IR Checklist: Projecting Certainty in Uncertain Times
You’ve probably heard the following expression: “May you live in interesting times.” It’s frequently recited not as an inspiring quote, but ra...
Buybacks Beware: SEC Settlement Sends Message About Internal Controls
Public corporations are spending upwards of a trillion dollars annually on stock buybacks, sending capital back to shareholders by the truckload. Howe...
COVID-19 Tests Limits of Non-GAAP Reporting
How many times can you write off a one-time cost?
How often can a non-recurring expense recur?
What is the sound of one hand clapping?
These ...
Issuers Put the $ in ESG
Public companies have been talking a big game on ESG for years. Now they’re putting their money where their mouth is.
Well, some of them are. Of ...
Podcast Preview: ESG Comes to the Earnings Call
Nature abhors a vacuum. It turns out that maxim might be true in investor relations as much as anything else. We’ve all noticed, for instance, the t...
Issuers Pushed to Reveal Workforce Diversity Numbers
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 comptr...