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 sh...
Will Regulators Catch Up on Privacy Protections?
For many companies, a $550 million settlement in a class action lawsuit would strike a crippling blow. Facebook isn’t one of them. The social networ...
SEC Moves Forward with Expansion of “Accredited Investors”
There’s a famous anecdote about a conversation between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway regarding the super rich. The author of The Great Ga...
Companies Less Likely to Do “Big R” Financial Restatements
Back in the early 2000s, seemingly mild-mannered corporate executives such as Kenneth Lay and Bernie Ebbers came to be known as some of the world’s ...
More Companies Go Virtual With Shareholder Meetings
Annual shareholder meetings can turn into red-letter days on companies’ calendars. Investors flock to certain events to soak in the wisdom of a cele...
CCPA is Here to Stay
If you’ve been skimming through recent filings with the SEC, you might have noticed a handful of mentions of the CCPA. These aren’t references to ...