ESGThe week in GRC: Compliance teams seek AML clarity and CFOs use sustainability to attract investors Feb 12, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that CFOs are taking on sustainability measures as a means to attract new investors, lower their...Read more
AppointmentsThe week in GRC: Companies condemn DC riot, and COSO planning advice on emerging risks Jan 08, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that business leaders and trade groups called for an end to the violence in Washington, DC and a...Read more
ShareholdersActivists see value amid stock price crashes, with issuers encouraged to settle Mar 17, 2020Ben AshwellWith the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index falling around 12 percent on March 16, activist investors are seeing the opportunity...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: ESG funds see record inflows, and Icahn backs Xerox-HP union Nov 15, 2019Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that socially responsible investment funds have been enjoying a record year of inflows, but that...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: IPO boards said to undermine diversity push, and in-house lawyers expect climate-related legal risks Aug 16, 2019Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that Rite Aid appointed Heyward Donigan as CEO, saying her experience leading healthcare companies...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: Asset managers said to target corporate access, and Icahn wants new Occidental directors Jun 28, 2019Ben Maiden– CNN reported that Eldorado Resorts is to buy Caesars Entertainment to create the largest gaming company in the US. Eldorado Resorts...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Smaller companies face board diversity heat, and Amazon NYC U-turn highlights risks in public opinion Feb 15, 2019Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that no more than five of PG&E’s board directors will be up for re-election at the company’s...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: Tesla shareholder group calls for governance changes, and Icahn sues Dell over going-public plans Nov 02, 2018Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that, according to people familiar with the matter, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are...Read more
Technology & social mediaThe week in GRC: SEC warns of cyber-threats around accounting controls, and Campbell Soup heirs back company in activist battle Oct 19, 2018Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that Harris Corp and L3 Technologies are to combine in the largest defense industry merger. The...Read more
Technology & social mediaThe week in GRC: SEC said to subpoena Tesla over tweet, and US bosses earn 312 times more than workers Aug 17, 2018Ben Maiden– According to The Wall Street Journal , Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a blog post that he has been in talks with the Saudi Arabian...Read more