A recent survey by the Brunswick Group counters beliefs that retail investors are always “pro-management” in any voting contest.  The survey examined the views of 801 US-based individ...

Changes to charters and bylaws by boards, director and executive compensation, proxy access, director independence and overboarding are the key topics of focus in the ISS survey for the 2...

The SEC has announced an open meeting next Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 10:00 am, to consider final adoption of the pay ratio rule.  It is scheduled to be the last of three rule-related t...

The WSJ reports that the SEC will likely adopt a pay ratio rule next week.  Amidst intense speculation over whether the final rule will provide any flexibility to companies regarding coun...

In two pages, CalSTRS sets forth their expectations on board composition practices, an area of increasing attention by investors.  On board tenure, CalSTRS does not advocate for strict li...

CII filed a rulemaking petition asking that the SEC require companies to clarify the voting standards for the election of directors.  In their view, companies that use the state law defau...

A number of business groups sent a letter to Chair White announcing the formation of the Corporate Governance Coalition for Investor Value (the Coalition).  The group includes the America...

This special Progress Report marks the five-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act. To highlight the anniversary, we have developed a stats-driven infographic looking at the implementati...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its opinion that permitted Wal-Mart to exclude a shareholder proposal that had asked the board to oversee policies to evalu...

SEC Rules and Regulations SEC Updates Staff Responses to Questions About Pay-to-Play Rule SEC Grants No-Action Relief Permitting a Fund of Funds in the Same Group of Investment Companies...