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Category: Investor Relations

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SEC Overturns Curbs on Influence of Proxy Advisors

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Proxy advisory firms weren’t particularly popular with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the previous presidential administration. Quite the opposite, in fact, as the SEC passed rules in 2020 designed to blunt the influence of f...

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Corporate Executives Prepare for a Recession

Elderly Couple walks together, Overcoming Recession

Opinions differ on what constitutes an economic recession. In general, it refers to a period of declining economic activity, which leaves plenty of room to argue about factors such as how long a downturn should be to qualify as a recession....

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Crypto Accounting Rules Could Make for Messy Financial Statements

Football Game Official Discussing Intangible Assets

For any job seekers who are familiar with cryptocurrencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission is hiring. The agency announced earlier this month that it has added 20 new positions to the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit in its Division of...

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Growing U.S.-China Tensions Raise Risks for Companies

Dragon roof statue symbolizing power and authority, amidst sanctions.

To say relations between the United States and China are deteriorating seems like an understatement. Take your pick of reasons why: China’s support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s own saber rattling over Taiwan – and President Joe...

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Proxy Season Brings Socially Motivated Shareholder Proposals from Both Sides of the Aisle

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It’s nothing new to see activists showing up at annual shareholder meetings to protest banks’ social agendas. In fact, they’re typically taking financial institutions to task for what they perceive as a lack of any agenda at all. Recently,...

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