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

Author: Adria Hunter

Broken down car on side of road

New Rules Have SPACs Down, But Not Dead

Broken down car on side of road

Soon after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the final version of new rules to protect investors in special purpose acquisition companies, industry analysts and news outlets all but declared the so-called “blank-check” compan...

Read More
Colorful wind chimes

SEC Chimes in on Early Cybersecurity Disclosures

Colorful wind chimes

Earlier this year, we offered readers three lessons from the initial wave of disclosures made under new cybersecurity rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2023. For example, we saw companies attempting to frame what cou...

Read More
Light spiral fractal art

Intelligize Report Drills Down on Growing Concerns About Use of AI

Light spiral fractal art

Whether artificial intelligence will prove to be society’s friend or foe depends not on the technology itself, but how we use it. To that end, business interests, government authorities and shadow regulators all have an interest in seeing s...

Read More
Breeze through reeds on beach

Prompted by Advisers, Shareholders Voting Nay on Say on Pay

Breeze through reeds on beach

Historically, voting on executive compensation packages has been a pro forma exercise at the annual meetings of technology manufacturer 3M Co., as pay proposals breeze through with shareholder approval. Not so this year, however. With promi...

Read More
Puddle reflection of U.S. Capitol

Three Reasons Why the SEC May Temper Its Rulemaking Before the Election

Puddle reflection of U.S. Capitol

In an election year, federal agencies often spend the final months of a President’s term rushing to push through pet projects and key objectives. The Securities and Exchange Commission is no exception. If you look back to 2020, for instance...

Read More