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Author: Marc Butler

Enforcement Renaissance Underway at SEC

Enforcement Renaissance Underway at SEC

Enforcement Renaissance Underway at SEC

Enforcement didn’t seem to be at the very top of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s to-do list in the last four years. At least, that’s what the most recent data on the agency’s activities under departed chair Jay Clayton would tell u...

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SEC Shifts to New Enforcement Priorities in 2021

SEC Shifts to New Enforcement Priorities in 2021

SEC Shifts to New Enforcement Priorities in 2021

By nominating a well-established reformer to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, President Joe Biden signaled that Wall Street should prepare for more rigorous oversight in the next four years. But what, exactly, should market par...

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Nasdaq Becomes Latest to Demand Board Diversity

Nasdaq Becomes Latest to Demand Board Diversity

Nasdaq Becomes Latest to Demand Board Diversity

The Nasdaq stock exchange just became the latest institution to put some teeth into its call for more diversity in public company boardrooms. And Nasdaq’s fangs are sharper than most. In a move that some are celebrating as a tipping point o...

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Fearless Girl bronze sculpture represents Workplace Diversity

Issuers Pushed to Reveal Workforce Diversity Numbers

Fearless Girl bronze sculpture represents Workplace Diversity

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 comptroller—have called on public companies to disclose data on their workforce diversity. Their app...

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Close up of Camera Lens and Aperture Focused on Alphabet

Vanguard Says No on Pay at Alphabet, Uber

Close up of Camera Lens and Aperture Focused on Alphabet

“Over the past year, the pandemic, economic uncertainty, and a historic social justice movement have brought environmental, social, and governance risks into sharp focus.” This comment from Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley is simultaneously one of...

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