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The SEC has approved Auditing Standard No. 18, adopted by the PCAOB in June. The standards become effective for audits of financial statements for fiscal years beginning on or after Decem...
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 November 14 for the data verification period related to ISS Governan...
24 companies have adopted fee-shifting bylaws since May, according to Professor John Coffee in his testimony before the SEC Investor Advisory Committee. Fee-shifting bylaws impose a “lo...
According to Proxy Voting Analytics by The Conference Board, hedge funds submitted 39 shareholder proposals, an increase from 24 last year, and accounted for slightly more than 5% of the ...
On September 29, 2014, in Czyzewski v. Sun Capital Partners, Inc.(In re Jevic Holding Corp.), the United States District Court for the District of Delaware issued a decision holding that ...
Industry Update
IM Director Discusses Changing Regulatory Landscape for Hedge Fund Managers
CFTC Grants No-Action Relief for Certain CPOs of Pools with Wholly-Owned Trading Subsidiari...
For companies considering a review of the audit committee disclosure in proxy statements, the recent review by EY’s Center for Board Matters provides several insights on some of the add...
On September 17, 2014, the CFTC re-proposed rules for uncleared swap margin requirements. The CFTC’s re-proposal is largely consistent with a re-proposal
on margin, capital and segrega...
Last Wednesday, an 8-K from Icahn Enterprises L.P. reported that its chairman, Carl Icahn, intends to use Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter and a particular website (www. www.shareholderssquareta...
ISS has published its draft 2015 voting policies for public comment, which are due on October 29. The final release is expected around November 7 and any new updates will apply for meetin...