Companies at which controlling shareholders hold voting power disproportionate to their economic ownership generally deliver weaker returns and experience more severe losses than single-class companies, finds an MSCI analysis published August 21.

CII sent a letter to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) August 26 generally supporting the PCAOB’s draft 2026–2030 strategic plan but asking it to make the plan more investor-centered, transparent, measurable and accountable.

The Public Company Accounting Standards Board (PCAOB) is scrapping its Office of the Investor Advocate (OIAD), reports The Financial Times.

Sixteen Republican state attorneys general sent a letter August 24 to the “Big 4” accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers as well as to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins arguing that the firms’ support for climate-related disclosure initiatives may conflict with their professional duties as independent auditors and could potentially violate state consumer protection and contract laws.

Of the 33 golden parachutes that came to votes in 2026 so far, 18% of them failed to receive majority support, CII analysis of Russell 3000 companies finds. Further analysis shows that these parachutes, which were all part of pending mergers, shared two problematic provisions--single triggers for payouts and excise tax gross ups.