A while back, I penned a blog making the business case for companies to be transparent in their disclosure – arguing that transparency builds trust, which in turn enhances a company’s reputation to build real value. At that time, I…
“Things are topsy-turvy in the office.” I can’t help but think of that famous line from the end of “The Americans” TV series. But when you stop and think about it, it’s not a surprise that the SEC’s new climate…
I guarantee you that no one knows more about universal proxy. In this 22-minute video, Michael Levin of TheActivistInvestor.com joins us to discuss:
What’s the current state of play with universal proxy?
How do you rate the overall level of…
Our guest – John Kostyack of Kostyack Strategies – helps NGOs and foundations with their climate change and clean energy policy programs and in this 8-minute video, we discuss:
What is your background?
How do you feel is the best…
Ah, it would be so much easier to draft the proxy if all you had to do was follow the rules. The SEC’s rules have been long familiar to many of us. While some of them change occasionally and new complexities are introduced,…
I’ll admit I was surprised to see the results from this recent study by Intelligize in which 110 of their customers (so admittedly a small sample size, but still not puny) responded. The lack of fear about generative AI seems…
I had a rough year in 2023. Toughest one of my 62 years. I’m doing better but this year could turn out to be challenging as well. You never know. That’s the nature of life. Here are some lessons I’ve…
Here’s the intro from this blog by Cooley’s Cydney Posner: “The Center for Audit Quality, working with Ideagen Audit Analytics, has just released a new edition of its annual ‘Audit Committee Transparency Barometer,’ which, over the past ten years, has measured…
In this 14-minute demo video, Seth Duppstadt of LEXamples joins us to show us his latest creation: LEXamples! Right now, using LEXamples is free – and there are a number of reasons why you might want to try it out…
In this blog, I try to stay positive – highlighting good examples of transparent disclosure and the like. But the recent assault – expressly termed “lawfare” – by China on transparency can’t go by without a mention. As noted in…
In this 13-minute video, Gibson Dunn’s Sheldon Nagesh addresses:
How did universal proxy fare this proxy season?
What might that mean for next season?
Do all of these advance notice changes really mean anything?
Is proxy access dead?
https://youtu.be/hA6nGOeEFQw…
Vontier’s Courtney Kamlet, Fredrikson’s Liz Dunshee and Soundboard Governance’s Doug Chia join me in the video below as we discuss the highlights from the 2023 Annual Conference for the Society of Corporate Governance. Think John Chevedden and more…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VzKdjyHamPY…
Recently, I blogged about my new role as a “Transparency Champion.” Let me weigh in a little more about why I’m doing this, and then explain how I intend to pull it off.
As a keen student of corporate disclosure…
My final chapter perhaps. And my most important. I am taking up the mantle to facilitate a lively conversation around transparency. “Transparency” is the lifeblood of Labrador, and they have hired me – in an independent capacity – to further…
