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Daily Business Review

The SEC War on Wall Street Greenwashing Has Begun

Under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, officials have been demanding that money managers explain the standards they supposedly use to classify ESG-labeled funds.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The SEC's Shot Across the Bow on 'Greenwashing' in ESG Funds

Just days before issuing proposed rule amendments regarding the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in mutual funds, the SEC gave a preview of its enforcement agenda with the settlement and $1.5 million penalty against a mutual fund adviser for alleged misstatements and omissions in fund disclosures regarding ESG considerations. The settlement suggests that enforcement agenda will be aggressive and far-reaching.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

'In re Kidbox.com': The 1-2-3's of Obtaining Stay Relief in ABCs

Strangers to the insolvency profession might be surprised to learn that it is often expensive to go bankrupt. Indeed, the high cost associated with obtaining relief under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code is a routine criticism of the federal bankruptcy scheme and an issue many commentators argue is ripe for reform.
6 minute read

International Edition

Mishcon Non-Exec Board Directors Depart Amid IPO Postponement

The firm shelved plans for an IPO earlier this month due to 'market conditions'.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Becoming a More Attractive D&O Insurance Risk: Companies Must Embrace ESG Initiatives

Failing to develop strong ESG initiatives may result in limited access to capital and lost business opportunities.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

ESG Fund Bosses Hit by 'Reckoning' as Goldman, DWS in Crosshairs

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officials are trying to ascertain whether some Goldman Sachs' mutual-fund investments are in breach of environmental, social and governance metrics promised in marketing materials.
5 minute read

International Edition

Gateley Reaps Rewards of Acquisitions as Revenue Jumps 13%

The firm made its largest of three "earnings-enhancing" acquisitions this year with the purchase of a firm of chartered surveyors.
2 minute read

International Edition

Osborne Clarke Posts Double Digit Growth

Following a successful year, the firm has been recruiting keenly in 2022.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Talent Agency Claims Ex-CEO Spent Millions in Company Funds for Personal Expenses

Elite, which brands itself as the world's first talent media company established over 50 years ago, is still calculating how much was spent.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Meet the New Chief of the DOJ Fraud Section: A Former Hewlett Packard Executive

The former federal prosecutor and compliance executive at HP Enterprise will lead the section that investigates and prosecutes many of the Justice Department's biggest white-collar cases.
6 minute read

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