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What Insurrection? A Year Later, Corporations Flip-Flopping on Political Donations

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The deadly insurrection in Washington last year created an opportunity for corporate interests to rethink their involvement in U.S. politics. Thousands of companies decried the Jan. 6, 2021, rioting on Capitol Hill by a mob of supporters of...

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ESG-Focused Activist Investors to Get Even More Active in 2022

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Not so long ago, the term “activist investor” conjured up images of famed corporate raiders like Carl Icahn. It didn’t matter if corporations were receptive to their involvement or not. They bought significant stakes in companies, put the s...

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Five Cs for Companies to Watch in 2022

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Meme stocks, the “gamification” of securities trading, and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to create chaos were just a few of the stories that ultimately defined 2021 in the corporate world. At least one of those doesn’t look l...

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SEC Proposes Stricter Rules on 10b5-1 Plans and Stock Buybacks

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Back in August, we told you about the unvarnished disdain Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler showed for so-called 10b5-1 plans. These plans enable corporate executives to create schedules for trading stocks in the future....

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Influential Investors Speak Up About ESG Laggards

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The world’s largest owner of publicly traded stocks has issued a dire warning for companies that aren’t up to speed with their environmental, social and governance programs. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, executives at Norges Bank In...

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