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Category: Investor Relations

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SEC Already Facing Legal Challenge to Buyback Rules

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Shareholders of technology giant Apple might have experienced feelings of déjà vu earlier this month. In announcing its financial results for 2023’s second quarter, the company also revealed that its board of directors authorized buying bac...

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Earnings Call Adds Farcical Element to First Republic’s Implosion

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In the annals of disastrous corporate earnings calls, First Republic Bank on April 24 offered up a whopper. It was short, lasting about 12 minutes. You could call it sweet, too – if you were an executive trying to avoid talking about the be...

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Feds Issue First Indictment Related to 10b5-1 Plans

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After months of signaling a crackdown was coming, the federal government has broken new ground by issuing its first indictment against an executive, based solely on the use of so-called 10b5-1 plans. A quick refresher: Rule 10b5-1 of the Se...

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ESG Politics Diverge on Federal, State Levels

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In a classic episode of the sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” city council member Jeremy Jamm uses bureaucratic subterfuge to threaten heroine Leslie Knope’s hopes for a new park in the town of Pawnee, Indiana. Angling to secure the project si...

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SEC Readies Changes to 10b5-1 Plans

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Regardless of whether you agree with Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler’s views on policy, you can’t argue against his ability to get things done. Since he took over at the agency, the SEC has acted on hot-button issues l...

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