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ISS has launched its data verification from October 31, 2016 to November 11, 2016 for the underlying data used in QuickScore (to be rebranded as QualityScore). The data is also used by I...
Yesterday ISS published its draft 2017 voting policies for public comment. Any updated policies will apply to meetings held on or after February 1, 2017. Comments are due by 6:00 p.m. EST...
On October 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed long-expected changes to the proxy rules in order to mandate the use of universal proxy cards in contested elections at annu...
At the SEC open meeting today, the Commission proposed changes to require the use of universal proxy cards in contested proxy elections and rules to specify clearly the applicable voting ...
IN THIS ISSUE:
Introduction
The ‘Great Repeal Bill’: the many unanswered questions
AIFMD and Brexit
As we move to a monthly schedule for the publication of Lex et Brexit, we fina...
The SEC has announced an open meeting on Wednesday, October 26, at 10 a.m. to consider whether to propose amendments to the proxy rules relating to the use of universal proxy cards and di...
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently held that a former owner and the co-inventor of a patent may challenge the validity of the patent in an inter partes review after assigning the ...
Yesterday, the Staff released five questions and answers regarding compliance with the pay ratio disclosure rules, including responses to:
Use of a consistently applied compensation meas...
This is the first in a series of timing updates relating to the SEC’s security-based swap rules. The purpose of these updates is to assist firms intending to register as SBS dealers and...
Not surprisingly, the many media and political reactions to the PHH Corp. v. CFPB decision have reflected the competing stakeholder interests around every aspect of the CFPB.In this memor...