Given the political pressure that companies are finding themselves when it comes to the “E” and the “S,” it’s not surprising that as we gear up to analyze the transparency of documents ahead of the 2025 Transparency Awards, we are…
In this 40-minute video, Phil Brown – the former CEO of Intelligize – discusses:
1. How did you get into the disclosure research field?
2. How has the disclosure field evolved from your start at Global Securities Information through your…
In this 12-minute video, I interview CII’s Bob McCormick, including:
1. You’ve had such an interesting career. Can you share how your various experiences give you a unique perspective in your current role at CII?
2. What is CII –…
It’s always important to re-read the section of your proxy that handles the “math” of how the different types of votes cast – through proxy cards, voter instruction forms and at the actual meeting – including how broker non-votes are…
When you’re in the business of drafting disclosure, you probably should sometimes be asking yourself, “Does anyone read this stuff anyway?”
Maybe it’s a scary thing to consider because the answer might easily be “Um, not a whole lot.”
But…
We know that most institutional investors use algorithms to help them make investment decisions. Not so much for making voting decisions. Given the incredibly fast evolution of AI, it might not be long before investors heavily rely on AI to…
It is with great sadness that I note that my dear former colleague and boss – Cathy Dixon – passed away several days ago. Cathy served as Corp Fin’s Chief Counsel when I worked for her and she was a…
As I blogged about recently, I’ve been using AI more frequently now that the reasoning tools have been available. I’ve had some remarkable successes using it. And some not so much. Recently, I tried the query of “How can a…
I am happy to say that we are up to 90 “Transparency Advocates.” Among this group of Advocates are numerous former SEC Staffers. We are looking for ten more if you are willing to join this illustrious group – ping…
In the wake of the UnitedHealthcare tragedy, I blogged a few months ago some good examples of executive security arrangement disclosures. Now we have some data about existing trends for this type of disclosure.
For starters, Compensation Advisory Partners has…
I’m just back from the “Securities Regulation Institute” in San Diego and I had the good fortune of running into John Olson, the former Gibson Dunn legend who I’ve always admired so much (see this podcast I taped with John…
As a “Transparency Champion,” my ears truly perk up if I see the term “transparency” – particularly if it’s uttered by a SEC Commissioner. The title of this statement by Commissioner Jaime Lizarraga is “Integrity and Transparency in Financial Reporting:…
2023 was the hardest year of my life and as we turned towards 2024, I blogged some tips about how to help those in your life in need of support. I’m happy to say that I’ve turned it all around…
I found this blog entitled “Can Improved Communication About Executive Compensation Pay Off?” by Pearl Meyer’s Sharon Podstupka to be interesting. It analyzes a study about whether boards and their management teams believe they adequately educate participants about executive compensation…
Following up on this Part 1, these eight things can help you understand what “transparency” is – and isn’t:
Transparency is all about trust – Transparency is an essential condition for building and keeping lasting trust. Transparency requires timeliness. Transparency…
