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Category: Investor Relations

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Earnings Call Adds Farcical Element to First Republic’s Implosion

A dumpster fire representing bank engulfed in flames

In the annals of disastrous corporate earnings calls, First Republic Bank on April 24 offered up a whopper. It was short, lasting about 12 minutes. You could call it sweet, too – if you were an executive trying to avoid talking about the be...

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Feds Issue First Indictment Related to 10b5-1 Plans

Railway signals in the middle of railroad tracks, symbolizing insider trading

After months of signaling a crackdown was coming, the federal government has broken new ground by issuing its first indictment against an executive, based solely on the use of so-called 10b5-1 plans. A quick refresher: Rule 10b5-1 of the Se...

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ESG Politics Diverge on Federal, State Levels

4 children on one end and a man on another end of a seesaw in a forrest-lined park (black and white)

In a classic episode of the sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” city council member Jeremy Jamm uses bureaucratic subterfuge to threaten heroine Leslie Knope’s hopes for a new park in the town of Pawnee, Indiana. Angling to secure the project si...

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SEC Readies Changes to 10b5-1 Plans

Pothole in street with radiating cracks

Regardless of whether you agree with Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler’s views on policy, you can’t argue against his ability to get things done. Since he took over at the agency, the SEC has acted on hot-button issues l...

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The Biggest ESG Stories of 2022

Meeting room chat highlights

Politicians in the United States have argued about environmental issues for decades, but 2022 will likely go down as the year in which corporate ESG programs became a political football. With all the anticipation surrounding the Securities...

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