Spoiler alert! The growing pushback from activist investors towards corporate management is becoming more evident, with over 732 filings in the past 12 months providing insight into ongoing Board-level conflicts. The historic date of March 6th, 2024, marked a record-breaking number of proxy fight submissions to the SEC EDGAR system....
SEC Filings . . . a Garden of Charitable Giving
When it comes to charitable gifting, vital information about an insider's wealth and affinity for donating cash or gifting stock remains a valuable clue for foundation advancement teams. One reliable source is SEC filings. It's a veritable garden of happy surprises, often buried in the footntotes of insider filings and...
Announcing Kaleidoscope Version 2
Version 2.0 of Kaleidoscope has arrived! Kaleidoscope will be moving to Version 2 as of March 1, and we will convert any saved searches or alerts to the new system for your convenience. Here are a few items that are only available on Version 2. Our focus during our development has been...
Freedom of Speech Comes to a Rapid Boil
As early as 2006, disclosures by big tech companies show an increasing shareholder unease with censorship of free speech. This timeline shows the first shareholder proposal to the big tech companies on censorship of free speech in October of 2006. And 2012 saw the beginning of the ramp up. The...
FED Welcomes Proposal for Publication of USD-LIBOR Settings to Cease
The Federal Reserve Bank, in conjunction with regulators in the US, UK and ICE Benchmark Administrators for LIBOR, today welcomed a proposal that sets a clear, firm “end date” for the publication of one week and two month USD LIBOR settings after December 31, 2021. In addition, the plan includes...