In July, State Street released its 2017 global stewardship report.  North America makes up 30% of its proxy voting but 67% of its engagements.  All voting and engagement activities are ce...

The SEC recently adopted amendments to Regulation ATS and related rules under the Exchange Act to enhance operational transparency and regulatory oversight of alternative trading systems ...

When it enacted the FAST Act of 2015, Congress ordered the SEC to amend Regulation S-K by June 1, 2016 in order to eliminate provisions that are “duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or ...

The Accountable Capitalism Act, introduced by Senator Warren, would require companies with more than $1 billion in revenue to obtain federal charters from a newly formed Office of United ...

The ability of banks to sell the loans they originate is a core element in the development and sustainability of a nationwide lending market. Recent legal developments threaten to undermi...

In additional to the high-level questions in its global policy survey which we previously discussed here, ISS also included a more detailed set of questions for the U.S. that addresses: I...

For the first time in over a decade, Congress has amended the statutory authority under which the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”)...

The U.S. financial services industry continues to be faced with changes in technology – machine learning, database capabilities, automated process, and innovative products – that chan...

The ISS annual global policy survey for 2018 includes only a few issues compared to prior years, but with more focus on the election of directors.  The responses to the survey will inform...

In its recent report on financial innovation, the U.S. Treasury Department calls upon federal banking regulators to address the uncertainty in lending markets created by the Madden case a...