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Investment Managers Should Brace for Enhanced Proxy Vote Reporting

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For nearly 20 years, mutual funds have been required to report to the public on the proxy votes they cast at annual shareholder meetings. The Securities and Exchange Commission now wants even more information about those votes. The SEC anno...

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The Great SPAC Liquidation

Not so long ago, everybody couldn’t wait to get a piece of special purpose acquisition companies, more commonly known as SPACs. The hoopla enticed celebrities such as media mogul Jay-Z, tennis star Serena Williams and even former President...

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Man on Borderline: CFIUS Vigilance

U.S. Sets New Guidelines for Foreign Investment

Man on Borderline: CFIUS Vigilance

If we asked what the acronym CFIUS stands for, how long would it take you to come up with “Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.?” As the name implies, CFIUS reviews cross-border investment in the United States for red flags related t...

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Carbon credits fueling car emissions

Are Corporate Climate Change Programs Doing Any Good?

Carbon credits fueling car emissions

The broad-based commitment to fighting climate change has become one of the dominant themes in the global business community. But what if all the promises about carbon emissions and breathless reports of progress on climate-related goals ar...

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Activist Investors Use SEC’s Shift to Press Companies on Climate and Social Agendas

Sustainability meeting with diverse group of people writing

When it comes to pushing for clean energy and environmentally responsible policymaking, publicly traded companies talk a big game. Their actions don’t match the rhetoric, though. That’s the takeaway offered by a report from sustainability a...

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