Political climate, SEC blamed for decline in ESG-focused resolutions
Regulator alleges interference in firm's investigation into sexual harassment allegations
Diversity considerations in executive pay, board elections expected to decline
Deleveraging leads to improved outlook to neutral from negative
Activism focused on increased M&A activity is expected in 2025
Companies will have more freedom to reject shareholder issues
Firm cites U.S. government shift against DEI for policy change
Agency releases documents showing past resistance to banks' crypto efforts
Regulator seeks consistent implementation of new regime, avoiding arbitrage
Agency reports record enforcement filings, seeks to save dealer rule