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Author: Mark Olsen

Director hiring CEO: Info security expertise not a priority

No Easy Answers to Ransomware Riddle

Director hiring CEO: Info security expertise not a priority

Imagine you’re a director of a real estate company tasked with hiring a new chief executive. “Understands best practices in information security” might not be on your list of must-have qualifications. But maybe it should be. The Securities...

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SEC Guidance Prompts SPAC Restatements

SEC Guidance Prompts SPAC Restatements

SEC Guidance Prompts SPAC Restatements

A few months ago, we told you about the mounting speculation that the Securities and Exchange Commission would take a more active role in regulating SPACs. In the meantime, the agency issued guidance indicating that SPACs may need to file a...

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Coming Soon: Integrated Reporting

Coming Soon: Integrated Reporting

Coming Soon: Integrated Reporting

Readers of this blog understand the importance of ESG matters for corporations around the world. Investors, employees, customers and others want to know how issues such as climate risk and workplace diversity affect the decisions companies...

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BlackRock Boasts of Sustainability Bona Fides

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BlackRock has for years been one of the most outspoken voices pushing public companies to act as responsible corporate citizens. In a bombshell letter to corporate leaders in 2018, founder Larry Fink described a new point of emphasis in how...

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Bitcoin Accounting Keeps Crypto-Gains Under Wraps

Bitcoin Accounting Keeps Crypto-Gains Under Wraps

Bitcoin Accounting Keeps Crypto-Gains Under Wraps

Forget about the tree in the forest. Here’s a new conundrum for public companies to consider: If you make massive gains on bitcoin but can’t brag about it to shareholders, was the investment worth making in the first place? There are plenty...

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