I have long been fascinated about who is named as a “Named Executive Officer” for ’34 Act reporting purposes and it’s good to keep an eye on the trends to see how your company compares. This recent blog from “The…
Many of us are being asked in our jobs to use AI. Many of us don’t have time to do the training that we think is necessary to use AI. The good news is that you don’t really need training…
Recently, I blogged about the role of AI in proxy fights and the impact it has relative to proxy advisors. The blog was based on a recent Andreessen Horowitz “a16z chart of the week” – which itself piggybacked off a…
Following up on the stats from last year in this blog entitled “Proxy Disclosure for Those Reincorporating,” here are the latest reincorporation stats courtesy of this note from Glass Lewis (also see this blog from John Jenkins with some gloss):…
Following up on a prior piece from Glass Lewis, this article sheds light on the operational aspects of stewardship, including its administration, technology adoption, integrations with proxy voting and engagement, and team size. Here’s a summary:
1. Investment Strategy Shapes…
Recently, I was speaking to James Palczynski – the CEO of DeCue Technologies – and he drummed up this summary of what you need to know: The new exposure in the earnings call analysis arms race is not the words…
I’ve been running a series of blogs with analysis into what transpired during this proxy season with shareholder proposals given Corp Fin’s decision to change the way they hand Rule 14a-8 requests. Here’s a summary of this 66-page study on…
This LinkedIn post by Pennant AI’s Ryan Nowicki Stewart is worth considering: “Prediction markets are already pricing earnings beats, CEO departures, IPO timelines, CFO commentary and M&A outcomes on platforms like Kalshi – with $178B in annualized trading volume and…
Last week, I blogged stats from a report from ISS-Corporate about the trends in shareholder proposals this far in the proxy season. This new report from Glass Lewis has even more recent stats – and a bevy of great charts.…
Last week, the SEC released a seismic proposal under which it proposes to simplify the filer status categories and expand accommodations to simplify disclosure for many companies. In its proposal, the SEC estimates that approximately 80% of current public companies…
This analysis from ISS-Corporate reveals what we’ve heard from other sources – that companies are including more shareholder proposals in their proxy compared to past years during this season of Corp Fin not refereeing the Rule 14a-8 process. The stats…
Even though we only have a proposal – and not a final rule – from the SEC about optional semi-annual reporting, many companies are already weighing the pros and cons of moving from quarterly to semi-annual reporting. Here are 10…
I continue to receive reactions to this new paper from Glass Lewis entitled “AI and the Fiduciary Test: A Guide for Institutional Investors in Evaluating AI Proxy Voting Solutions” – and I received a number of reactions to the last…
Last week, I blogged about this new paper from Glass Lewis entitled “AI and the Fiduciary Test: A Guide for Institutional Investors in Evaluating AI Proxy Voting Solutions” and I received a number of reactions. One response is this one…
Are you building AI into your disclosure processes? This is a question you should be asking yourself in this new year. As noted in this Workiva report entitled “2026 Predictions for Finance, Risk, and Sustainability,” a company noted it cut…
