Shareholders Archive

– According to The Wall Street Journal (paywall), the cryptocurrency industry is increasing efforts to recruit more legal talent as it faces increased regulatory pressure while looking to become part of mainstream finance. Crypto exchanges and companies are hiring many attorneys from...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is no stranger to virtual shareholder AGMs and views them as an exercise that goes beyond merely fulfilling regulatory or governance obligations. As our judges noted, the company has proven to be adept at using technology to make its meeting very accessible. The company’s AGM is focused on shareholder engagement and allows for interaction with executives and the board. A key feature of this desire to maximize accessibility is enabl...

– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said Elon Musk decided not to join the company’s board of directors. Agrawal said in a message posted to Twitter that he and the board were excited about collaborating with...

No one will be surprised to read the stats on in-person meetings from last year: according to Corporate Secretary sister publication IR Magazine’s Global Roadshow Report 2021, limitations on human movement as a result of the pandemic led to a substantial reduction in one-on-one, in-person meetings between companies and investors.  The results show that companie...