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SubscribeThirty Years After ‘Informant!’ Scandal, Inquiry Probes Executive Bonuses at ADM
A Midwestern agribusiness may seem like an unlikely setting for million-dollar corporate intrigue, but that’s not for lack of trying on the part of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. Roughly 30 years after the food-processing company endured a Holl...
Read MoreSEC Toughens Transparency Rules for SPACs
We don’t hear much anymore in the compliance world about special purpose acquisition companies, more commonly known as SPACs. It tends to be bad when we do, such as last week’s news that the Securities and Exchange Commission slapped Northe...
Read MoreExxon Bypasses SEC, Seeks Court Order to Block ESG Shareholder Proposal
As companies contemplate how best to respond to the rising number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) proposals from activist shareholders, Exxon Mobil has employed an unusual strategy to avoid such a vote. The oil giant is sidest...
Read MoreDEI: D.O.A. or Here to Stay?
In January of 2021, we wrote on this blog: “If there was ever a time when public companies tried to remain apolitical, it appears to be gone.” We were less than a week removed from the Jan. 6 insurrection in which protestors, enflamed by ou...
Read MoreNo Fear of AI Here: Survey Reveals Little Worry Among Compliance Pros Over Use of AI
As big business has embraced the promise of artificial intelligence, questions and concerns among professionals, consumers and investors about the potential negative effects of AI have tempered the allure of innovation and improved bottom l...
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