We previously discussed the requirements for NYSE companies here. Today, Cindy Akard talks about the required changes to committee charters for Nasdaq companies. Are any charter amendment...

Recently, we reminded companies of the upcoming deadlines related to the new listing exchanges’ rules on compensation committees in this client alert. In two separate posts, we talk abo...

As discussed in our previous memo, in January 2013, the SEC approved amendments to the NYSE and Nasdaq listing standards relating to compensation committees and their advisers. Unless the...

According to a press release from the Association of BellTel Retirees, 53% of shareholders at Verizon supported a proxy access proposal asking the company to amend its bylaws allowing sha...

While the tug-of-war over getting the SEC to adopt future rules requiring companies to disclose political contributions, and dueling legislative initiatives encouraging or prohibiting suc...

On April 22, 2013, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued an Interpretive Letter to ALPS Distributors, Inc. setting forth guidance regarding the use of pre-incep...

In the past month, no rulemaking requirements were due and 5 rulemaking requirements were met with finalized rules. No new rules that would meet rulemaking requirements were proposed. As...

The bill announced by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and David Vitter (R-La.) is the latest volley in the ongoing debate about whether financial reform has gone far enough in ending the ...

A working group of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the Madrid-based international policy forum for securities regulators from more than 115 jurisdictions...

The Eurozone crisis and ensuing populist resentment over perceived compensation excesses have given rise to a recent wave of compensation measures and restrictions in Europe. As we explai...