Corporate Finance

While Treasury Secretary Yellen expects businesses to back the push for a global minimum tax, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce worries some still-ambiguous elements may disadvantage U.S. businesses.

Waiting just one more year provides a significant jump in benefits.

Data privacy and protection might be of increasing importance to regulators, investors and clients but most organizations don't currently include such topics in their ESG planning—including law firms.

The firm says investing in fossil fuel companies that are working to reduce their carbon footprint is an "underappreciated opportunity."

Investors' interest in companies' ESG performance, and in ESG-focused investment options, may be pivotal in convincing organizations to take sustainability issues seriously.

In the next 10 years, companies will be measured by the way they treat their workers.

The ruling on Northwestern's 403(b) plan will affect cases challenging imprudent fiduciary actions with 401(k) plans as well.

Twice as many loss-making firms raised capital last year as did profitable ones, giving many companies additional liquidity to weather investors' tighter purse strings this year.