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SEC Gary Gensler: Human Capital Disclosure Requirements on the Way

Gensler: Human Capital Disclosure Requirements on the Way

SEC Gary Gensler: Human Capital Disclosure Requirements on the Way

The Securities and Exchange Commission is working up a new rule that would require public companies to disclose more data about their workforces (aka “human capital”), the agency’s new chair Gary Gensler said last week. If implemented, the...

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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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SEC Chair Isn’t Playing Games with Stock Trading Apps

SEC Chair Isn’t Playing Games with Stock Trading Apps

SEC Chair Isn’t Playing Games with Stock Trading Apps

The subject of screen time has been a hot topic in parenting circles during the COVID-19 era. Now the new Securities and Exchange Commission chair is sounding the alarm about how much gaming adults are doing. It’s not the latest edition of...

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On Voting Law Debate, Issuers Have No Place to Hide

On Voting Law Debate, Issuers Have No Place to Hide

On Voting Law Debate, Issuers Have No Place to Hide

In 1990, Michael Jordan uttered a throwaway comment to teammates about calls to support a Democratic candidate in a U.S. Senate race in his home state of North Carolina. “Republicans buy sneakers, too,” joked Jordan, who, at the time, was t...

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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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