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Tag: Disclosure

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Is Corporate ESG Expertise Sufficient?

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Corporate ESG programs have endured a bumpy ride the last few years. As ESG has evolved from a trendy corporate buzzword to political lightning rod to key business initiative and fiduciary priority, regulators around the globe have codified...

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Frustrations Mount Over Differing Climate Disclosure Rules

Architectural blend with greenery, ESG uncertainties

The long slog to implementing sustainability-related disclosure rules for companies in the United States reached something of a conclusion last month. While issuers are coming to terms with what the Securities and Exchange Commission now re...

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SEC Getting Serious About Related Party Transaction Disclosures

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When Martha Stewart teamed up with Skechers to launch her own line of branded footwear last year, the partnership seemed to fit like your favorite pair of slip-on sneakers. “Martha’s style is all about blending form and function,” noted an...

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Climate Disclosure Convergence Creeps Along

Green ivy creeping across stone wall

Though the world may be coming together on unified climate disclosure standards for corporations, sparring over the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new reporting rules demonstrates that it’s happening at a glacially slow pace. After an...

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Court Ruling Puts Kibosh on Share Repurchase Disclosure Rule

Poodle on hold with red, rotary phone

A decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has resulted in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rule being put on hold. But why? A reasonable explanation to the layperson would be that eve...

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