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SEC eager to recruit top post for commission

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is opening the recruitment process for a new secretary-general to replace Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, the regulator said in a statement yesterday.

Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2023

House Republicans ramp up ESG opposition

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Feb 7, 2023

The search is on for new SEC leader

The process to find a new secretary-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to begin soon after the regulator’s board decided on Thursday not to extend the term for current boss Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol.

Bangkok Post · Feb 4, 2023

Nobel winner Maria Ressa, news outlet cleared of tax evasion

A Philippine tax court has cleared Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company of tax evasion charges she said were part of a slew of legal cases used by former President Rodrigo Duterte to muzzle critical reporting

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Kentucky Threatens To Divest From 11 Banks Over Environmental And Social Policies

Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball (R) notified 11 banks that their ESG policies had harmed the state’s economy.

Zenger · Jan 12, 2023

SEC probes embattled crypto exchange Zipmex

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether the embattled crypto exchange Zipmex, which is in the midst of being taken over by a Thailand-linked venture capital fund, breached local rules in its offer of certain digital-asset products.

Bangkok Post · Jan 11, 2023

Kentucky threatens to divest from 11 banks over ESG policies

On January 2, Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball (R) issued a statement notifying 11 banks that their ESG policies amounted to energy boycotts that harmed the state’s economy according to definitions passed into law last spring. The statement says the banks have 90 days to stop what Kentucky argues are…

Ballotpedia · Jan 10, 2023

Disgraced former McDonald’s CEO who had relationships with multiple employees is charged by SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission is charging McDonald’s former CEO Stephen Easterbrook with making false and misleading statements to investors about the circumstances leading to his firing in November 2019

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

SEC charges former McDonald's CEO with misleading investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission is charging McDonald’s former CEO Stephen Easterbrook with making false and misleading statements to investors about the circumstances leading to his firing in November 2019

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

SEC charges former McDonald’s CEO with making false statements about termination

The Securities and Exchange Commission Monday charged former McDonald’s CEO Stephen Easterbrook with making “false and misleading statements” to investors for allegedly failing to disclose the extent of his romantic relationships with employees prior to his 2019 termination.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 9, 2023