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Category: SEC

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Five SEC Enforcement Trends in 2025

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement program has entered a new era in 2025—less Fearless and more Folklore. As Taylor Swift might put it, the agency seems to have settled into its All Too Well phase—more introspective, delib...

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Disclosure Leads List of Risks for Companies During Shutdown

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When the federal government shuts down, attention typically focuses on disrupted public services and impacts on government employees. For instance, staffing shortages have caused longer airport lines and flight delays since the shutdown beg...

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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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In Move Against Activist Investors, Exxon Opens Up Auto Voting

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For retail investors, proxy season offers an opportunity to let the C-suite know how they feel about the direction of a company. Mom and pop probably aren’t getting a private audience with the CEO or the board of directors any time soon, bu...

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Why Food and Beverage Giants Are Splitting Apart

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For decades, the food and beverage business was driven by a simple credo: “bigger is better.” Consolidation promised purchasing power, shelf dominance, and global reach. The late 2010s and early 2020s brought a flurry of high-profile tie-up...

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