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Roaring hippos and CEO pay

Issuers Put the $ in ESG

Roaring hippos and CEO pay

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 the 100 largest U.S.-based public companies, 36 are now using ESG-related metrics in their exec...

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Fearless Girl bronze sculpture represents Workplace Diversity

Issuers Pushed to Reveal Workforce Diversity Numbers

Fearless Girl bronze sculpture represents Workplace Diversity

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 comptroller—have called on public companies to disclose data on their workforce diversity. Their app...

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Last quarter moon

Two Enforcement Actions to Know Before Writing Your Next MD&A

Last quarter moon

It’s the end of the quarter, and sure, you might be eager to make the numbers look as good as they can. But don’t go too far—and don’t take any liberties without explaining as much to investors. After all, the SEC says that the Management D...

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Players kicking off earnings season

Three Things to Know Before You Write Your Next Earnings Release

Players kicking off earnings season

The third-quarter earnings season kicks off with the release of JPMorgan’s results on October 13. It’s an exciting time, and when issuers report results that squeak past the bar of analyst estimates, their investors will cheer. Maybe they s...

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Leased office space with retail options

SEC Exercises Patience in Enforcing New Lease Accounting Standard

Leased office space with retail options

Parents have an instinctive sense of which household rules to enforce ruthlessly (“don’t lie” comes to mind), and which to be more lenient with (curfews, maybe). As it turns out, the same can be said of the Securities and Exchange Commissio...

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