REGULATORY RADAR - AB 979 is a California law which required California-headquartered public companies to have a certain number of ethnically and racially diverse or LGBTQ+ members on their boards of directors. On April 1, 2022, this law was struck down by the Superior Court of California.
RESEARCH BRIEF - CFOs who are women tend to speak more realistically, concisely, and quantitatively than their male counterparts in less scripted portions of earnings calls. Read how investors respond...
REGULATORY RADAR - On March 3, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that bans pre-dispute employment arbitration agreements for sexual harassment and sexual assault claims.
RESEARCH BRIEF - Using data on CEO departures, financial data, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores, researchers analyzed the relationship between CSR performance and CEO turnover, in addition to a CEOs’ job market prospects.