Shareholders & activismGroup petitions SEC to halt JBS listing on climate grounds Sep 06, 2023Garnet RoachClimate-change pressure group Mighty Earth has written to the SEC calling for greater scrutiny of a planned IPO by Brazilian meat...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: NYC comptroller presses BlackRock on climate commitments and senator questions ESG raters Sep 23, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that, according to people familiar with the matter, Instacart doesn’t intend to raise...Read more
Shareholders & activismThe week in GRC: Governor Hochul nominates top New York regulator and Allbirds targets sustainability in IPO filing Sep 03, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that, according to an analysis by University of Florida finance professor Jay Ritter, the still...Read more
Regulatory & complianceLong-Term Stock Exchange has first listings Aug 26, 2021Maria Ward-BrennanThe Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) has officially listed its first two companies. The listings went live at a virtual opening...Read more
Shareholders & activismIPO and Spac surge expected to slow, study says Jul 15, 2021Maria Ward-BrennanInvestors continue to feel enthusiastic about the IPO and special purpose acquisition company (Spac) markets, though many expect the...Read more
Regulatory & complianceThe week in GRC: San Francisco voters back pay inequity measure, and SEC releases enforcement report Nov 06, 2020Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal noted that major US companies are asking the law firms they hire to explain how many diverse lawyers they...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Renault board votes to remove CEO and NYC comptroller makes board diversity push Oct 11, 2019Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that shares of newly public companies, which had been hot investments earlier in the year, are now...Read more
Shareholders & activismThe week in GRC: We Company postpones IPO, and investors urge governments to tackle climate change Sep 20, 2019Ben Maiden– Reuters reported that London Stock Exchange (LSE) shareholder Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) said it agreed with the board’s...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: We Company to add woman to board, and state attorneys general to launch big tech antitrust probes Sep 06, 2019Ben Maiden– CNN said Saudi Arabia took an important step toward listing Aramco by replacing the company’s chair with someone seen as more...Read more
BoardroomAttorney says ‘unusual’ WeWork CEO succession plan illustrates trend Aug 29, 2019Ben MaidenWeWork has raised at least one set of seasoned corporate governance eyebrows with its CEO succession plans. The arrangement –...Read more