Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights October 27, 2014 Client Update Why Your Auditors May Be Asking Your Board About Related Party Transactions and Executive Compensation The SEC has approved Auditing Standard No. 18, adopted by the PCAOB in June. The standards become effective for audits of ... October 24, 2014 Client Update ISS Announces Upcoming Launch of Governance QuickScore 3.0 Companies may want to mark their calendars now for the period beginning 9 a.m. EST on November 3 through 8 p.m. EST on Nov... October 23, 2014 Client Update The Latest on Fee-Shifting Bylaws 24 companies have adopted fee-shifting bylaws since May, according to Professor John Coffee in his testimony before the SE... October 21, 2014 Client Update 2014 Hedge Fund Proposal Activity Examined by The Conference Board According to Proxy Voting Analytics by The Conference Board, hedge funds submitted 39 shareholder proposals, an increase f... October 17, 2014 Client Update Audit Committee Reporting Increased in 2014 Proxy Statements For companies considering a review of the audit committee disclosure in proxy statements, the recent review by EY’s Cent... October 15, 2014 Client Update Icahn Enterprises Notifies Public of Social Media Use as SEC Examines Possible Use of Universal Proxy Ballots Last Wednesday, an 8-K from Icahn Enterprises L.P. reported that its chairman, Carl Icahn, intends to use Tumblr, Facebook... October 15, 2014 Client Update ISS Publishes Draft 2015 Voting Policies for Comment, Focuses on Independent Chair Shareholder Proposal and Equity Plans ISS has published its draft 2015 voting policies for public comment, which are due on October 29. The final release is exp... October 13, 2014 Client Update SEC Pay Ratio Rules Expected by End of Year and Recent Comment Letter Challenges SEC Cost Assumptions SEC Chair White signaled that the proposed rules on CEO pay ratio would be adopted before the end of the year at a Senate ... October 7, 2014 Client Update SEC Corp Fin Director Discusses Disclosure Effectiveness Ideas Since some companies have made significant changes to the presentation of their proxy statements, Keith Higgins, Director ... October 6, 2014 Client Update Study Reflects Key Trends in Governance and Executive Compensation Practices at the Largest Companies 91% of big companies disclose the existence of anti-hedging policies and 66% mention anti-pledging policies, according to ... Load More
October 27, 2014 Client Update Why Your Auditors May Be Asking Your Board About Related Party Transactions and Executive Compensation The SEC has approved Auditing Standard No. 18, adopted by the PCAOB in June. The standards become effective for audits of ...
October 24, 2014 Client Update ISS Announces Upcoming Launch of Governance QuickScore 3.0 Companies may want to mark their calendars now for the period beginning 9 a.m. EST on November 3 through 8 p.m. EST on Nov...
October 23, 2014 Client Update The Latest on Fee-Shifting Bylaws 24 companies have adopted fee-shifting bylaws since May, according to Professor John Coffee in his testimony before the SE...
October 21, 2014 Client Update 2014 Hedge Fund Proposal Activity Examined by The Conference Board According to Proxy Voting Analytics by The Conference Board, hedge funds submitted 39 shareholder proposals, an increase f...
October 17, 2014 Client Update Audit Committee Reporting Increased in 2014 Proxy Statements For companies considering a review of the audit committee disclosure in proxy statements, the recent review by EY’s Cent...
October 15, 2014 Client Update Icahn Enterprises Notifies Public of Social Media Use as SEC Examines Possible Use of Universal Proxy Ballots Last Wednesday, an 8-K from Icahn Enterprises L.P. reported that its chairman, Carl Icahn, intends to use Tumblr, Facebook...
October 15, 2014 Client Update ISS Publishes Draft 2015 Voting Policies for Comment, Focuses on Independent Chair Shareholder Proposal and Equity Plans ISS has published its draft 2015 voting policies for public comment, which are due on October 29. The final release is exp...
October 13, 2014 Client Update SEC Pay Ratio Rules Expected by End of Year and Recent Comment Letter Challenges SEC Cost Assumptions SEC Chair White signaled that the proposed rules on CEO pay ratio would be adopted before the end of the year at a Senate ...
October 7, 2014 Client Update SEC Corp Fin Director Discusses Disclosure Effectiveness Ideas Since some companies have made significant changes to the presentation of their proxy statements, Keith Higgins, Director ...
October 6, 2014 Client Update Study Reflects Key Trends in Governance and Executive Compensation Practices at the Largest Companies 91% of big companies disclose the existence of anti-hedging policies and 66% mention anti-pledging policies, according to ...