A good rating is not a guarantee. So what is it actually worth?
A rating is not a forecast of price. How InsidEntity’s ESR, CRR, HSR and FSR read risk from the record, what they cannot do, and how to use them.
The warning signs are on the record: why InsidEntity exists
Board independence, busy directors, long auditor tenure and concentrated shareholders: the warning signs before Carillion, Wirecard and Steinhoff failed.
The IPO Test: Why a Great First Day Can Be a Bad Investment
US IPOs gained 19% on day one on average but trailed the market by 20.5 points over three years. What the evidence says, and five questions to ask.
How to check a company’s directors: a five-step governance check
How to search director information and run a governance check: board seats, tenure, independence, disqualification and past exits, in five steps.
Director disqualification in the United States: three layers, no central registry
The US has no central register of disqualified directors. How state law, the SEC and bank, fund and insurance regulators bar directors, and for how long.
KYB vs KYC: what is the difference?
Both are identity-verification processes required in regulated industries. One verifies a person. The other verifies a company, which is a fundamentally harder problem.
How often should a board meet?
There is no single legal minimum for every company. What matters more than the number is whether meeting frequency matches what the board must oversee.
When director resignations are a red flag
A single resignation rarely means much on its own. A pattern, or a resignation with an unusual explanation, is where it becomes worth investigating.
What an auditor resignation really signals
Most auditor changes are routine. A resignation, mid-term and without a successor lined up, is a different event and worth a closer look.
Credit bureaus vs governance ratings
Both produce a score. They are not measuring the same thing, and using only one leaves a real gap.