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Author: Mark Olsen

Metaphorical Darts hitting their IPO Targets

SEC Points to SPAC Crackdown with Proposed Rules

Metaphorical Darts hitting their IPO Targets

You could call it a SPAC attack. The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a series of new rules for special purpose acquisition companies – better known as SPACs – and their merger targets. If enacted, the proposal would make the...

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Foggy Pine Forest in Ukraine

Fog of War in Russia Impairs Visibility into Companies’ Finances

Foggy Pine Forest in Ukraine

Hundreds of multinational corporations have ceased doing business in Russia in the weeks since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February. While the withdrawal en masse of major business interests stand...

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A Bubble on the floor

Could SEC’s Beneficial Ownership Proposal Kill Off Activist Investing?

A Bubble on the floor

How long should investors be allowed to wait before alerting the market that they have taken significant equity stakes in publicly traded companies? According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the current grace period of 10 days is...

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Cat playing with a ruler, measuring financial performance

SEC Proposes New Pay vs. Performance Rule

Cat playing with a ruler, measuring financial performance

How should a public company define success? It’s the kind of abstract question that might appear on a college economics exam. But for more than a decade, it has also been a very real question plaguing the Securities and Exchange Commission....

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NFL Football Ball on Field

(Rooney) Ruled Out? Lawsuit Undermines Perception of NFL Diversity Policy

NFL Football Ball on Field

As corporations have wrestled with promoting diversity and inclusion in their upper ranks, some stakeholders have drawn inspiration from an unlikely source: pro football. However, a new lawsuit may dampen their enthusiasm when it comes to f...

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