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Activist campaigns targeting companies with market capitalizations above $500 million have resulted in approximately 13% of total new board appointments in 2016 so far. As of August 2016,...
The SEC staff has denied another no-action letter seeking to exclude a shareholder proposal to amend an existing proxy access bylaw on the grounds of substantial implementation, similar t...
IN THIS ISSUE:
Introduction
French pitch for Paris to become Europe’s financial center
A regime with sticking power: the EU Market Abuse Regulation
Despite the protestations of s...
On September 28, in a long-anticipated move, the SEC proposed to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions to two business days after the trade date (T+2) ...
ISS has just released the results of its survey on potential policy changes. We previously discussed the survey questions here. The global survey attracted 439 responses, from 417 organi...
SEC Rules and Regulations
SEC Issues Notices of Intent to Issue Orders for Approved FINRA and MSRB Pay-to-Play Rules
SEC Adopts Amendments to Form ADV and Advisers Act Rules
Litigat...
In the fifth issue of Lex et Brexit (our fortnightly publication on Brexit developments), we examined the impact of Brexit on the prospectus regime in the EU and the implications Brexit m...
The SEC recently found that EY violated the auditor independence rules in two cases based on the audit partners’ close personal relationships with members of the issuer finance teams. ...
In a closely watched case that has been pending in the federal courts for over a decade—a series of private lawsuits alleging that Chinese manufacturers had colluded to fix prices of vi...
Notable Developments
Federal Circuit Rules that District Courts May Consider New Claim Construction in a Motion for Reconsideration
Second Circuit Rules DMCA Safe Harbors Protect Pre-197...