A preliminary agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States will require audit firms to rotate every 10 years, with extensions for up to 14 additional years if th...
The SEC Staff has denied Apple’s request to exclude a shareholder proposal on the basis that Rule 14a-8 does not permit a “proxy,” in this case, John Chevedden, to submit a proposal...
Many comment letters on the proposed SEC pay ratio rules recommend that the Commission exclude non-U.S. employees from the calculation altogether, but some letters also seek clarification...
Commissioner Gallagher recently echoed Chair White’s comments regarding the possibility of modifying public company disclosure requirements, which we previously discussed here, noting t...
The SEC has approved the amendment to Nasdaq’s compensation committee independence requirements, as proposed, which we previously announced in this client newsflash. Companies are requi...
The SEC’s elimination of political contributions from its rulemaking agenda for 2014 has sparked an outcry, including strongly worded outrage from some members of Congress and an op-ed ...
An idea that began in 2005, made its way into a concept release in 2009, and became a proposed rule two years later, has just been reproposed by the PCAOB. The regulatory agency has issue...
The SEC has announced its agenda and panelists for the roundtable on proxy advisory services to be held on December 5 at 9:30 a.m. EST. The event will be webcast live as well as archived....
Even with the intense focus on improving proxy disclosure, a recent survey of investors from RR Donnelley indicates that few read all the details. 60% responded that they skip directly to...
With a focus on longer-term policy changes that extend beyond 2014, ISS has opened a new consultation period on several important topics, including key aspects of how they review director...
