Market Trends & Consumer Behaviour
Ashwini Vaishnaw Launches India’s First Door-to-Door Rail Freight and Parcel Services Summary Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw virtually inaugurated the Sonik Integrated Logistics Hub and flagged off two new door-to-door rail freight and parcel services, a move aimed at converting Indian Railways from a simple freight carrier into a full-service logistics provider. The Sonik Hub, managed […]
Applying A Retail Voting Programme in Practice Summary The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance granted a no-action response to ExxonMobil on 15 September 2025 permitting a retail voting programme that lets retail shareholders give standing instructions to have their shares automatically voted in line with the board’s recommendations. ExxonMobil’s request highlighted that nearly 40% of […]
AI Risk Disclosures in the S&P 500: Reputation, Cybersecurity, and Regulation Summary This Conference Board/ESGAUGE analysis of S&P 500 Form 10-K filings (2023–2025) shows AI quickly becoming a mainstream enterprise risk. Disclosure of at least one material AI risk jumped from 12% in 2023 to 72% in 2025. The increase is concentrated in financials, health […]
Elon Musk’s $56 Billion Showdown: Inside Tesla’s Legal War and the Ruthless Leadership Style Driving It Summary Tesla has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to reinstate Elon Musk’s $56 billion 2018 pay package after Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick voided it in January 2024, calling the board’s process “deeply flawed.” Tesla’s filing argues the package reflected extraordinary […]
Annual Incentive Plan Design and Trends Summary Equilar’s analysis of the Equilar 500 compares annual incentive plan design and outcomes for fiscal-year 2024 versus 2023 across roughly 400 formulaic CEO bonus plans. The report finds a modest shift back toward financial metrics (median financial weighting 90% in 2024 vs 85% in 2023), a decline in […]
Occasional Activists and the Evolving Landscape of Shareholder Activism in 2025 Summary Occasional activists—investors who are not dedicated activist funds, including institutional investors, insiders and first-time campaigners—remain a key force shaping proxy contests in 2025. After a record‑level surge in 2024, overall activism dipped slightly in H1 2025 but stayed broadly in line with long‑term […]
Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill tabled in Parliament: What you need to know Summary On 14 October 2025 Singapore’s Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill was tabled in Parliament. It builds on the Workplace Fairness Act passed in January 2025 and sets out the formal route for individuals to bring claims of workplace discrimination. The Bill […]
The AI Industry’s Scaling Obsession Is Headed for a Cliff Summary A new MIT study maps established scaling laws against likely algorithmic efficiency improvements and concludes that the advantage of massively scaled, compute‑hungry models may shrink over the next 5–10 years. The researchers — including Neil Thompson and Hans Gundlach — find that steady gains […]
You’re Asking The Wrong AI Questions. Start Here Instead. Summary AI is a structural shift, not merely a technology upgrade. The authors advise leaders to begin with value — not tools — and to rethink how work creates value by rebalancing labour, capital and energy. They propose three practical guiding questions: what won’t humans do, […]
Celcius Logistics and Switch Mobility Partner to Deploy India’s Largest Electric Reefer Fleet Summary Celcius Logistics has signed an MoU with Switch Mobility (Ashok Leyland’s EV arm) to roll out 350 electric refrigerated light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) across India in a deal valued at ₹100 crore. The order covers vehicles plus supporting infrastructure — parking, […]
