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SPACs: Money for Nothing?

SPACs: Money for Nothing?

SPACs: Money for Nothing?

“Special purpose acquisition companies.” The name sounds only slight less sexy than its more commonly used acronym: SPAC. The packaging may be plain, but that hasn’t stopped SPACs from becoming the hottest investments on Wall Street. Some m...

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SEC Showing Greater Interest in Companies’ Cyber Defenses

SEC Showing Greater Interest in Companies’ Cyber Defenses

SEC Showing Greater Interest in Companies’ Cyber Defenses

In the wake of recent hackings of Microsoft and SolarWinds software, cybersecurity in the United States – or the lack thereof – currently sits top of mind for security experts at numerous companies and government agencies. Count the Securit...

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Paid Sick Leave Latest ESG Issue in Shareholder Proposals

Paid Sick Leave Latest ESG Issue in Shareholder Proposals

Paid Sick Leave Latest ESG Issue in Shareholder Proposals

As the world re-emerges from the pandemic, many employers will find themselves re-evaluating policies on everything from telecommuting to acceptable office attire. The events of the last year shined a particularly bright light on the workin...

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Shareholder Proposals to Watch This Proxy Season

Shareholder Proposals to Watch This Proxy Season

Shareholder Proposals to Watch This Proxy Season

It’s awards season in Hollywood, where multiple Golden Globe wins by “Nomadland” have cast a spotlight on Amazon’s CamperForce program, a seasonal workforce of RVers and nomads. Meanwhile, it’s proxy season in the business world, where Amaz...

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SEC Takes First Steps on New Climate Disclosure Rules

SEC Takes First Steps on New Climate Disclosure Rules

SEC Takes First Steps on New Climate Disclosure Rules

During the 2020 campaign for the White House, President Joe Biden declared climate change the “number one issue facing humanity,” and explicitly called for greater corporate transparency on the subject. His administration’s call for a revie...

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