December 21, 2021
Influential Investors Speak Up About ESG Laggards
The world’s largest owner of publicly traded stocks has issued a dire warning for companies that a...
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August 25, 2020
Is the “Stakeholder” Movement Already Dead?
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the Business Roundtable (BRT) statement on corporate pu...
August 11, 2020
Issuers Get Proactive in Disclosing Wells Notices
When an issuer gets a “Wells Notice,” it must ask itself two questions. The first is “what’s...
November 7, 2019
The Proxy Adviser Strikes Back
It’s one of the defining conflicts in corporate governance today: the attempt to constrain the beh...
October 31, 2019
At SEC, Ordinary Business Gets Unusual
The SEC calls it “ordinary business.” But lately, it hasn’t felt too usual.
On Oct. 16, the...
October 10, 2019
“Test-the-Waters” Rule Lets Companies Dip a Toe in IPOs
It has been a rough year for IPOs, as highly touted offerings keep flopping. Ride-sharing service Ub...