ActivismNIRI 2022: ESG activist shareholder proposals fall flat in proxy season Jun 22, 2022James BeechThe chair of NIRI says she has not seen activists leverage ESG as often as traditional shareholder proposals in the 2022 proxy season...Read more
RegulationAll change: A look at how rule changes at the SEC might affect IR Jun 09, 2022Ali CainThe SEC is consulting on a range of proposals designed to give issuers more timely information about who owns and is trading in their...Read more
ActivismWhat impact will the SEC's proposed rules on beneficial ownership have on engagement with activists? Jun 06, 2022Ben MaidenA pair of long-discussed and highly anticipated regulatory changes affecting activist investors and the US companies they target are...Read more
Technology & Social MediaThe week in investor relations: Executives ‘buy the dip,’ male applicants question Goldman Sachs’ hiring policies and a tech-risk deep dive Jun 01, 2022Garnet Roach– Corporate executives have been buying shares in their companies at a rate not seen since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic,...Read more
Buy sideBear-market necessities: Highlights from the IR Magazine Think Tank – East Coast 2022 May 24, 2022Tim HumanThe stock market sell-off, renewed shareholder activism and incoming SEC rules were just a few of the topics discussed by IR...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDCII says beneficial ownership proposal can aid engagement Apr 20, 2022Ben MaidenThe Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has welcomed a proposed SEC measure designed to help shareholders engage with portfolio...Read more
ActivismHow changing beneficial ownership reporting may impact activism Apr 20, 2022Alexandra LayfieldRachel SolinoThe SEC in February proposed amendments to Regulation 13D-G to modernize beneficial ownership reporting requirements. Adoption of the...Read more
ActivismIR papers: The modern lady CEO’s guide to ambiguous situations Apr 13, 2022Jeff CossetteFemale-run companies are much more likely to be both targeted by and then co-operate with activist investors. And a new study suggests...Read more
ReportingTime to separate the G from ESG, argues SquareWell Partners Apr 07, 2022Garnet Roach‘Governance should be viewed as the means of facing environmental and social risks and opportunities – not as an isolated element.’...Read more
ActivismThe week in investor relations: Biden against buybacks, Ackman swears off short-selling and Shanghai lockdown sees traders camp out Apr 01, 2022Garnet Roach– CNN reported that the Biden administration wants to discourage stock buybacks, which critics say allow executives to manipulate...Read more