by Ekrem Duman | Aug 25, 2026 | Corporate Governance News
Last updated: August 25, 2026. The 2026 U.S. proxy season did not produce a single headline-grabbing event. It produced something more consequential for boards and governance teams: a structural reset in how shareholder influence gets exercised. Shareholder proposal...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 14, 2026 | Corporate governance
Last updated: August 14, 2026 ⚡ Key Takeaways What just happened? Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management is preparing a bid to take Wendy’s private, sending shares up as much as 17% intraday on August 12, 2026, after the Financial Times first reported the...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 10, 2026 | Corporate governance, Corporate Governance News
⚡ TL;DR August 2, 2026 marked the moment the EU AI Act’s enforcement powers over general-purpose AI (GPAI) providers became fully applicable — one year after the underlying obligations took effect. Fines now reach up to €35 million or 7% of global annual...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 8, 2026 | Corporate Governance, Corporate governance
What Actually Took Effect on August 2, 2026? On August 2, 2026, the European Union began actively enforcing the AI Act through the AI Office and national market-surveillance authorities, and the Act’s Article 50 transparency obligations — chatbot disclosure,...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Corporate Governance News
Last Updated: August 2, 2026 As of today, August 2, 2026, the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act moves from theory into enforcement. The Act’s toughest chapter — obligations governing “high-risk” AI systems used in hiring, credit...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 30, 2026 | Corporate governance
What Did the 2026 Smarsh-FTI Study Find About AI Governance? The July 2026 Smarsh-FTI Consulting Enterprise AI Trends Study found that 55% of enterprises are actively deploying AI, but only 26% say their governance frameworks are fully aligned with the pace of that...
