Two overarching topics were front and center during June’s 2019 NIRI Annual Conference. A great primer on environmental, social and corporate governance, or ESG, was written by my colleague, Mark Schwalenberg, CFA, in March. The second topic to garner attention was the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) pending Rule 610T of Regulation NMS, or Transaction […]
Brazil approved its bill on personal data processing on July 10, 2018. Law Nr. 13709/2018 which, after the provisional measure published on December 27, 2018, will come into effect on August 2020, became known as General Law of Data Protection (LGPD) and addressed personal data processing with the purpose of protecting fundamental rights of freedom […]
A look at the ESG ratings landscape. Who rates your company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance? The rapid growth of ESG capital and investments has created the need for accurate and reliable ESG data and analysis. Several firms have emerged to provide investors with research and ratings on the ESG profile of companies. These […]
Since information is currently very valuable, protecting data and ensuring that sensitive or personal information does not fall into the wrong hands is highly recommended. To that end, websites are required to use security certificates, which are responsible for validating websites and establishing secure connections between visitors and website servers. You probably have already come […]
The subject of gender equality has been exhaustively debated for some time now, but what is the missing piece for women to increasingly occupy positions of leadership in companies? Studies show that gender diversity in business can positively impact the business results. To mention a few examples, MSCI found out that the companies in its […]
