Diligent and DFIN Partner to Ease SEC Compliance and Simplify ESG Reporting

Combined ESG and SEC solutions deliver significant cost and time savings

CHICAGO, IL – October 19, 2023Diligent, 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.

IPO Experts See Better Days Ahead

Attendees of this week’s 11th Annual IPO Summit: Embracing Optimism: Navigating the Market Return, heard some encouraging words about the state of the IPO market — and received a Master Class on how to prepare for a successful public offering.

Hosted at the New York Stock Exchange, the event featured leaders with deep expertise in the many aspects of taking a company public. Their overall tone was cautious optimism — an assessment that jibes with what I’ve been seeing in the market.

SEC Approves New SPAC Rules and Amendments to Enhance Investor Protections

Last Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt rules that make SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) deals similar to traditional IPOs. 

How We Helped a Lifestyle Brands Company Modernize its Proxy Statements

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

How We Helped a Multi-national Commercial Real-estate Company Save 25 Hours a Week on Manual Filing

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.

IPOs, Regulations, and Other Thoughts. Here’s looking at 2024

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.

Are You Ready for EDGAR Next?

EDGAR Next, the modernization of the SEC EDGAR system will impact filers. In this webinar, you’ll learn:

  • What is EDGAR Next
  • 5 Things You Need to Know
  • How to Participate in the Beta
  • Key Milestones & Don’t Miss Dates

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 centralize data & simplify reporting*.

Speakers:

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.