Recently, I blogged about the challenges that those new to proxy disclosure face. Many of those same lessons apply to those tasked with drafting an ESG report for the first time.
Labrador’s Sara McKinstry and Nancy Mentesana note a few…
It is with great sadness that I note that my dear former colleague and boss – Cathy Dixon – passed away several days ago. Cathy served as Corp Fin’s Chief Counsel when I worked for her and she was a…
One challenge that sometimes happens as part of a company’s drafting process is when the compensation group is working off kilter a little bit from the rest of the drafting team.
The problem arises due to a timing difference. The…
Recently, I blogged about the challenges that those new to proxy disclosure face. Many of those same lessons apply to those tasked with drafting an ESG report for the first time.
Labrador’s Sara McKinstry and Nancy Mentesana note a few…
We know that most institutional investors use algorithms to help them make investment decisions. Not so much for making voting decisions. Given the incredibly fast evolution of AI, it might not be long before investors heavily rely on AI to…
Digging further into Laurent Rouyrès’ book entitled “Information Wants to be Free: From Moral Transparency to the Transparency of Publicly Listed Companies” (see my other blogs about “why transparency”), this blog gets into the foes of transparency.
In his chapter…
I’ve been around so long now that that the “newbie” perspective doesn’t come easily to me. Lucky for me. But as you might expect, when I talk to new disclosure practitioners and ask them about their biggest challenges, the most…
Digging further into Laurent Rouyrès’ book entitled “Information Wants to be Free: From Moral Transparency to the Transparency of Publicly Listed Companies” (see my blog about the need for trust), this blog gets into the challenges of defining what “transparency”…
This is an interesting question because the definition of “transparent” in the context of corporate communications to investors can indeed be a little complex. Is “engaging” part of that definition? Probably if a company wants an investor to act a…