Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights October 30, 2014 Client Update FINRA Proposes New "CARDS" Data Collection System The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority recently unveiled a detailed proposal to implement its controversial Comprehen... October 29, 2014 Client Update Davis Polk Comment Letter to ISS on Its Draft Voting Policy on Independent Chair Shareholder Proposal We previously described ISS’ draft voting policy to be effective for 2015 meetings beginning next February. Please see o... 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 Delaware District Court Affirms Bankruptcy Court Ruling that Private Equity Fund Is Not Liable for WARN Act Liability of Its Portfolio Company On September 29, 2014, in Czyzewski v. Sun Capital Partners, Inc.(In re Jevic Holding Corp.), the United States District C... 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 20, 2014 Client Update Investment Management Regulatory Update - October 2014 Industry Update IM Director Discusses Changing Regulatory Landscape for Hedge Fund Managers CFTC Grants No-Action Reli... October 20, 2014 Articles & Books CoCos: Coming of Age? CoCos are capital instruments (Tier 2) or perpetual instruments (AT1) which, upon the occurrence of a trigger event, conve... 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... Load More
October 30, 2014 Client Update FINRA Proposes New "CARDS" Data Collection System The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority recently unveiled a detailed proposal to implement its controversial Comprehen...
October 29, 2014 Client Update Davis Polk Comment Letter to ISS on Its Draft Voting Policy on Independent Chair Shareholder Proposal We previously described ISS’ draft voting policy to be effective for 2015 meetings beginning next February. Please see o...
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 Delaware District Court Affirms Bankruptcy Court Ruling that Private Equity Fund Is Not Liable for WARN Act Liability of Its Portfolio Company On September 29, 2014, in Czyzewski v. Sun Capital Partners, Inc.(In re Jevic Holding Corp.), the United States District C...
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 20, 2014 Client Update Investment Management Regulatory Update - October 2014 Industry Update IM Director Discusses Changing Regulatory Landscape for Hedge Fund Managers CFTC Grants No-Action Reli...
October 20, 2014 Articles & Books CoCos: Coming of Age? CoCos are capital instruments (Tier 2) or perpetual instruments (AT1) which, upon the occurrence of a trigger event, conve...
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...