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Author Archives: Tarik Samman
A Decade of Corporate Governance in Brazil: 2010-2019
This article provides an overview of the evolution of corporate governance (CG) in Brazil, over the decade from 2010-2019. Since the turn of the century, the government and many private institutions have adopted a number of measures to promote improved CG. In 2009, the Brazilian Securities Commission, Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), created a mandatory […]
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Tagged Boards of Directors, Brazil, Disclosure, Minority shareholders
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Weekly Roundup: December 29-January 4, 2024
The Dynamics of Corporate Governance: Evidence from Brazil Posted by Antonio Gledson de Carvalho (Fundação Getúlio Vargas School of Business), Humberto Gallucci Netto (Federal University of São Paulo), and Bernard S. Black (Northwestern University), on Friday, December 29, 2023 Tags: Boards of Directors, Brazil, Disclosure, Minority shareholders, practices Talent management: an evolving board imperative Posted by […]
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SEC Defeats Summary Judgment Bid in ‘Shadow Insider Trading’ Case
On November 20, 2023, a federal district court denied summary judgment for the defendant in SEC v. Panuwat, a litigated enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to so-called “shadow trading.” Shadow trading involves an investor possessing material non-public information (MNPI) about “Company A” but trading in the securities of “Company […]
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Tagged Insider trading, Materiality, Medivation, non-public information, Panuwat, SEC, shadow trading
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Weekly Roundup: December 8-14, 2023
Remarks by Chair Gensler Before the American Bar Association Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Friday, December 8, 2023 Tags: Beneficial Ownership, Executive Compensation, Insider trading, Proxy voting, SEC SEC reports Enforcement stats for fiscal 2023 —with big contributions from whistleblowers Posted by Cydney S. Posner, Cooley LLP, on Saturday, December […]
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In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency entered a settlement with ASARCO LLC for violations of the Clean Air Act at a copper smelting plant in Hayden, Arizona. ASARCO was required to spend an estimated $150 million to come into compliance with regulations that ASARCO had been in violation of since 2005. Moreover, the firm had […]
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Tagged Clean Air Act, compliance, corporate misconduct, economic benefit, Environment
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Post-Doctoral Corporate Governance Fellowships For Finance, Economics, and Accounting Researchers
The Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School (HLS) is seeking applications for Corporate Governance Post Doctoral Fellowships from highly qualified candidates with graduate training in finance, economics, or accounting. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and the start date is flexible. Appointments are for one year but the appointment period can be […]
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The Cost of Private Fund Regulation
The Dodd-Frank Act, passed in 2010, directed the SEC to tighten the reins on private equity and hedge fund advisers by setting up a monitoring and reporting system. When the SEC proposed new rules to implement the Act’s mandate, it triggered a wave of criticism. The SEC had predicted that advisers would spend only an […]
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Weekly Roundup: December 1-December 7, 2023
Why Have Uninsured Depositors Become De Facto Insured? Posted by Michael Ohlrogge (NYU), on Friday, December 1, 2023 Tags: bank failure, Deposit insurance, FDIC, Moral hazard SEC Outlines 2024 Examination Priorities Posted by Aaron Gilbride, Marlon Q. Paz and Naim Culhaci, Latham & Watkins LLP, on Saturday, December 2, 2023 Tags: Cryptoassets, Cybersecurity, Exchange Act, […]
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SEC Risk Factors Disclosure Analysis
Many S&P 500 companies disclosed they have not experienced past material cybersecurity incidents; however, geopolitics and remote work have heightened cybersecurity risk. The past 12 months have continued to demonstrate significant volatility and uncertainty in the business environment and broader society, including tectonic shifts in disruptive technologies like Generative artificial intelligence (AI), continued economic upheaval, […]
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Corporate Board Diversity: A Comment from Thirty Percent Coalition
This post is based on a comment letter submitted to the SEC regarding Corporate Board Diversity by Thirty Percent Coalition. Below is the text of the letter with minor adjustments to eliminate the correspondence-related parts. Dear Ms. Countryman: The Thirty Percent Coalition (the “Coalition”) respectfully submits this letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission […]
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