Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights April 28, 2017 Client Update NYSE Proposes to Require Advance Notice of All Dividend and Stock Distribution Announcements In mid-April, the NYSE made a rule filing with the SEC to require listed companies to give notice to the Exchange at least... April 25, 2017 Client Update Financial CHOICE Act Imposes Sweeping Shareholder Proposal Reforms The modified version of the legislation, CHOICE Act 2.0, released by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensa... April 20, 2017 Client Update Vanguard Explains Updates to Its Voting Policies on Environmental and Social Proposals Vanguard has updated its proxy voting guidelines. Previously, the policy for how the investor will vote on environmental a... April 12, 2017 Client Update SEC Staff Announces Further Relief from Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirements On April 3, in the latest of a string of federal court rulings, the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. entered final ... April 11, 2017 Client Update Board Trends at the S&P 1500 Companies ISS Board Practices show the continuing strength of key governance trends and the differences in practices between large- ... April 3, 2017 Client Update JOBS Act EGC Revenue Cap Raised to $1.07 Billion to Adjust for Inflation The SEC has raised the annual gross revenue cap for a company to qualify as an emerging growth company, or EGC, from $1 bi... April 3, 2017 Client Update Virtual-Only Annual Meetings Come Under Criticism The growth of holding annual meetings online (virtual-only meetings) by more than 150 companies last year, up from 21 five... March 29, 2017 Client Update After Slight Text Changes, the SEC Staff Decides Proposal Governing Company Access to Vote Tallies Cannot Be Excluded Several companies excluded proposals this season related to their receipt of periodic vote tallies from Broadridge after r... March 24, 2017 Client Update Davis Polk Submits Comment Letter to the SEC on Implementation of Pay Ratio Rule Davis Polk has submitted a comment letter on the SEC’s implementation of the pay ratio rule. We previously summarized th... March 24, 2017 Client Update Mr. Clayton Goes to Washington SEC Chair nominee Jay Clayton’s March 23rd hearing before the Senate Banking Committee covered much of the expected grou... Load More
April 28, 2017 Client Update NYSE Proposes to Require Advance Notice of All Dividend and Stock Distribution Announcements In mid-April, the NYSE made a rule filing with the SEC to require listed companies to give notice to the Exchange at least...
April 25, 2017 Client Update Financial CHOICE Act Imposes Sweeping Shareholder Proposal Reforms The modified version of the legislation, CHOICE Act 2.0, released by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensa...
April 20, 2017 Client Update Vanguard Explains Updates to Its Voting Policies on Environmental and Social Proposals Vanguard has updated its proxy voting guidelines. Previously, the policy for how the investor will vote on environmental a...
April 12, 2017 Client Update SEC Staff Announces Further Relief from Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirements On April 3, in the latest of a string of federal court rulings, the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. entered final ...
April 11, 2017 Client Update Board Trends at the S&P 1500 Companies ISS Board Practices show the continuing strength of key governance trends and the differences in practices between large- ...
April 3, 2017 Client Update JOBS Act EGC Revenue Cap Raised to $1.07 Billion to Adjust for Inflation The SEC has raised the annual gross revenue cap for a company to qualify as an emerging growth company, or EGC, from $1 bi...
April 3, 2017 Client Update Virtual-Only Annual Meetings Come Under Criticism The growth of holding annual meetings online (virtual-only meetings) by more than 150 companies last year, up from 21 five...
March 29, 2017 Client Update After Slight Text Changes, the SEC Staff Decides Proposal Governing Company Access to Vote Tallies Cannot Be Excluded Several companies excluded proposals this season related to their receipt of periodic vote tallies from Broadridge after r...
March 24, 2017 Client Update Davis Polk Submits Comment Letter to the SEC on Implementation of Pay Ratio Rule Davis Polk has submitted a comment letter on the SEC’s implementation of the pay ratio rule. We previously summarized th...
March 24, 2017 Client Update Mr. Clayton Goes to Washington SEC Chair nominee Jay Clayton’s March 23rd hearing before the Senate Banking Committee covered much of the expected grou...