The first proxy season after a key US rule change was expected to rock the shareholder activism world. Instead, the universal proxy card turned typically public battles into something more private and discreet, with settlements reached behind the scenes or very quickly once they become known.

With pressure mounting on private equity funds to show profits, many are pushing through share sales of the companies they own even as market conditions remain far from optimal.

The US House’s top government watchdog committee is asking Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to help its investigation into the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, saying Fed officials are balking at turning over some records.

Carl Icahn has renegotiated loan terms with a group of banks just months after a report by short seller Hindenburg Research sent shares in his investment firm tanking.

Two Law firms are piloting a merger agreement between a special purpose acquisition company and Airship AI Holdings, Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance tools to federal government agencies and companies.

Leaps in AI technology are raising questions about fair lending, fraud detection, and cybersecurity at banks, but federal banking regulators already have tools in place to deal with those issues, industry watchers say.