distributors? The Securities and Exchange Commission certainly seems to think so. The SEC announced charges last month against the London-based liquor company related to allegations that its North American sub...

Read More

SEC Takes Down Steven Seagal, ETF Applicants in Crypto Confrontations

The Securities and Exchange Commission was out for justice recently when it came calling on action movie star Steven Seagal. The “Half Past Dead” leading man found out that even he wasn’t above the law when it comes to cryptocurrency regula...

Read More