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Author Archives: Tarik Samman
A Diverse View on Board Diversity
Corporate governance centers on the board of directors, a critical group responsible for guiding an organization’s strategic direction and overseeing its operations. In recent years, research on board diversity has significantly increased, with most studies indicating that it brings positive effects, ranging from enhanced economic performance to broader societal benefits. The concept of “board diversity” […]
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Posted in Academic Research
Tagged board diversity, Political Polarization, Political Realignment, Viewpoint Diversity
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SEC Enforcement Sweep Picks up Multiple Companies and Insiders with Late Filings
Can we call it a year-end tradition yet? It’s almost the end of the SEC’s fiscal year, and, as it did last year around this time, the SEC has just announced a big Enforcement sweep of multiple companies and some individuals—23 in total—for failing to timely file Section 16(a) short-swing trading reports (Forms 3, 4 and 5) […]
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Posted in Practitioner Publications
Tagged enforcement, Exchange Act, Public Companies, SEC
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2024 proxy season recap: Disclosures catch up with investor expectations
Proxy season at a glance Just 26 companies in the Russell 3000 stock index failed to gain majority support for their compensation plans. In addition to overall pay and performance alignment, to comply with new disclosure rules, companies have begun reporting new compensation information that gives investors a deeper understanding of these plans. Average support […]
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Tagged Board of Directors, disclosures, investors, Proxy season
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Sustainable Investing: Evidence From the Field
In our paper, Sustainable Investing: Evidence from the Field, which was recently made available on SSRN, we survey 509 equity portfolio managers from both traditional and sustainable funds on whether, why, and how they incorporate firms’ environmental and social (“ES”) performance into investment decisions. The answers reveal several interesting results, organized into four groups, that […]
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Tagged E&S, ESG, investing, investors
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Key Updates to the DOJs Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance. First published in 2017, the ECCP sets out factors that DOJ Criminal Division prosecutors will consider when evaluating the compliance program of a company facing a criminal enforcement action. While primarily intended for prosecutors, the ECCP also serves […]
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Tagged DOJ, ECCP, technology, Whistleblowers
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Sustainability and ESG: Where Are We Now?
As we near the final quarter of 2024, in a year with global temperatures looking to break new records (again), achievement of various 2025 or 2030 targets set by companies (such as progress against objectives to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which had an initial deadline of 2030, or interim Paris Agreement emissions reductions […]
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Tagged anti-ESG, Chevron, ESG, Loper Bright
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2024 Top 250 Annual Incentive Plan Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Our 2024 Annual Incentive Plan Report provides a comprehensive review of the annual incentive plans of the top 250 largest companies in the S&P 500 by market capitalization. Annual incentive plans are critical tools used to align executive compensation with a company’s short-term goals and support talent attraction, motivation and retention objectives. This […]
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Tagged ESG, Executives, Proxy advisors, S&P 500
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ESG Shareholder Resolutions
Key Observations Average support for ESG-focused shareholder resolutions in the US stabilized at 23% in the 2024 proxy year, after a steep decline in 2023. Excluding a growing cohort of resolutions by anti-ESG filers, the 2024 average is 27% (2023: 26%). Support for governance resolutions rebounded in 2024 to 36% from a low of 30% […]
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Tagged Big Three, ESG, Proxy, Shareholders
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Weekly Roundup: September 27-October 3, 2024
Billionaire Superstar: Public Image and Demand for Taxation Posted by Ricardo Perez-Truglia (UCLA) and Jeffrey Yusof (University of Zurich), on Friday, September 27, 2024 Tags: Billionaires, Public Attitudes, Tax Rates, Taxes Doing More, Saying Less: Trends in DE&I Compensation Metrics Posted by Sydney Carlock, Rose James, and Faten Alqaseer, Teneo, on Saturday, September 28, 2024 […]
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CEO survey
Survey methodology Over 80 CEOs representing more than 15 industries participated in this Fortune/Deloitte CEO Survey. 88% of respondents are from organizations based in the United States, and the remainder are from organizations based outside of the United States. Fielded June 11-26, 2024, the survey consisted of 14 questions that explored market outlook, Generative AI, […]
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Tagged Board of Directors, CEOs, dei, GenAI
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