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“For board members, 2013 was a tale of two proxy seasons,” declares the ISS 2013 Proxy Season Review, taking a page out of the NYC mayoral race playbook.
The report (free registration...
The U.S. banking agencies have issued a proposal to implement the Basel III liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) in the United States. The LCR requires large banking organizations to maintain a...
Exclusive forum provisions in corporate bylaws and certificates of incorporation are back on the agenda for many companies. We reviewed the trend data in a June 2012 briefing and predicte...
Calling him an “economy-class activist,” a Reuters article unveils some of the mystery surrounding retail activist John Chevedden, well known to many as the most prolific sponsor of s...
Disclosure of realizable pay and realized pay may be all the rage, but the fact that a wide range of different practices exists led the Conference Board Working Group on Supplemental Pay ...
On October 17, 2013, the Council of the EU adopted the proposal for a directive to amend the Transparency Directive (2004/109/EC) (the “Amended Transparency Directive”). The adoption ...
Yesterday the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules under the JOBS Act that would permit startups and other businesses to raise investment capital through “crowdfunding” ?...
On October 14, 2013, FINRA issued a Report on Conflicts of Interest. The report summarizes FINRA’s observations following an initiative, launched in July 2012, to review conflict manag...
SEC Rules and Regulations
SEC Focused on Violations of Rule 105 of Regulation M
IM Director Discusses Current Priorities Regarding Hedge Fund Managers
SEC Staff Provides Guidance to ...
Unlike prior years, ISS has released only two U.S.-based draft policy changes for comment, due by November 4, 2013. Both clarify existing policies at the margins rather than suggest any s...