Issuers Put the $ in ESG
Public companies have been talking a big game on ESG for years. Now they’re putting their money where their mouth is.
Well, some of them are. Of ...
Podcast Preview: ESG Comes to the Earnings Call
Nature abhors a vacuum. It turns out that maxim might be true in investor relations as much as anything else. We’ve all noticed, for instance, the t...
Issuers Pushed to Reveal Workforce Diversity Numbers
In recent weeks, three different entities with the power to get the c-suite’s attention—Bloomberg News, State Street, and the New York City comptr...
Two Enforcement Actions to Know Before Writing Your Next MD&A
It’s the end of the quarter, and sure, you might be eager to make the numbers look as good as they can. But don’t go too far—and don’t take an...
Three Things to Know Before You Write Your Next Earnings Release
The third-quarter earnings season kicks off with the release of JPMorgan’s results on October 13. It’s an exciting time, and when issuers report r...
SEC Exercises Patience in Enforcing New Lease Accounting Standard
Parents have an instinctive sense of which household rules to enforce ruthlessly (“don’t lie” comes to mind), and which to be more lenient with ...