Preparing for investors, proxy advisors, and activists in a post-Corona world Companies around the world, faced with once-in-a-generation fiscal and economic pressures, are making difficult business decisions right now. Following the initial wave of crisis communications, numerous companies are beginning...
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Market volatility has driven poison pill adoption conversations The broader market has experienced unprecedented volatility over the past two months, with the S&P 500 shedding approximately 30% of its value at its recent trough in March. Heightened volatility has led...
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Last week, you likely saw our commentary on how to stay engaged with the Street and evolve your IR program for the “new normal.” As it becomes increasingly clear that stay-at-home orders and the economic fallout are here for the...
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As the spread of COVID-19 disrupts markets and trading, management and Boards should remain highly visible to serve as a credible source of guidance and information. Companies will be under increasing pressure to provide granular details of balance sheet flexibility,...
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As you’ve likely seen in financial news over the last several days, a few companies have begun to provide public disclosure of the potential impact of COVID-19 on their business and financial outlook. From what we’re hearing today, beyond companies...
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IROs should understand their peers’ ESG ETF ownership. But when, why and how really depends. Getting into new indices and corresponding ETFs has traditionally come down to fundamentals such growth rate, market cap, and a host of other factors outside...
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Is your company discussing ESG in this year’s proxy statement? Investors will be looking for it. In his annual letter to CEOs, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated that the firm will be “increasingly disposed to vote against management and board...
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For those who don’t know ESG from MSG, this short history on how the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment began might be a good place to start. Famed anthropologist Margaret Mead once said: “Never doubt that a small group...
Read This ArticleAt this year’s National Investor Relations Institute Annual Conference, a few topics that have been discussed for years were finally shown to be disruptive forces in the everyday world of the IRO. If you were unable to attend the conference,...
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ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) continues to grow as one of the hottest topics in the investment world, and activists are embracing it with vigor. Indeed, in 2016 and 2017, the proportion of total shareholder proposals focused on ESG topics...
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If you’re still half thinking that ESG is a fleeting trend, here’s something that might convince you otherwise: The S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) announced the debut of its inaugural ESG index last month. And if one of the...
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