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Author: Alyson Clabaugh

Guiding ocean wave

First Wave of Companies File Under Revised Reg S-K

Guiding ocean wave

One of the big stories in corporate governance in 2020 has been the changes to Regulation S-K. In an effort to reduce the compliance burden and make it easier for investors to wade through corporate filings, the SEC pared down some disclosu...

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IR Checklist: Projecting Certainty in Uncertain Times

Communication satellite in Black and White

You’ve probably heard the following expression: “May you live in interesting times.” It’s frequently recited not as an inspiring quote, but rather a curse, often characterized as being indeterminately foreign in origin. Perhaps the person w...

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SEC Wants Quality, Not Quantity, in Risk Factor Disclosure

Large quantity of fake handbags demonstrating disclosure effectiveness

Here’s all you really need to know about this blog post: In a new rule change, the SEC will require public companies to disclose only those risk factors that qualify as “material,” and also make the presentation of risk factors in disclosur...

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Celebrate Intelligize's One Year Birthday

Is the “Stakeholder” Movement Already Dead?

Celebrate Intelligize's One Year Birthday

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the Business Roundtable (BRT) statement on corporate purpose. You remember it – the announcement that sparked debate about the core purpose of a corporation; BRT said they should look beyond shar...

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COVID-19 Drives 600% Increase in Disease-Related Risk Factors

COVID-19 Drives 600% Increase in Disease-Related Risk Factors

COVID-19 Drives 600% Increase in Disease-Related Risk Factors

Want a reminder of how much the world has changed in 2020? Well, we’re giving you one anyway. At this point last year, fewer than 200 public companies cited “health epidemics and diseases” on their annual 10-K as a risk factor facing their...

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