SEC Rule May Generate Public Perception Concerns Around Stakeholder Proposals
Sometimes great ideas take a while to catch on. The legendary sitcom Seinfeld took five seasons just to crack the top 20 shows in the Neilson ratings....
Issuers Go DIY on Environmental Regulation
In a movie from a more innocent age, Tom Cruise, playing sports agent Jerry Maguire, pleads with a self-absorbed client: “Help me help you.”
In...
Intelligize Unveils Playbook for ESG Shareholder Proposals
Sustainable packaging. Political spending. Executive compensation.
These were just a few of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters ...
At SEC, Ordinary Business Gets Unusual
The SEC calls it “ordinary business.” But lately, it hasn’t felt too usual.
On Oct. 16, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance, aka CorpFin,...
Shareholder Activists Turn Attention to Gun Violence
Deadly mass shootings this year in places like El Paso and Dayton have yet to produce new gun-safety laws in the United States. Instead, Capitol Hill ...
Shareholders Shoot Down Climate Change Proposals at Exxon Meeting
As one of the world’s largest oil and gas manufacturers, Exxon Mobil always commands the attention of environmentalists from outside the company. Th...