SBC Summit 2025 Concludes as the Largest and Most International Edition Yet Summary The SBC Summit 2025 in Lisbon closed as the biggest edition yet, drawing more than 30,000 delegates from 150 countries and delivering 20% year-on-year growth. The event featured over 700 exhibitors and sponsors, 550+ speakers and an expanded footprint of 135,000m² across […]
Michigan Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Man Who Killed Poker Player Susie Zhao Summary The Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear the final appeal from Jeffery Bernard Morris, the man convicted in 2022 of the first-degree premeditated murder and sexual assault of poker player and commentator Susie Zhao. Morris was sentenced to life without parole […]
2025 Proxy Season Review: Compensation-Related Matters Summary Say-on-pay and equity plan votes remained broadly supportive in H1 2025, with average shareholder backing near 90% for S&P 500 and roughly 91% for Russell 3000 companies. The number of failed say-on-pay votes rose only marginally from the ten-year low in H1 2024. ISS recommendations continued to move […]
Fair Corporate Suffrage or Federal Overreach? The 1943 Hearings and Rule 14a-8 Summary This article by Timothy M. Doyle and Robert Eccles links the September 2025 House Financial Services hearings to the original 1943 congressional inquiry into the SEC’s adoption of the 1942 proxy rule revisions that became Rule 14a-8. It traces the statutory roots […]
Corporate Citizenship in Transition: Lessons from 2025, Planning for 2026 Summary This report, based on a survey of more than 80 corporate citizenship and philanthropy leaders at US and multinational firms, outlines how corporate giving evolved in 2025 and what companies are planning for 2026. It finds that budgets largely held steady but face new […]
Redemption for Benjamin Rolle in WSOP Online Main Event Win for $3.9 Million Summary Benjamin Rolle, better known online as “bencb789”, captured his first WSOP bracelet by winning the 2025 WSOP Online Main Event and collecting $3,900,707. The $5,000 buy-in field drew 5,961 entries and generated a $28,314,750 prize pool. Rolle — founder of coaching […]
MGM China deepfake shows AI fraud threat is very real Summary MGM China has publicly denied involvement after a deepfake video surfaced showing its Chairperson, Pansy Ho, promoting a bogus investment plan. The company called the clip ‘entirely fraudulent’, urged the public to be vigilant, and warned it will pursue legal action against those responsible […]
Benjamin Rolle Makes Back-to-Back WSOP Online Main Event Final Tables Summary Benjamin Rolle returned to the WSOP Online Main Event final table a year after finishing eighth in 2024. This time he arrives as the chip leader with 75,645,533 (95 big blinds) among nine finalists that include Anatoly Zlotnikov, Daniel Smiljkovic and Santiago Plante. The […]
CEOWORLD Housing Affordability Index: 50 U.S. Cities Ranked for 2025 Summary CEOWORLD magazine’s 2025 Housing Affordability Study ranks 50 of the largest US cities by weighted median housing costs (combining homeowners and renters) relative to median household income using 2024 ACS data. The study finds Miami is the least affordable major city (housing-to-income ratio 36.02%) […]
Michigan Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Man Who Killed Poker Player Susie Zhao Summary The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to hear the final appeal from Jeffery Bernard Morris, convicted in October 2022 of first-degree premeditated murder in the brutal killing and sexual assault of poker player Susie Zhao. Morris was sentenced to life in […]
