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Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest

• Major US companies leave Russia in droves amid Ukraine conflict | TheHill, March 9, 2022
• Russia’s War Casts Huge Shadow Over Future of ESG: Green Insight - Bloomberg, March 9, 2022
• Biden Pushes for Coordinated Approach to Crypto Oversight (2) – Bloomberg Law, March 9, 2022
• Amazon Flagged to Justice Department for Possible Criminal Obstruction of Congress - WSJ, March 9, 2022
• New Rules Aim to Prevent Private-Equity Firms from Passing Legal Costs to Investors - WSJ, March 9, 2022
• Institutional Investors Launch Campaign Targeting Credit Suisse’s Fossil Fuel Finance Exposure - ESG Today, March 9, 2022
• Russia’s Boardrooms Face Exodus of Western Directors - WSJ, March 8, 2022
• U.K.-Based Law Firms Turn Away From Russia - WSJ, March 8, 2022
• Cleary, Debevoise Eye Russia Exit Over Ukraine Invasion (1) - Bloomberg, March 8, 2022
• Republicans Call for Pause on Climate-Related Regulation, Citing Ukraine Conflict - WSJ, March 8, 2022
• ESG Funds Had $8.3 Billion in Russia Assets Just Before War - Bloomberg, March 8, 2022
• Starbucks (SBUX) Says Business Activity Suspended at 130 Russia Stores - Bloomberg, March 8, 2022
• Coca-Cola Announces Suspension of Operations in Russia (KO) - Bloomberg, March 8, 2022
• McDonald’s (MCD) to Temporarily Close Its 850 Russia Locations - Bloomberg, March 8, 2022
• NYC teachers fund latest to divest Russian securities | Pensions & Investments, March 8, 2022
• New Jersey OKs Russian divestiture bill for state pension fund | Pensions & Investments, March 8, 2022
• Ukraine war: Treasury urges fund managers to pressure UK companies over Russian links |Sky News, March 8, 2022
• Making sense of why executives are eager to get employees back in the office - CNBC, March 8, 2022
• Jaw-dropping expenses are just one of many IPO surprises | CFO Dive, March 8, 2022
• Carbon-Transformation Startup LanzaTech is Going Public in $2.2 Billion SPAC Deal - WSJ, March 8, 2022
• Biden to order studies on regulating, issuing cryptocurrency -source | Reuters, March 8, 2022
• U.S. Probes Options Trade That Gained on Microsoft-Activision Deal - WSJ, March 8, 2022
• Tesla's Musk seeks to end SEC muzzle on tweets, could face uphill battle | Reuters, March 8, 2022
• Dollar Tree settles with activist Mantle Ridges, adds Dreiling to board | Reuters, March 8, 2022
• Macy’s Shifts Focus to Investments, Buybacks After Paying Down Covid Debt - WSJ, March 8, 2022
• USA Today Owner Gannett Co. Gave Advertisers Inaccurate Information for Nine Months - WSJ, March 8, 2022
• Kyiv Independent CFO taps crowdfunding for Ukrainian journalists | CFO Dive, March 7, 2022
• Back to the drawing board: FTC and DOJ rethink merger guidelines | Reuters, March 7, 2022
• Senators introduce bipartisan bill to avert LIBOR turmoil | CFO Dive, March 7, 2022
• Business School in Milan Launching “New Generation” MBA - Bloomberg, March 6, 2022
• Environmental groups sue TotalEnergies over climate marketing claims | Reuters, March 2, 2022