IVSC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

” As a former financial services regulator, I have experienced first-hand the value of international standards in strengthening and transforming financial markets. Mr.Katto was CEO of Uganda’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) for 16 years until end of 2013.

Banking 246

Banking Start-ups Marketability Finance 246

IVSC

MARCH 28, 2024

Environmental, Social and Governance ( ESG ) are defined within IVS as the criteria that together establish the framework for assessing the impact of the sustainability and ethical practices, financial performance or operations of a company, asset, or liability.

Marketability 264

Marketability Business Valuation 264

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 23, 2024

Altdata generally is understood to include information about an organization that is available outside of traditional financial and regulatory reporting channels, press releases, or other authorized materials. Altdata has no standard definition provided by industry groups or regulators, and as such the definition remains inherently fluid.

Marketability 210

Marketability 210

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 26, 2024

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, April 26, 2024 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of April 19-25, 2024 The Hidden Logic of Shareholder Democracy Posted by Usha Rodrigues (University of Georgia), on Friday, April 19, 2024 Tags: AMC , DGCL , (..)

Marketability 100

Marketability 100

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 13, 2023

Gözlügöl (Leibniz Institute for Financial Research), Julian Greth (Leibniz Institute for Financial Research) and Tobias H. Tröger (Leibniz Institute for Financial Research) , on Thursday, April 13, 2023 Editor's Note: Alperen A. Posted by Alperen A. Student and a Junior Researcher of the Cluster Law and Finance, and Tobias H.

Corporate Finance 230

Corporate Finance Marketability Finance 230

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 18, 2022

House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. The Gold Standard of Capital Markets. These statutes created requirements and regulations around disclosure, registration, exchanges, and broker-dealers, and established the SEC to oversee the markets.

Marketability 243

Marketability Technology 243

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 16, 2023

Robertson, Jenner & Block LLP, on Friday, June 9, 2023 Tags: Corporate culture , Disclosure , Environmental disclosure , environmental justice , internal stakeholders , regulation , Risk oversight Drag-Along Provisions and Covenants Not to Sue in the Private Company M&A Context Posted by Amy L. Simmerman, David J. Berger, and Ryan J.

Treasury 185

Treasury Marketability 185

Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 20, 2023

Economic volatility dominated the corporate landscape in 2022, with inflation and stock price declines making headlines throughout the year, while the labor market remained surprisingly resilient, reinforcing the scarcity and value of key talent. Last of the Dodd-Frank Act Regulations. Pay versus Performance (PvP).

Marketability 220

Marketability 220

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 11, 2023

Larcker (Stanford University) , on Monday, August 7, 2023 Tags: CEO Pay , equity awards , Executive Compensation , pay versus performance , Proxy advisory , shareholder engagement How Governance Professionals Are Guiding Corporate Disclosure on E&S Topics Posted by Sarah Crowe and Charles Neidenbach, Nasdaq, Inc.,

Marketability 189

Marketability Compliance Equity 189

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 17, 2022

Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures Framework: Overview of First Beta Release. Do Equity Markets Care About Income Inequality? Tags: Climate change , ESG , Institutional Investors , SEC , Securities regulation , Shareholder proposals , Shareholder voting , Stewardship. Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S.

Beta 230

Beta Technology Banking Equity 230

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Platt (University of Kansas School of Law), on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Tags: Congress , Mandatory Disclosure , Regulators , Securities Act Proxy Voting Insights: Key ESG Resolutions Posted by Lindsey Stewart, Morningstar, Inc, on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Tags: E&S , ESG , Proxy voting , Shareholder Do Consumers Care About ESG?

Equity 189

Equity Marketability Technology 189

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This post is based on their paper forthcoming in The Review of Financial Studies. Investors may have incentives to keep secret these activities to maintain their trading advantage over the market. Therefore, it raises the question of why an investor would voluntarily disclose the incidence of their site visits.

Marketability 213

Marketability Finance Technology 213

IVSC

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Led by industry experts and valuation leaders, this webinar will delve into crucial topics such as integrating ESG metrics into valuation models, evaluating the financial impact of sustainability initiatives, and navigating regulatory implications for sustainable valuation practices. Bernstein, a subsidiary of AllianceBernstein.

Business Valuation 246

Business Valuation Corporate Finance Intangible Assets Appraisal 246

IVSC

JANUARY 24, 2024

This substantial update includes new chapters on Data & Inputs, Documentation, and Financial Instruments , alongside a reordered General Standards section that more accurately reflects the modern valuation process. Documentation Updated requirements for comprehensive record-keeping in line with national standards and regulations.

Intangible Assets 279

Intangible Assets Compliance Marketability Banking 279

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 4, 2022

While the period up to 2018 was marked by an absence of ESG and sustainability focused regulatory pressure, in the period since, there have been efforts across the globe to ensure investors, financiers and companies pursue more sustainable business practices.

Start-ups 337

Start-ups Finance Marketability 337

IVSC

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Cooperation agreement follows feedback from securities regulators highlighting inconsistency in valuation quality and approach, worldwide. ” IVSC and IOSCO share the mutual goal of improving the financial information that regulators and market participants rely on.

Marketability 130

Marketability Business Valuation 130

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 29, 2022

The Complex, Contentious, and Changing Nature of Financial Reporting Standards. Comment by Commissioners Peirce and Uyeda on the Financial Accounting Foundation Draft Strategic Plan. Financial Regulation, Corporate Governance, and the Hidden Costs of Clearinghouses. Evidence from U.S. Posted by Hester M. Uyeda, U.S.

Banking 206

Banking Equity Technology Marketability 206

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 25, 2023

Ellias (Harvard Law School) , on Thursday, August 24, 2023 Tags: Bankruptcy , corporate finance , employee response , Financial regulation , firm cullture , Monetary policy , Restructurings , workforce Statement by Commissioner Uyeda on Private Fund Advisers Posted by Mark T. Carroll, Stephen T. Cohen, and Devon M. Uyeda, U.S.

Corporate Finance 189

Corporate Finance Finance Marketability 189

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Almost two decades ago, the late securities law scholar Larry Ribstein used the then newly adopted Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) as a case study of federal regulatory responses to capital market crises. Third, even if markets have malfunctioned, market actors often are better able than politicians to correct them.

Marketability 167

Marketability 167

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Tags: Climate change , Environmental disclosure , ESG , SEC , SEC rulemaking , Securities regulation , Sustainability.

Banking 194

Banking Equity Marketability Technology 194

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 31, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, March 31, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of March 24-30, 2023.

Banking 213

Banking Equity Marketability 213

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 21, 2023

Lee, and Ari Weinberg, KPMG LLP, on Monday, July 17, 2023 Tags: Board composition , board effectiveness , Board leadership , Board of Directors , equity , Executive Compensation , stakeholder engagement Law and Stock Market Development in the UK Over Time: An Uneasy Match Posted by Brian R. CEO Compensation Advantage Grows vs. U.K.

Equity 188

Equity Marketability Banking 188

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Today, the Commission is voting to adopt rules to broaden the scope of short sale-related data available to regulators as well as the investing public. I am pleased to support this adoption because it will enhance the transparency of this important area of our markets.

Equity 214

Equity Marketability 214

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This post is based on his recent paper , forthcoming in the Yale Journal on Regulation. In the case of successor liability for criminal offenses, however, the serious non-financial consequences of criminal conviction (or even potential conviction) cannot be neatly managed through contractual risk allocation.

Marketability 217

Marketability Compliance 217

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 26, 2023

I am very pleased that this Committee is tackling the injection of environmental and social policy into financial regulation in such an extensive way—holding this hearing, and considering as many as 18 pieces of legislation designed to tackle this subject. capital markets continue to lead the world. [3] 2] Overall, U.S.

Marketability 189

Marketability 189

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Application to non-EU companies The following non-EU companies will be required to report under the CSRD: Non-EU companies with securities listed on an EU regulated market. Large EU “public interest entities” that are already subject to the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (“ NFRD “).

Marketability 235

Marketability 235

Benzinga

MAY 2, 2024

May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TopLine Financial Credit Union and Anoka Hennepin Credit Union , both Twin Cities-based member-owned financial services cooperatives , jointly announce a plan for a proposed merger where Anoka Hennepin Credit Union members would join the TopLine family of members. MAPLE GROVE, Minn.,

Technology 49

Technology Marketability 49

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 21, 2023

Fuse Brown (Georgia State University), on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Tags: capital investment , Financial regulation , investors , market power , Medicine , Private equity What The First Universal Proxy Card Contests Say About the Future of Activism Posted by Kai H.E. Hall (Wake Forest University), Erin C.

Debt Financing 220

Debt Financing Banking Equity Finance 220

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 5, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission, on Thursday, May 4, 2023 Tags: Dodd-Frank Act , Financial institutions , Financial regulation , Form PF , Monetary policy , SEC enforcement Statement by Chair Gensler on Form PF Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Peirce, U.S.

Banking 220

Banking Equity Finance Technology 220

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 22, 2024

Confusion surrounding ESG (environmental, social, and governance) data and mislabeling of sustainable investment products complicates adoption and regulation. The sophistication of investors and regulators is necessary for the proper consumption of ESG data and development of financial products.

Technology 130

Technology Marketability 130

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 23, 2022

Non–EU companies with a significant presence in the EU or with securities listed on an EU-regulated market will become subject to new EU rules on corporate sustainability disclosures (the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, or CSRD). This post is based on a Sidley memorandum by Mr. Stehl, Mr. Ng, Mr. Feehily, and Katie Chin.

Marketability 244

Marketability 244

IVSC

MAY 2, 2023

The consultation, commencing on 28 April 2023, invites input from a diverse range of stakeholders, including industry professionals, regulators, investors, financial institutions, and other parties involved in the preparation, review, or reliance on valuations, to ensure comprehensive perspectives are considered in refining the IVS.

Marketability 240

Marketability Technology 240

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 15, 2022

Diversity has become a key focus for every industry in recent years, and private equity, like many other parts of the financial sector, still has significant progress to make in terms of diversity and inclusion. EU regulation is placing greater emphasis on DEI, demonstrating growing appetite for change. Regulatory focus.

Equity 228

Equity Finance Marketability 228

Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Should financial reporting regulations be procyclical or countercyclical, with greater scrutiny applied during economic downturns or boom periods? While this question has received much attention in the aftermath of the recent financial crises, often directed at the issue of how particular accounting choices (e.g.,

Banking 109

Banking Equity Marketability Debt Financing 109

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 15, 2024

Proxy Season Preview: Governance Back on Agenda While Sustainability Recedes Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., Gephardt, Gephardt Group LLC, on Thursday, March 14, 2024 Tags: Board of Directors , corporate boards , Employees , stakeholder engagement , Stakeholders

Banking 100

Banking Treasury Compliance Marketability 100

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 17, 2023

Yellen Professor of Finance and Management at the Yale School of Management and the Director of the Yale Program on Financial Stability; and Paul Schmelzing is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Boston College and a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. This post is based on their recent paper.

Banking 204

Banking Finance Marketability 204

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Evidence From the US and Europe Posted by Angel Tengulov (University of Kansas School of Business), on Thursday, September 28, 2023 Tags: EU , Market , regulation , SEC Testimony by Chair Gensler Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S.

Equity 206

Equity Marketability 206