Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights February 21, 2017 Client Update Status of SEC Staff Decisions on Proxy Access Shareholder Proposals and Aggregation Limits on Nominating Shareholder Groups SEC staff decisions for no-action letters seeking relief from proxy access shareholder proposals have divided between comp... February 14, 2017 Client Update Resource Extraction Disclosure Repealed On February 14, 2017, President Trump approved a joint resolution of Congress repealing the SEC’s rule requiring resourc... February 14, 2017 Client Update Study Examines Boardroom Refreshment Practices Over Nearly 10 Years In 145 pages, IRRC Institute and ISS teamed up on a study of board refreshment trends at S&P 1500 companies from 2008 to 2... February 8, 2017 Client Update State Street Advises Boards to Focus on Environment and Social Sustainability State Street’s letter to board members emphasizes the importance of sustainability in long-term corporate strategy. As t... February 6, 2017 Client Update Acting SEC Chairman Seeks Input on Pay Ratio Rule Acting SEC Chairman Piwowar issued a statement today asking for public comment on any “unexpected challenges” that com... February 1, 2017 Client Update Reconsideration of Conflict Minerals Rule Implementation Yesterday, Acting SEC Chairman Piwowar issued a public statement that he has directed the staff to reconsider whether the ... January 31, 2017 Client Update Major Institutional Investors Adopt Corporate Governance Framework A group of major investors has endorsed a corporate governance framework to go into effect on January 1, 2018. The Investo... January 25, 2017 Client Update SEC Notes Company’s Helpful Voluntary Actions in Whistleblower Case The SEC recently alleged that yet another company violated the whistleblower rules with its standard separation agreement,... January 17, 2017 Client Update CII Advocates for Consequential Majority Voting, a Departure from Common Practice The Council of Institutional Investors has published an FAQ on majority voting for directors in which it advocates for “... January 11, 2017 Client Update SEC Staff Permits Exclusion of GHG Emissions Proposal The SEC Staff determined that a shareholder proposal on greenhouses gases (GHGs) could be excluded from Apple and Deere’... Load More
February 21, 2017 Client Update Status of SEC Staff Decisions on Proxy Access Shareholder Proposals and Aggregation Limits on Nominating Shareholder Groups SEC staff decisions for no-action letters seeking relief from proxy access shareholder proposals have divided between comp...
February 14, 2017 Client Update Resource Extraction Disclosure Repealed On February 14, 2017, President Trump approved a joint resolution of Congress repealing the SEC’s rule requiring resourc...
February 14, 2017 Client Update Study Examines Boardroom Refreshment Practices Over Nearly 10 Years In 145 pages, IRRC Institute and ISS teamed up on a study of board refreshment trends at S&P 1500 companies from 2008 to 2...
February 8, 2017 Client Update State Street Advises Boards to Focus on Environment and Social Sustainability State Street’s letter to board members emphasizes the importance of sustainability in long-term corporate strategy. As t...
February 6, 2017 Client Update Acting SEC Chairman Seeks Input on Pay Ratio Rule Acting SEC Chairman Piwowar issued a statement today asking for public comment on any “unexpected challenges” that com...
February 1, 2017 Client Update Reconsideration of Conflict Minerals Rule Implementation Yesterday, Acting SEC Chairman Piwowar issued a public statement that he has directed the staff to reconsider whether the ...
January 31, 2017 Client Update Major Institutional Investors Adopt Corporate Governance Framework A group of major investors has endorsed a corporate governance framework to go into effect on January 1, 2018. The Investo...
January 25, 2017 Client Update SEC Notes Company’s Helpful Voluntary Actions in Whistleblower Case The SEC recently alleged that yet another company violated the whistleblower rules with its standard separation agreement,...
January 17, 2017 Client Update CII Advocates for Consequential Majority Voting, a Departure from Common Practice The Council of Institutional Investors has published an FAQ on majority voting for directors in which it advocates for “...
January 11, 2017 Client Update SEC Staff Permits Exclusion of GHG Emissions Proposal The SEC Staff determined that a shareholder proposal on greenhouses gases (GHGs) could be excluded from Apple and Deere’...