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Author Archives: Tarik Samman
Who are the new directors?
A look at the demographic makeup of the latest independent board directors Bringing on new board members presents a valuable opportunity for companies to benefit from fresh insights and expertise. In the following analysis, ISS Corporate Solutions examined the current directors across Russell 3000 companies to understand the diverse composition of the most recent group […]
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Tagged board diversity, Board of Directors, CEOs, Corporate governance
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Weekly Roundup: September 15-21, 2023
Financial Implications of Rising Political Risk in the US Posted by Stephen Davis (Harvard Law School), on Friday, September 15, 2023 Tags: C+C, CEOs, Presidential elections, US institutions In 2022, Corporate Time Horizons Shorten, Investors’ Lengthen Posted by Allen He, Jessica Pollock, FCLTGlobal, on Saturday, September 16, 2023 Tags: Corporate, investors, R&D, Shareholders The EU […]
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Statement by Chair Gensler on Updates to the Names Rule
Today, the Commission is considering final rules to update the Names Rule. I am pleased to support this rule adoption because it will help ensure that a fund’s portfolio matches a fund’s name. Such truth in advertising promotes fund integrity on behalf of fund investors. The Names Rule reflects a basic idea: A fund’s investment […]
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Statement by Commissioner Uyeda on Updates to the Names Rule
Thank you, Chair Gensler, and my thanks to the staff for their presentations. Today, the Commission is adopting amendments to rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act, known as the “fund names rule,” and related Form amendments, including to Form N-PORT. While the adopting release makes a number of changes from the proposal, they ultimately […]
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Tagged EDGAR, N-PORT, rule 35d-1, SEC
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Wildest Campaigns of 2023
Amid depressed financial markets and soaring inflation, activists are placing a heightened focus on company profitability and have been increasingly unforgiving of companies failing to maximize profits and streamline operations. In this section, the Diligent Market Intelligence (DMI) editorial team reveals our picks for the wildest activist campaigns of the 2023 season. So far this […]
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Tagged activist campaigns, Activists, DMI, Proxy materials
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Supply Chains: From Out of Sight To Front and Center on the Board Agenda
Supply chains have become an increasingly crucial board priority. Here’s why. Supply chains have always been vulnerable to disruption, but our current combined crises of COVID-19’s after-effects, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and ripples from recent trade wars have caused disturbances at never-before-seen magnitudes. Furthermore, increased expectations from internal and external stakeholders to operationalize sustainability […]
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Tagged C-suite, EMEA, Supply Chains, Universal Proxy
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CEO Succession Practices in the Russell 3000 and S&P 500
These Key Findings are based on a dataset downloaded on July 31, 2023 from CEO Succession Practices in the Russell 3000 and S&P 500: Live Dashboard. The Live Dashboard is updated weekly with information on succession announcements about chief executive officers (CEOs) made at Russell 3000 and S&P 500 companies; please browse the Live Dashboard […]
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Guarding Against a Short Attack
Key Points To prepare for the possibility of a short seller attack, companies should assess their vulnerabilities, maintain open channels of communication with shareholders, monitor short positions and changes in their shareholder base, and formulate a communications strategy. In the face of a short attack, it is vital for a company to respond promptly with […]
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Tagged Activist, activist investors, Regulators, SEC
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2023 Proxy Season Digest
Introduction Each year during proxy season, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) analyzes recently collected data from Russell 3000 company filings. This year we focused on director support and diversity, executive compensation, and shareholder proposals. In this season-ending review, we aggregate our findings for a comprehensive lookback on the 2023 proxy season. Key Takeaway Boards continued to […]
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Discretionary Investing by ‘Passive’ S&P 500 Funds
So-called “passive” index funds, which track a pre-specified underlying index, manage over $12 trillion in assets. It is widely assumed that the managers of these funds cannot select portfolios that deviate from the index’s holdings. In Discretionary Investing by ‘Passive’ S&P 500 Funds, we show this assumption is false as a matter of both law […]
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Tagged ETFs, Index funds, Mutual funds, S&P 500
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