IR Leader
November 05, 2024

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The AI Ultimatum: Why CFOs Can't Afford to Wait

Companies who are not fully embracing artificial intelligence potentially compromise their ability to compete in an increasingly data-driven landscape.

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A Toolkit to Help You Manage Uncertainty Around AI

Uncertainty around AI takes different shapes and forms, but we can boil it down to three main categories that every manager should consider: state, effect and response uncertainty.

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Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Results of 10th Annual Review of Representation of Women on Boards...

Participating Canadian securities regulators today published the results of their 10th consecutive annual review of disclosures relating to women on boards and in executive officer positions, as well as the underlying data that was used to prepare the report.

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Over Half of CFOs Fear Greenwashing Risk as Sustainability Data Problems Persist

A majority of company finance leaders globally say that they are concerned about perceived greenwashing risks from sustainability reporting in their industries, and most do not believe that their organizations will hit their major sustainability ambitions, as nearly all report problems with the integrity of their nonfinancial data, according to a new survey released by global professional services firm EY.

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Canadian Roundtable on Audit Quality Addresses Current State and Trends

On October 21, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB), and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) co-hosted the sixth annual Canadian Audit Quality Roundtable.

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Canadian Securities Administrators’ 2023-2024 Annual Year in Review

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published its 2023–2024 annual Year in Review. The report discusses the collaborative activities of Canadian provincial regulators over the past year and highlights initiatives undertaken by the CSA in response to emerging issues and changing market conditions. The report also outlines the CSA’s progress towards achieving the strategic goals set out in its 2022–2025 Business Plan.

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Four Key Lessons from the World's Top Responsible Investors

Should investors divest or engage? Can you responsibly invest in AI? The latest learnings and key obstacles for the responsible investment community.

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A Call To Rebrand the Investor Relations Officer to Chief Strategic Investor Engagement Officer

Business functions are judged not just by their outcomes but by their strategic impact on a company’s growth, sustainability, and competitiveness and branding matters.

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When Might Shareholders Attract Fiduciary Duties Under a Shareholder Agreement?

Canada is how fiduciary duties may be transferred from an investee company’s directors to a shareholder by operation of a unanimous shareholder agreement (USA). While Canadian corporate law is clear this can occur, virtually no Canadian judicial guidance has been provided as to when and to what extent.

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