The European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, was formed in 2011. ESMA is a financial regulatory agency based in Paris, with the goal of keeping the European Union (EU) financial system secure. ESMA sees itself as something of a financial systems watchdog within the broader EU region. Learn more about the history of ESMA and its initiatives.

A lot has happened since the IPO surge of 2021. One of the most significant developments is the rise of Generative AI, a technology that can generate new content — everything from computer code to complex images to complete essays.

Companies planning to go public today have taken note. They want to know if this transformative new technology can help them get ready for a public offering. That was the topic of an excellent panel discussion at the recent 11^th Annual IPO Summit, hosted at the New York Stock Exchange.

DFIN’s software transformation remained on track in 2023, and our clients reaped the benefits.

In our just-released 4Q and full-year 2023 earnings report, DFIN achieved record software solutions net sales of approximately $293 million for the year, an increase of approximately 7% from 2022 on an organic basis. Software solutions net sales were approximately 37% of our full year net sales, up from approximately 34% in 2022.

This is powerful evidence that we are delivering the kind of solutions that clients require in a fast-paced, always-evolving business environment.

Combined ESG and SEC solutions deliver significant cost and time savings

CHICAGO, IL – October 19, 2023 — Diligent, a leading GRC SaaS company, and DFIN (NYSE: DFIN), a leading risk and compliance company, today introduced a combined Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting solution package that eases the burden of reporting and compliance for their customers.

Discover how DFIN helped American Outdoor Brands develop highly stylized proxy statements focused on better amplifying their company story and defining what sets their company apart. 

“ActiveDisclosure gives us the flexibility of doing a lot of the work on our own and then using DFIN proxy statement experts to make everything look amazing.” 
Douglas Brown 
Chief Counsel and Corporate Secretary at American Outdoor Brands

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), a multi-national commercial real-estate company, was looking for a software that would allow their team to efficiently collaborate on their reporting, remove manual work, and save time. See how DFIN helped them save 25 hours a week on manual filing with ActiveDisclosure.

For those who try to predict the future, the last two years have been a challenge. This is especially true when attempting to forecast IPO activity and emerging federal and state regulations, including pending U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules.

In this webinar, you’ll hear from our corporate reporting & ESG data management experts about:

• Building an ESG reporting program with a good data management & tech strategy
   
• Adopting existing data management frameworks with the COSO Internal Control Over Sustainability Reporting framework
   
• ActiveDisclosure SEC filing & reporting solution combined with Diligent One ESG to centralise data & simplify reporting*.

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It’s an exciting time at DFIN. We’re well into our client-focused transformation journey. Join host Dana Barrett as she talks with CEO Dan Leib about how DFIN keeps evolving for the benefit of employees, clients, and shareholders as a top-tier finance and compliance solutions company.

Navigating SEC reporting is a large task and a time-consuming endeavor, particularly for large, global public companies like WTW. Yet, Steve Horowitz, WTW's SEC Reporting Manager, discovered that ActiveDisclosure's compatibility with familiar tools like Excel served as both a time-saving asset and a source of comfort, minimizing the need for workarounds and amplifying overall efficiency.