By CorpGov Staff The previously-unknown coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, has made its way around the world since it was discovered in Wuhan, China late last year. The spread of the disease has moved at an alarming rate with an...

TD Ameritrade Founder Joe Ricketts By John Jannarone In an interview with CorpGov, Joe Ricketts relates the long path he took from calling on businesses door-to-door in Nebraska to convincing investors to place trades by telephone to ultimately launching Ameritrade, which...

Activist Investors Want Board Representation at GameStop Corp. By John Jannarone When it comes to short-term activist strategies, the coronavirus should teach investors to beware of playing risky games. In February 2019, video-game retailer GameStop Corp. received a demand from...

Derek Zaba, Partner and Co-Chair of Shareholder Activism at Sidley Austin LLP By John Jannarone As the stock market recently touched record highs, activist hedge funds with a mandate to wage campaigns have been forced to look harder for targets...

Andrew Chung of 1955 Capital Speaking at the Swiss Energy and Climate Summit in 2015 By CorpGov Staff The climate has long been a hot button topic for politicians and activists, and it is becoming one for investors too. Millennials,...

By CorpGov Editorial Staff Amid the recent coronavirus outbreak centralized in the Hubei province, Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, Inc. has committed itself to providing aid to those affected in multiple capacities. Known for carrying everything from groceries to apparel to...

By John Jannarone One of Michael Milken’s top lieutenants who was a central player and informant in the 1980s insider trading scandal said he has “nothing but the greatest respect” for Mr. Milken after his pardon from President Donald Trump...

By Yousuf Aftab, Enodo Rights & Atelier Aftab and Jonathan Drimmer, Paul Hastings On 15 December 2019, a group of Congolese plaintiffs filed a class action under the U.S. Trafficking Victim Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”), seeking damages from multiple technology and automotive...

By John Jannarone Nasdaq, Inc. announced Monday it has acquired OneReport, Inc., a provider of corporate responsibility and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data management and reporting services, a deal that will further expand the company’s suite of offerings to...

BlackRock Inc.’s recent letter from founder Larry Fink is likely to provide momentum to two specific frameworks for sustainability and climate-change disclosure, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), helping to standardize...