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Category: ESG

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SEC’s Stance on Shareholder Proposals Drawing Mixed Reviews

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Last November, the Securities and Exchange Commission essentially told companies they would be on their own when it comes to decisions about excluding shareholder proposals from their proxy statements. The new approach is receiving a mixed...

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AI Takes on Proxy Advisors

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It looks like proxy advisors may be able to join the growing number of white-collar workers fretting over potential obsolescence thanks to artificial intelligence. That may sound like an overreaction to the news that one financial services...

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Activist Investors Making Inroads with Corporate Campaigns

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Activist investors didn’t take a summer vacation this year. In fact, they logged their busiest quarter ever. According to data from Barclays, the 61 new activist campaigns launched globally between July and September represented one more th...

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Narrative Contradictions: An Emerging Corporate Governance Risk

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Publicly traded companies generate voluminous amounts of information in public statements required by law. Meanwhile, regulators, investors, and stakeholders scrutinize this information for more than just accuracy. As a result, corporations...

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Government, Industry Hustling to Keep Up With AI

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The rise of artificial intelligence is either building towards a new era of human achievement or the death of civil society, depending on who you ask. As AI technology continues to play a more prominent role in our daily lives, the federal...

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