Regulation Archive

Charles Chalkly of Hays on shifting ESG priorities, regulation hurdles and the three mistakes IROs should avoid

Dec 06, 2022

5 min read

Companies and IROs alike are constantly on the lookout for ways to send the right message to their investors. ESG trends...

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IR regulation update: Playing by the (new) rules

Dec 01, 2022

By Alexandra Cain

3 min read

The IR community is again grappling with an array of changes to the laws and regulations that govern its work. Much of the focus...

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UK’s new ESG code of conduct could put pressure on ratings providers

Nov 28, 2022

By Noemi Distefano

2 min read

UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the appointment of a dedicated independent group to work on the...

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The week in investor relations: Amazon’s gigantic loss, Meta’s financial troubles and US markets boom

Nov 11, 2022

By Noemi Distefano

5 min read

– It was a bad few weeks for tech companies with the Twitter and Meta layoffs, and then Amazon lost $1 tn in market value...

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The week in investor relations: Mutual-fund pricing rule, Aramco joins oil giants’ bumper profits and stocks fall on interest rate rise

Nov 04, 2022

By Noemi Distefano

5 min read

– The SEC proposed a mutual-fund pricing rule to protect long-term investors, reported the Financial Times (paywall), causing the...

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FCA looks to tighten rules in anti-greenwashing bid

Oct 27, 2022

By Noemi Distefano

3 min read

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation proposing the introduction of new rules designed to protect...

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Are your ESG disclosures vulnerable to claims of ‘greenwashing’?

Oct 26, 2022

2 Authors

Brock Bosson Helene Banks

7 min read

As corporations continuously seek to improve and set ever-higher standards for themselves, the hashtag-friendly term ‘greenwashing...

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Pay versus performance: What public companies need to know

Oct 26, 2022

2 Authors

Jean McLoughlin Kyle Seifried

7 min read

The SEC’s new pay-versus-performance rule changes will present myriad challenges – and potential opportunities – to public company...

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Shareholder Rights Group responds to critics of proposed 14a-8 changes

Oct 26, 2022

By Ben Maiden

4 min read

The Shareholder Rights Group has responded to critics of SEC plans to update the grounds on which companies may be allowed to...

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Challenges of SEC cyber-security disclosure rules proposal

Oct 24, 2022

By Noemi Distefano

3 min read

The recent proposal to adopt a framework that can instruct companies on how to deal with cyber-attacks and define the role of a...